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Chapter 82

           Everythingseemstogothatway;ansodidhe,pooryoungfellurnevermoretocomeback.Ah,wal!eft’aintpossibletoree-vivehimagin,maybeitairtosquartheyardswi’theskunkasdestroyedhim.TheScriptersez,‘aeyeforaeye,anatoothforatooth,’anIreckinI’llshetupsomebody’sdaylights,anspoiltheuseo’thurivoriesaforeIhevdonewi’him.Somebodyasdon’tsuspeeshunitneyther,anthatsame.Heigh!Yonnerhegoes!An’yonnertootheHeadless,byGeehosophat!Fullgallupboth;andurnme,ifthegreyaintaovertakin’him!

           "Theyaintcomin’thisway,so’tain’tnouseinoursquattin’,olegurl.Stan’steadyforallthat.Hemoutseeusmovin’.

           "Nofear.He’stoofullo’hisfrolictolookanywharelse,thanstraightcustrutaforehim.Ha!jestasIexpectedintotheopenin’!Rightdownit,fastasheelskincarry’em!

           "Now,mymaar,onwegoagin!"

           AnotherstageoftrottingwithhiseyeskeptsteadfastlyfixeduponthechapparalgapbroughtZebtothetimber.

           Althoughthechasehadlongsinceturnedtheangleoftheavenue,andwasnowoutofsight,hedidnotgoalongtheopenground;butamongthebushesthatborderedit.

           Hewentsoastocommandaviewofthecleartrackforsomedistanceahead;atthesametimetakingcarethatneitherhimself,norhismare,mightbeseenbyanyoneadvancingfromtheoppositedirection.

           Hedidnotanticipatemeetinganyonemuchlessthemanwhosoonaftercameinsight.

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