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Chapter 36

           Almostontheinstantofhisdisappearanceandasifthelatterhadbeentakenforacueasecondhorsemanspurredoutfromthesuburbsofthevillage;andproceededalongthesamepath.

           Fromthefactofhisbeinghabitedinafashiontodefendhimagainstthechillairofthenight,hetoomighthavebeentakenforatraveller.

           Acloakclaspedacrosshisbreasthungoverhisshoulders,itsampleskirtsdrapingbackwardtothehipsofhishorse.

           Unlikethehorsemanwhohadprecededhim,heshowedsignsofhasteplyingbothwhipandspurashepressedon.

           Heappearedintentonovertakingsomeone.Itmightbetheindividualwhoseformhadjustfadedoutofsight?

           Thiswasallthemoreprobablefromthestyleofhisequitationatshortintervalsbendingforwardinhissaddle,andscanningthehorizonbeforehim,asifexpectingtoseesomeformoutlinedabovethelineofthesky.

           Continuingtoadvanceinthispeculiarfashion,healsodisappearedfromviewexactlyatthesamepoint,wherehisprecursorhadceasedtobevisibletoanyonewhosegazemighthavebeenfollowinghimfromtheFortorvillage.

           AnoddcontingencyifsuchitwerethatjustatthatveryinstantathirdhorsemanrodeforthfromtheoutskirtsofthelittleTexantown,and,liketheothertwo,continuedadvancinginadirectlineacrosstheprairie.

           He,also,wascostumedasifforajourney.

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