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Chapter 50

           Atthiscrisisacryescapedhislips.Strangeitwasnotoneofterror,butjoy!Andstrangerstillthat,onhearingit,thecoyotésforaninstantdesistedfromtheirattack!

           Therewasasuspensionofthestrife—ashortintervalofsilence.Itwasnotthecryoftheirvictimthathadcausedit,butthatwhichhadelicitedtheexclamation.

           Therewasthesoundofahorse’shoofsgoingatagallop,followedbytheloudbayingofahound.

           Thewoundedmancontinuedtoexclaim,—inshoutscallingforhelp.Thehorseappearedtobecloseby.Amanuponhisbackcouldnotfailtohearthem.

           Buttherewasnoresponse.Thehorse,orhorseman,hadpassedon.

           Thehoof-strokesbecamelessdistinct.Despaironcemorereturnedtotheantagonistofthecoyotés.

           Atthesametimehisskulkingassailantsfeltarenewaloftheircourage,andhastenedtorenewtheconflict.

           Oncemoreitcommenced,andwassoonragingfiercelyasbefore—thewretchedmanbelievinghimselfdoomed,andonlycontinuingthestrifethroughsheerdesperation.

           Oncemorewasitinterrupted,thistimebyanintruderwhosepresenceinspiredhimwithfreshcourageandhope.

           Ifthehorsemanhadprovedindifferenttohiscallsforhelp,notsothehound.Agrandcreatureofthestaghoundspecies—ofitsrarestandfinestbreed—wasseenapproachingthespot,utteringadeepsonorousbay,aswithimpetuousbounditbrokethroughthebushes.

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