Всадник без головы

Chapter 2

           Proudmighthehavebeen,couldhehaveguessedtheinterestwhichhispresencewasexcitinginthebreastoftheyoungCreole.

           Hecouldnot,anddidnot.Hewasnotevenawareofherexistence.Hehadonlyglancedatthedust-bedaubedvehicleinpassingasonemightlookupontherudeincrustationofanoyster,withoutsuspectingthatapreciouspearlmayliegleaminginside.

           "Bymyfaith!"hedeclared,facingroundtotheownerofthewaggons,"Icandiscovernolandmarksforyoutosteerby.Forallthat,Icanfindthewaymyself.YouwillhavetocrosstheLeonafivemilesbelowtheFort;and,asIhavetogobythecrossingmyself,youcanfollowthetracksofmyhorse.Goodday,gentlemen!"

           Thusabruptlybiddingadieu,hepressedthespuragainstthesideofhissteed;andstartedoffatagallop.

           Anunexpectedalmostuncourteousdeparture!Sothoughttheplanterandhispeople.

           Theyhadnotimetomakeobservationsuponit,beforethestrangerwasseenreturningtowardsthem!

           Intensecondshewasagainintheirpresencealllisteningtolearnwhathadbroughthimback.

           "Ifearthetracksofmyhorsemayproveoflittleservicetoyou.Themustangshavebeenthisway,sincethefire.Theyhavemadehoof-marksbythethousand.Mineareshod;but,asyouarenotaccustomedtotrailing,youmaynotbeabletodistinguishthemthemoreso,thatinthesedryashesallhorse-tracksaresonearlyalike."

           "Whatarewetodo?"despairinglyaskedtheplanter.

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