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Chapter 53

           Taramighttakeamessagetothehut!

           "IfIcouldbutgethimtogo,"saidhe,asheturnedinquiringlytowardsthedog."Comehither,oldfellow!"hecontinued,addressinghimselftothedumbanimal;"Iwantyoutoplaypostmanformetocarryaletter.Youunderstand?WaittillI’vegotitwritten.Ishallthenexplainmyselfmorefully."

           "BygoodluckI’vegotacard,"headded,feelingforhiscase."Nopencil!Thatdon’tmatter.There’splentyofinkaround;andforapenIcanusethethornofyondermaguey."

           Hecreptuptotheplantthusdesignated;brokeoffoneofthelongspinesterminatingitsgreatleaves;dippeditinthebloodofacoyotéthatlaynear;anddrawingforthacard,tracedsomecharactersuponit.

           Withastripofthong,thecardwasthenattachedtotheneckofthestaghound,afterbeingwrappedupinapieceofoilclothtornfromtheliningofthePanamahat.

           Itonlyremainedtodespatchthecaninepostuponhiserrand.Thisprovedasomewhatdifficulttask.Thedumbcreature,despiteawondrousintelligence,couldnotcomprehendwhyheshouldforsakethesideofonehehadsofaithfullybefriended;andforalongtimeresistedthecoaxingsandchidings,meanttowarnhimaway.

           Itwasonlyafterbeingscoldedinatoneofassumedanger,andbeatenbytheblack-jackcrutchstrickenbythemanwhoselifehehadsolatelysaved,thathehadconsentedtoleavethespot.

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