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Chapter 18

           Inalittlewhileitbecamevisibletohiscompanion—ontheirarrivalattheplacewherethefugitiveshadoncemoreurgedtheirhorsesintoagalloptoescapefromthecavallada,andwheretheshodtracksdeeplyindentedtheturf.

           Shortlyaftertheirtrailwasagainlost—orwouldhavebeentoascrutinylesskeenthanthatofZebStump—amongthehundredsofotherhoof-marksseennowuponthesward.

           "Hilloo!"exclaimedtheoldhunter,insomesurpriseatthenewsign."What’sbeenadoin’hyur?Thisairsome’atkewrious."

           "Onlythetracksofthewildmares!"suggestedCalhoun."Theyappeartohavemadeacircuit,andcomeroundagain?"

           "Iftheyhevit’sbeenartertheothersrudpastthem.Thechasemustachangedsides,Ireck’n."

           "Whatdoyoumean,MrStump?"

           "Thati’steado’themgallupin’arterthemaars,themaarshevbeengallupin’arterthem."

           "Howcanyoutellthat?"

           "Don’tyeseethattheshodtracksairkiveredbythemo’themaars?Maars—no!Bythe’turnalairthquake!—them’snotmaar-tracks.Theyairainchbigger.Thur’sbeenstudsthisway—ahulcavayurdo’them.Geehosofat!Ihopetheyhain’t—"

           "Haven’twhat?"

           "GonearterSpotty.Iftheyhev,thenthurwillbedangertoMissPeintdexter.Comeon!"

           Withoutwaitingforarejoinder,thehunterstartedoffatashamblingtrot,followedbyCalhoun,whokeptcallingtohimforanexplanationofhisambiguouswords.

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