Chapter 57

           Phelim’svigilwasofshortduration.Scarcetenminuteshadhebeenkeepingit,whenhebecamewarnedbythesoundofahorse’shoof,thatsomeonewascomingupthecreekinthedirectionofthehut.

           Hisheartcommencedhammeringagainsthisribs.

           Thetrees,standingthickly,hinderedhimfromhavingaviewoftheapproachinghorseman;andhecouldnottellwhatsortofguestwasabouttopresenthimselfatthejacalé.Butthehoofstroketoldhimtherewasonlyone;andthisitwasthatexcitedhisapprehension.Hewouldhavebeenlessalarmedtohearthetramplingofatroop.Thoughwellassureditcouldnolongerbehismaster,hehadnostomachforasecondinterviewwiththecavalierwhosocloselyresembledhim—ineverythingexceptthehead.

           Hisfirstimpulsewastorushacrossthelawn,andcarryouttheschemeentrustedtohimbyZeb.Buttheindecisionspringingfromhisfearskepthimtohisplace—longenoughtoshowhimthattheyweregroundless.Thestrangehorsemanhadahead.

           "Shureanthatsamehehez,"saidPhelim,asthelatterrodeoutfromamongthetrees,andhaltedontheedgeoftheopening;"araalhid,anapurtyfaceinfrontavit.An’yititdon’tshowsoplazednayther.Heluksasifhe’djistburiedhisgrandmother.

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