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Chapter 16

           ’Tisthemustang.Formercy’ssake,gallopforward!Keepthewaterunderyoureyes.Letitguideyoulikeabeaconfire.Remembertoclosethegapbehindyou.Awayaway!"

           Forasecondortwotheyoungladyappearedirresoluteasifreluctanttopartcompanywiththemanwhowasmakingsucheffortstoensurehersafetyperhapsattheperilofhisown.

           Bygoodfortuneshewasnotoneofthosetimidmaidenswhoturnfranticatacrisis,anddragtothebottomtheswimmerwhowouldsavethem.Shehadfaithinthecapabilityofhercounsellorbelievedthatheknewwhathewasaboutand,oncemorespurringthemareintoagallop,sherodeoffinadirectlinefortheprairiepond.

           Atthesameinstant,Mauricehadgiventhereintohishorse,andwasridingintheoppositedirectionbacktotheplacewheretheyhadleapedthearroyo!

           Onpartingfromhiscompanion,hehaddrawnfromhissaddleholsterthefinestweaponeverwieldedupontheprairieseitherforattackordefence,againstIndian,buffalo,orbear.Itwasthesix-chamberedrevolverofColonelColtnotthespuriousimprovementofDeane,Adams,andahostofretrogradeimitatorsbutthegenuinearticlefromthe"landofwoodennutmegs,"withtheHartfordbranduponitsbreech.

           "Theymustgetoverthenarrowplacewherewecrossed,"mutteredhe,ashefacedtowardsthestallions,stilladvancingontheothersideofthearroyo.

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