Chapter 82

           Thebackwoodsman,afteremergingfromthethicket,proceededasleisurelyalongthetrail,asifhehadthewholedaybeforehim,andnoparticularmotiveformakinghaste.

           Andyet,onecloselyscrutinisinghisfeatures,mighttherehaveobservedanexpressionofintenseeagerness;thataccordedwithhisnervoustwitchinginthesaddle,andthesharpglancesfromtimetotimecastbeforehim.

           Hescarcedeignedtolookuponthe"sign"leftbyCalhoun.Ithecouldreadoutofthecornerofhiseye.Astofollowingit,theoldmarecouldhavedonethatwithouthim!

           Itwasnotthisknowledgethatcausedhimtohangback;forhewouldhavepreferredkeepingCalhouninsight.Butbydoingthis,thelattermightseehim;andsofrustratetheendhedesiredtoattain.

           Thisendwasofmoreimportancethananyactsthatmightoccurbetween;and,tomakehimselfacquaintedwiththelatter,ZebStumptrustedtothecraftofhisintellect,ratherthantheskillofhissenses.

           Advancingslowlyandwithcaution—butwiththatconstancythatensuresgoodspeed—hearrivedatlengthonthespotwherethemiragehadmadeitselfmanifesttoCalhoun.

           Zebsawnothingofthis.Itwasgone;andtheskystretcheddowntotheprairie—thebluemeetingthegreeninastraightunbrokenline.

           Hesaw,however,whatexcitedhimalmostasmuchasthespectrewouldhavedone:twosetsofhorse-tracksgoingtogether—thosethatwentafterbeingthehoof-marksofCalhoun’snewhorse—ofwhichZebhadalreadytakenthemeasure.

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