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Chapter 18

           Hisfootfallproclaimedhisproximitytothesharpears,bothoftheblood-bayandspottedmustang;thatsimultaneouslyflunguptheirheads,neighingastheydidso.

           Calhounwasdiscovered.

           "Ha!cousinCash!"criedthelady,betrayingmoreofpiquethansurprise;"youthere?Where’sfather,andHarry,andtherestofthepeople?"

           "Whydoyouaskthat,Loo?IreckonyouknowaswellasI."

           "What!haven’tyoucomeouttomeetus?Andtheytooah!yourchestnutisallinasweat!Helooksasifyouhadbeenridingalongracelikeourselves?"

           "Ofcoarsehehas.Ifollowedyoufromthefirstinhopesofbeingofsomeservicetoyou."

           "Indeed!Ididnotknowthatyouwereafterus.Thankyou,cousin!I’vejustbeensayingthankstothisgallantgentleman,whoalsocameafter,andhasbeengoodenoughtorescuebothLunaandmyselffromaveryunpleasantdilemmaadreadfuldangerIshouldrathercallit.Doyouknowthatwe’vebeenchasedbyadroveofwildsteeds,andhadactuallytorideforourlives?"

           "Iamawareofit."

           "Yousawthechasethen?"

           "No.Ionlyknewitbythetracks."

           "Thetracks!Andwereyouabletotellbythat?"

           "YesthankstotheinterpretationofZebStump."

           "Oh!hewaswithyou?Butdidyoufollowthemtotohowfardidyoufollowthem?"

           "Toacrevasseintheprairie.Youleapedoverit,Zebsaid.Didyou?"

           "Lunadid"

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