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Chapter 45

           "Somedecoytodrawusintoanambuscade?"

           "Amostunlikelylure,then;"remarkedanother;"certainlythelastthatwouldattractme."

           "Idon’tthinkit’sIndian,"saidthemajor;"Idon’tknowwhattothink.What’syouropinionofit,Spangler?"

           Thetrackershookhishead,asifequallyuncertain.

           "Doyouthinkit’sanIndianindisguise?"urgedtheofficer,pressinghimforananswer.

           "Iknownomorethanyourself,major,"repliedhe."Itshouldbesomethin’ofthatkind:forwhatelsecanitbe?Itmusteytherbeaman,oradummy!"

           "That’sitadummy!"criedseveral,evidentlyrelievedbyhishypothesis.

           "Whatsomeveritisman,dummy,ordevil,"saidthefrontiersman,whohadalreadypronounceduponit,"thar’snoreasonwhyweshouldbefrightenedfromfollowin’itstrail.Hasitleftany,Iwonder?"

           "Ifithas,"repliedSpangler,"we’llsoonsee.Oursgoesthesamewaysofurascanbejudgedfromhere.Shallwemoveforr’ad,major?"

           "Byallmeans.Wemustnotbeturnedfromourpurposebyatriflelikethat.Forward!"

           Thehorsemenagainadvancedsomeofthemnotwithoutashowofreluctance.Therewereamongthemmen,who,iflefttothemselves,wouldhavetakenthebacktrack.OfthisnumberwasCalhoun,who,fromthefirstmomentofsightingthestrangeapparition,hadshownsignsofaffrightevenbeyondtherestofhiscompanions.

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