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Chapter 67

           Withanotherquickpulluponthereinshehaschangedhercourse,andridesalongtheedgeofitsocloseastoattracttheattentionofthe"Tejanos"below,andelicitfromZebStumpthatquaintexclamationonlyhearduponextraordinaryoccasions

           "GeesusGeehosofat!"

           Asifinanswertotheexclamationoftheoldhunterorrathertotheinterrogatorywithwhichhehasfolloweditupcomesthecryofthestrangeequestrianwhohasshownherselfonthecliff.

           "LosIndios!LosIndios!"

           NoonewhohasspentthreedaysinSouthernTexascouldmistakethemeaningofthatphrasewhateverhisnativetongue.Itisthealarmcrywhich,forthreehundredyears,hasbeenheardalongthreethousandmilesoffrontier,inthreedifferentlanguages"LesIndiens!LosIndios!theIndians!"

           Dullwouldbetheear,slowtheintellect,thatdidnotatoncecomprehendit,alongwiththesenseofitsassociateddanger.

           Tothosewhohearitatthejacaléitneedsnotranslation.Theyknowthatshe,whohasgivenutterancetoit,ispursuedbyIndiansascertainasifthefacthadbeenannouncedintheirownSaxonvernacular.

           Theyhavescarcetimetotranslateitintothiseveninthoughtwhenthesamevoiceasecondtimesalutestheirears:"Tejanos!Cavalleros!saveme!saveme!LosIndios!Iamchasedbyatroop.Theyarebehindmecloseclose"

           Herspeech,thoughcontinued,isnolongerhearddistinctly.Itisnolongerrequiredtoexplainwhatispassingupontheplainabove.

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