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Chapter 72

           Therewasasimultaneouschangeinhisbearingintheexpressionofhisfeaturesandhisattitudeinthesaddle.Nolongerlookinglistlesslyaround,hesatestoopingforward,hiseyecarefullyscanningthesward,overawidespaceonbothsidesofthepathhewaspursuing.

           Hehadriddenaboutamileinthenewdirection,whensomethingseenuponthegroundcausedhimtostart,andsimultaneouslypulluponthebridle-rein.

           Nothingloth,the"critter"cametoastand;Zeb,atthesametime,flinginghimselfoutofthesaddle.

           Leavingtheoldmaretoruminateuponthiseccentricproceeding,headvancedapaceortwo,anddroppeddownuponhisknees.

           Thendrawingthepieceofcurvedironoutofhiscapaciouspocket,heappliedittoahoof-printconspicuouslyoutlinedintheturf.Itfitted.

           "Fits!"heexclaimed,withatriumphantgesticulation,"Dog-gonedifitdon’t!"

           "Tightastheskino’atick!"hecontinued,afteradjustingthebrokenshoetotheimperfecthoof-print,andtakingitupagain."Bytheeturnal!thatere’sthetracko’acreeturmayhapamurderer!"

           

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