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Chapter 56

           Ifye’replayinpossum,ye’dbetterthrowupyurhand;orbythejumpin’Geehosophat,yemaylosebothyurstakeanyurcurds!Speakoutnow,aforeyegitspluggedwi’apieceo’lead!"

           Lessresponsethanbefore.Thistimethehorse,becomingaccustomedtothevoice,onlytosseduphishead.

           "Thendog-goneye!"shoutedthehunter,exasperatedbywhathedeemedaninsultingsilence."SixsecondsmoreI’llgieyesixmore;anefyedon’tshowspeechbythattime,I’llletdriveatyurguts.Efye’rebutadummyitwon’tdoyeanyharm.Nomorewillit,Ireckun,efyeairthedevil.Butefye’reamanplayin’possum,durnmeefyedon’tdesarvetobeshotforbein’sechadamnedfool.Singout!"hecontinuedwithincreasinganger,"singout,Itellye!Yewon’t?Thenhyurgoes!Onetwothreefourfivesix!"

           Where"seven"shouldhavecomein,hadthecountbeencontinued,washeardthesharpcrackofarifle,followedbythesibillationofaspinningbullet;thenthedull"thud"asthedeadlymissileburieditselfinsomesolidbody.

           Theonlyeffectproducedbytheshot,appearedtobethefrighteningofthehorse.Theriderstillkepthisseatinthesaddle!

           Itwasnotevencertainthehorsewasscared.Theclearneighthatrespondedtothedetonationoftherifle,hadsomethinginitthatsoundedderisive!

           Forallthat,theanimalwentoffatatearinggallop;leavingZebStumpapreytotheprofoundestsurprisehehadeverexperienced.

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