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Chapter 13

           Themustanger,asguide,hadriddenhabituallyintheadvance;thecompany,withoneortwoexceptions,thinkingofhimonlyinhisofficialcapacityunlesswhenstartledbysomefeatofhorsemanshipsuchasleapingclearoveraprairiestream,ordryarroyo,whichotherswerefaintoford,orcrossbythecrookedpath.

           Theremayhavebeenasuspicionofbravadointhisbehaviouradesiretoexhibit.CassiusCalhountoldthecompanytherewas.Perhapstheex-captainspokethetruthforonce.

           Ifso,therewasalsosomeexcuse.Haveyoueverbeeninahunting-field,athome,withridinghabitstrailingthesward,andplumedhatsproudlynoddingaroundyou?Youhave:andthenwhat?BecautioushowyoucondemntheTexanmustanger.Reflect,thathe,too,wasundertheartilleryofbrighteyesascorepairofthemsomeasbrightaseverlookedloveoutofalady’ssaddle.Think,thatLouisePoindexter’swereamongthenumberthinkofthat,andyouwillscarcefeelsurprisedattheambitionto"shine."

           Therewereothersequallydemonstrativeofpersonalaccomplishmentsofprowessthatmightprovemanhood.Theyoungdragoon,Hancock,frequentlyessayedtoshowthathewasnotnewtothesaddle;andthelieutenantofmountedrifles,atintervals,strayedfromthesideofthecommissary’sniecefortheperformanceofsomeequestrianfeat,withoutlookingexclusivelytoher,hisreputedsweetheart,ashelistenedtothewhisperingsofapplause

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