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Chapter 16

           ’Tisthemustang.—Formercy’ssake,gallopforward!Keepthewaterunderyoureyes.Letitguideyoulikeabeaconfire.Remembertoclosethegapbehindyou.Away—away!"

           Forasecondortwotheyoungladyappearedirresolute—asifreluctanttopartcompanywiththemanwhowasmakingsucheffortstoensurehersafety—perhapsattheperilofhisown.

           Bygoodfortuneshewasnotoneofthosetimidmaidenswhoturnfranticatacrisis,anddragtothebottomtheswimmerwhowouldsavethem.Shehadfaithinthecapabilityofhercounsellor—believedthatheknewwhathewasabout—and,oncemorespurringthemareintoagallop,sherodeoffinadirectlinefortheprairiepond.

           Atthesameinstant,Mauricehadgiventhereintohishorse,andwasridingintheoppositedirection—backtotheplacewheretheyhadleapedthearroyo!

           Onpartingfromhiscompanion,hehaddrawnfromhissaddleholsterthefinestweaponeverwieldedupontheprairies—eitherforattackordefence,againstIndian,buffalo,orbear.Itwasthesix-chamberedrevolverofColonelColt—notthespuriousimprovementofDeane,Adams,andahostofretrogradeimitators—butthegenuinearticlefromthe"landofwoodennutmegs,"withtheHartfordbranduponitsbreech.

           "Theymustgetoverthenarrowplacewherewecrossed,"mutteredhe,ashefacedtowardsthestallions,stilladvancingontheothersideofthearroyo.

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