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Chapter 51

           OLard!whatcyanitbe?Maybeit’llbecomin’thiswayinpurshootavthem?"

           Thedreadofagainbeholdingtheunexplainedapparition,orbeingbeheldbyit,causedhimtoshrinkoncemoreundertheshadowofthetree;whereheremainedforsometimelongerinastateoftremblingsuspense.

           "Aftherall,itmustbesomethrickavMastherMaurice.Maybetogivemeascare;ancomin’backhe’sjistbeenintimetofrightenofftheseridskinsthatintindedtorubanbeloiketomurtherustoo.Sowl!Ihopeitisthat.HowlongsinceIsawitfirst?Trath!itmustbesomeconsiderabletime.Iremimberhavingfourfullnaggins,anthat’sallgoneoff.IwondhernowifthemIndyinshascomeacrassavthedimmyjan?I’veheerdthatthey’reasfondofthecraytherasiftheirskinswaswhite.Sowl!ifthey’vesmeltthejartherewon’tbeadhrapinitbythistime.I’lljistslipbacktothehutansee.Ifthare’sanydangernowitwon’tbefromthem.Bythattarin’gallop,Icyantellthey’vegoneforgood."

           Oncemoreemergingfromtheshadowystall,hemadehiswaybacktowardsthejacalé.

           Heapproacheditwithcaption,stoppingatintervalstoassurehimselfthatnoonewasnear.

           Notwithstandingtheplausiblehypothesishehadshapedoutforhimself,hewasstillindreadofanotherencounterwiththeheadlesshorsemanwhotwiceonhiswaytothehutmightnowbeinsideofit.

           Butforthehopeoffindinga"dhrap"inthedemijohn,hewouldnothaveventuredbackthatnight.

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