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Chapter 13

           Theplanterhimselfwaspresent;asalsohissonHenry,hisnephewCassiusCalhoun,andhisdaughterLouisetheyoungladymounteduponthespottedmustang,thathadfiguredsoconspicuouslyontheoccasionoftheentertainmentatCasadelCorvo.

           Theaffairwasareciprocaltreatasimplereturnofhospitality;themajorandhisofficersbeingthehosts,theplanterandhisfriendstheinvitedguests.Theentertainmentabouttobeprovided,iflesspretentiousinluxuriousappointments,wasequallyappropriatetothetimeandplace.Theguestsofthecantonmentweretobegratifiedbywitnessingaspectaclegrandasrareachaseofwildsteeds!

           Thearenaofthesportcouldonlybeuponthewild-horseprairiessometwentymilestothesouthwardofFortInge.Hencethenecessityforanearlystart,andbeingprecededbyavehicleladenwithanamplecommissariat.

           JustasthesunbeamsbegantodanceuponthecrystalwatersoftheLeona,theexcursionistswerereadytotaketheirdeparturefromtheparade-groundwithanescortoftwo-scoredragoonsthathadbeenorderedtorideintherear.Likethepartythatprecededthem,theytoowereprovidedwithaguidenotanoldbackwoodsmaninbatteredfelthat,andfadedblanketcoat,astrideascraggyroadster;butahorsemancompletelycostumedandequipped,mounteduponasplendidsteed,ineverywayworthytobethechaperoneofsuchadistinguishedexpedition.

           "Come,Maurice!"criedthemajor,onseeingthatallhadassembled,"we’rereadytobeconductedtothegame.

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