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Chapter 81

           "WhatafoolI’vebeentoletithumbugme!There’sthedamnedthingthatdidit:theverythingI’minsearchof.Andsoclosetoo!IfI’dknown,Imighthavegotholdofhimbeforehesawme.Nowforachase;and,byGod,I’llgruphim,ifIhavetogalloptotheotherendofTexas!"

           Voice,spur,andwhipweresimultaneouslyexertedtoprovethespeaker’searnestness;andinfiveminutesafter,twohorsemenweregoingatfullstretchacrosstheprairietheirhorsesbothtotheprairiebornonecloselypursuingtheotherthepursuedwithoutahead;thepursuerwithaheartthatthrobbedunderadesperatedetermination.

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           Thechasewasnotalongoneatleast,sofarasitledovertheopenprairie;andCalhounhadbeguntocongratulatehimselfontheprospectofacapture.

           Hishorseappearedtheswifter;butthismayhavearisenfromhisbeingmoreearnestlyurged;orthattheotherwasnotsufficientlyscaredtocareforescaping.Certainlythegreysteedgainedgroundatlengthgettingsoclose,thatCalhounmadereadyhisrifle.

           Hisintentionwastoshootthehorsedown,andsoputanendtothepursuit.

           Hewouldhavefiredontheinstant,butforthefearofamiss.Buthavingmademorethanonealready,herestrainedhimselffrompullingtrigger,tillhecouldridecloseenoughtosecurekillingshot.

           Whilethushesitating,thechaseveeredsuddenlyfromoffthetreelessplain,anddashedintotheopeningofthetimber.

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