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Chapter 76

           Hewasstillalongwayoff;anditwasnotlikelyhehadseenthetallformofthehunter,standingshoredupamongthebushesmuchlessthemare,lyingbeneaththem.Heshowednosignsofhavingdoneso.

           Onthecontrary,hewassittingstoopedinthesaddle,hisbreastbentdowntothepommel,andhiseyesactivelyengagedinreadingtheground,overwhichhewasguidinghishorse.

           Therecouldbenodifficultyinascertaininghisoccupation.ZebStumpguesseditataglance.Hewastrackingtheheadlessrider.

           "Ho,ho!"mutteredZeb,onmakingthisdiscovery;"Iain’ttheonlyonewho’sgotareezunforsolvin’thishyurmyst’ry!Whothehellkinhebe?Ishedjestliketoknowthat."

           Zebhadnotlongtowaitforthegratificationofhiswish.Asthetrailwasfresh,thestrangehorsemancouldtakeitupatatrotinwhichpacehewasapproaching.

           Hewassoonwithinidentifyingdistance.

           "Geehosophat!"mutteredthebackwoodsman;"Imoutaknow’ditwudbehim;anefI’mnotmistookaboutit,hyursgoin’tobeaotherchapterouto’thesamebookaotherlinkas’llhelpmetokumpletethechaino’evydinceI’minsarchfor.Layclost,yecritter!Efyemakeereastireventotheshakin’o’themlonglugso’yournI’llcutyurdarnedthroat."

           Thelastspeechwasanapostrophetothe"maar"afterwhichZebwaxedsilent,withhisheadamongthesprayoftheacacias,andhiseyespeeringthroughthebranchesinacutescrutinyofhimwhowascomingalong.

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