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Chapter 45

           Hiseyeshadsuddenlyassumedanunnaturalglassiness;hislipswerewhiteasashes;whilehisdroopingjawlaidbaretworowsofteeth,whichheappearedwithdifficultytorestrainfromchattering!

           Butfortheuniversalconfusion,hiswildmannermighthavebeenobserved.Solongasthesingularformwasinsight,therewereeyesonlyforit;andwhenithadatlengthdisappeared,andthepartyadvancedalongthetrail,theex-captainhungback,ridingunobservedamongtherearmost.

           Thetrackerhadguessedaright.Thespotuponwhichtheghostlyshapehadforthemomentstoodstill,laydirectuponthetrailtheywerealreadytakingup.

           But,asiftoprovetheapparitionaspirit,onreachingtheplacetherewerenotrackstobeseen!

           Theexplanation,however,wasaltogethernatural.Wherethehorsehadwheeledround,andformilesbeyond,theplainwasthicklystrewnwithwhiteshingle.Itwas,intrapperparlance,a"chalkprairie."Thestonesshoweddisplacement;andhereandthereanabrasionthatappearedtohavebeenmadebythehoofofahorse.Butthesemarkswerescarcediscernible,andonlytotheeyesoftheskilledtracker.

           Itwasthecasewiththetrailtheyhadbeentakingupthatoftheshodmustang;andasthesurfacehadlatelybeendisturbedbyawildherd,theparticularhoof-markscouldnolongerbedistinguished.

           Theymighthavegonefurtherinthedirectiontakenbytheheadlessrider.Thesunwouldhavebeentheirguide,andafterthattheeveningstar.

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