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Chapter 39

           "Sign?"

           "Ay,thatthereis,major;andplentyofit.Lookthere!Inthatbitofsottishgroundyousee"

           "Thetracksofahorse."

           "Oftwohorses,major,"saidtheman,correctingtheofficerwithanairofdeference.

           "True.Therearetwo."

           "Fartherontheybecomefour;thoughthey’reallmadebythesametwohorses.Theyhavegoneupthisopenin’abit,andcomebackagain."

           "Well,Spangler,mygoodfellow;whatdoyoumakeofit?"

           "Notmuch,"repliedSpangler,whowasoneofthepaidscoutsofthecantonment;"notmuchofthat;Ihav’n’tbeenfarenoughuptheopenin’tomakeoutwhatitmeansonlyfarenoughtoknowthatamanhasbeenmurdered."

           "Whatproofhaveyouofwhatyousay?Isthereadeadbody?"

           "No.Notasmuchasthelittlefinger;notevenahairofthehead,sofurasIcansee."

           "Whatthen?"

           "Blood,aregularpoolofitenoughtohaveclearedoutthecarcassofahullbuffalo.Comeandseeforyourself.But,"continuedthescoutinamutteredundertone,"ifyouwishmetofollowupthesignasitoughttobedone,you’llordertheotherstostayback’speciallythemasarenownearestyou."

           Thisobservationappearedtobemoreparticularlypointedattheplanterandhisnephew;asthetracker,onmakingit,glancedfurtivelytowardsboth.

           "Byallmeans,"repliedthemajor."Yes,Spangler,youshallhaveeveryfacilityforyourwork.Gentlemen!mayIrequestyoutoremainwhereyouareforafewminutes.

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