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Chapter 52

           It’llgi’eyetheeditiono’sixmoremiletoyurjourney.Ee-up,olegal!Roun’anbackwego!"

           Withastrongpullupontherein,hebroughtthemareshortround,androdebacktowardstheembouchureoftheavenue.

           Onceoutside,heturnedalongtheedgeofthechapparal,againenteringitbythepathwhichonthedaybeforehadbeentakenbyDiazandhistrioofconfederates.FromthispointheproceededwithoutpauseoradventureuntilhehaddescendedtotheAlamobottom-land,andarrivedwithinashortdistance,thoughstilloutofsightofthemustanger’sdwelling.

           Insteadofridingboldlyuptoit,hedismountedfromhismare;andleavingherbehindhim,approachedthejacaléwithhiscustomarycaution.

           Thehorse-hidedoorwasclosed;buttherewasalargeapertureinthemiddleofit,whereaportionoftheskinhadbeencutout.Whatwasthemeaningofthat?

           Zebcouldnotanswerthequestion,evenbyconjecture.

           Itincreasedhiscaution;andhecontinuedhisapproachwithasmuchstealth,asifhehadbeenstalkinganantelope.

           Hekeptroundbytherearsoastoavailhimselfofthecoveraffordedbythetrees;andatlength,havingcrouchedintothehorse-shedattheback,hekneltdownandlistened.

           Therewasanopeningbeforehiseyes;whereoneofthesplitpostshadbeenpushedoutofplace,andtheskintapestrytornoff.Hesawthiswithsomesurprise;but,beforehecouldshapeanyconjectureastoitscause,hisearsweresalutedwithasonorousbreathing,thatcameoutthroughtheaperture.

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