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Chapter 91

           Strange,thebirdsshouldkeepabovehim!

           "Yeshemustbecomingon?Damnthecrookedluck,thattheothersshouldbesocloseafterhim!Butforthat,itwouldhavebeenjustthetimetoputanendtohisspyingonme!Andsoeasy,too!"

           Notsoeasyasyouthink,CassiusCalhoun;andthebirdsaboveweretheygiftedwiththepowerofspeechcouldtellyouso.

           TheyseeZebStumpcomingon;butinafashiontofrustrateanyschemeforhisassassination.Itisthisthathindershimfrombeingheard.

           "I’llbeinluck,ifheshouldlosethetrail!"reflectsCalhoun,oncemoreturningaway."Inanycase,Imustkeepontillit’slosttome:elsesomeofthosefoolsmaybemorefortunate.

           "WhatafoolI’vebeeninwastingsomuchtime.IfIdon’tlooksharp,theoldhoundwillbeupwithme;andthenitwouldbenouseifIdidgetthechanceofashot.Hell!thatwouldbeworsethanall!"

           Freshlyspurringthegreymustang,heridesforwardfastasthecircuitoustrackwillallowhim.

           Twohundredpacesfurtheron,andheagaincomestoahaltsurpriseandpleasuresimultaneouslylightinguphiscountenance.

           TheHeadlessHorsemanisinsight,atlessthantwentypaces’distance!

           Heisnotadvancingeither;butstandingamongsomelowbushesthatriseonlytotheflapsofthesaddle.

           Hishorse’sheadisdown.Theanimalappearstobebrowsinguponthebean-podsofthemezquites.

           Atfirstsight,sothinksCalhoun.

           Hisrifleiscarriedquicklytohisshoulder,andasquicklybroughtdownagain

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