Chapter 72

           AftergettingclearoftheenclosuresofCasadelCorvo,thehunterheadedhisanimalupstreaminthedirectionofthePortandtown.

           Itwastheformerheintendedtoreachwhichhedidinarideoflessthanaquarterofanhour.

           Commonlyittookhimthreetoaccomplishthisdistance;butonthisoccasionhewasinanunusualstateofexcitement,andhemadespeedtocorrespond.TheoldmarecouldgofastenoughwhenrequiredthatiswhenZebrequiredherandhehadamodeofquickeningherspeedknownonlytohimself,andonlyemployeduponextraordinaryoccasions.Itsimplyconsistedindrawingthebowieknifefromhisbelt,andinsertingaboutininchofitsbladeintothemare’ship,closetotheterminationofthespine.

           Theeffectwaslikemagic;or,ifyoupreferthefigureelectricity.Sospurred,Zeb’s"critter"couldaccomplishamileinthreeminutes;andmorethanoncehadshebeencalledupontoshowthiscapability,whenherownerwaschasedbyComanches.

           Onthepresentoccasiontherewasnonecessityforsuchexcessivespeed;andtheFortwasreachedafterfifteenminutes’sharptrotting.

           Onreachingit,Zebslippedoutofthesaddle,andmadehiswaytothequartersofthecommandant;whilethemarewasleftpantingupontheparadeground.

           TheoldhunterhadnodifficultyinobtaininganinterviewwiththemilitarychiefofFortInge.

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