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Chapter 39

           Itwillatleastfalllighteruponhimifhefindthingsoutbypiecemeal.Saynothingofwhatwe’veseen.Ifyoucantakeupthetrailofthetwohorsesaftergoingofffromtheplacewherethebloodis,Ishallmanagetobringthecommandafteryouwithoutanyonesuspectingwhatwe’veseen."

           "Allright,major,"saidthescout,"IthinkIcanguesswheretheofftrailgoes.Givemetenminutesuponit,andthencomeontomysignal."

           Sosayingthetrackerrodebacktothe"placeofblood;"andafterwhatappearedaverycursoryexamination,turnedoffintoalateralopeninginthechapparal.

           Withinthepromisedtimehisshrillwhistleannouncedthathewasnearlyamiledistant,andinadirectionaltogetherdifferentfromthespotthathadbeenprofanedbysomesanguinaryscene.

           Onhearingthesignal,thecommanderoftheexpeditionwhohadinthemeantimereturnedtohispartygaveorderstoadvance;whilehehimself,withPoindexterandtheotherprincipalmen,movedahead,withouthisrevealingtoanyoneofhisretinuethechapterofstrangedisclosuresforwhichhewasindebtedtothe"instincts"ofhistracker.

           

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