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Chapter 39

           Mytracker,here,hastogothroughaperformancethatrequireshimtohavethegroundtohimself.Hecanonlytakemealongwithhim."

           Ofcoursethemajor’srequestwasacommand,courteouslyconveyed,tomenwhowerenotexactlyhissubordinates.Itwasobeyed,however,justasiftheyhadbeen;andoneandallkepttheirplaces,whiletheofficer,followinghisscout,rodeawayfromtheground.

           Aboutfiftyyardsfurtheron,Spanglercametoastand.

           "Youseethat,major?"saidhe,pointingtotheground.

           "IshouldbeblindifIdidn’t,"repliedtheofficer."Apoolofbloodasyousay,bigenoughtohaveemptiedtheveinsofabuffalo.Ifithascomefromthoseofaman,Ishouldsaythatwhoeversheditisnolongerinthelandoftheliving."

           "Dead!"pronouncedthetracker."Deadbeforethatbloodhadturnedpurpleasitisnow."

           "Whosedoyouthinkitis,Spangler?"

           "Thatofthemanwe’reinsearchofthesonoftheoldgentlemandownthere.That’swhyIdidn’twishhimtocomeforward."

           "Hemayaswellknowtheworst.Hemustfinditoutintime."

           "Truewhatyousay,major;butwehadbetterfirstfindouthowtheyoungfellowhascometobethrowninhistracks.That’swhatispuzzlingme."

           "How!bytheIndians,ofcourse?TheComancheshavedoneit?"

           "Notabitofit,"rejoinedthescout,withanairofconfidence.

           "Hu!whydoyousaythat,Spangler?"

           "Because,yousee,iftheIndyinshadabeenhere,therewouldbefortyhorse-tracksinsteadoffour,andthemmadebyonlytwohorses."

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