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Chapter 80

           HewantsheheighIhevitsomethin’askinkumupwi’theHeadless!

           "Thet’stheverythinghe’sartersureasmyname’sZeb’lonStump.He’striedtheStateshossanfoun’himslow.ThetmuchIknowdmyself.Nowhethinks,wi’themowstang,hemayhevachancetooverhaulthetother,efhekinonlyfindhimagin;anforsartinhe’llgoinsarcho’him.

           "He’sradonnowtoCasserCorvermaybetogitapicko’somethin’toeat.Hewon’tstaythurlong.’Foremanyhourshevpassed,somebody’llseehimouthyuronthepurayra;anthetsomebodyairboun’tobeZeb’lonStump.

           "Come,yecritter!"hecontinued,turningtothemare,"yethortyewuragoin’hum,didye?Yurmistaken’beoutthat.Ye’vegottosquathyurforanotherhourortwoifnotthehulo’thenight.Nevermind,olegurl!Thegrassdon’tlooksohad;anyeshellhevachancetogityursnouttoit.Thurnoweetyourdurnedgut-full!"

           Whilepronouncingthisapostrophe,hedrewthehead-stallovertheearsofhismare;and,chuckingthebridleacrosstheprojectingtreeofthesaddle,permittedhertograzeatwill.

           Havingsecuredherinthechapparalwherehehadhalted,hewalkedonalongthetracktakenbyCalhoun.

           Twohundredyardsfartheron,andthejungleterminated.Beyondstretchedanopenplain;andonitsoppositesidecouldbeseenthehaciendaofCasadelCorvo.

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