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Chapter 2

           "Youareverykind,sir,"saidPoindexter;"butwiththedirectionsyouhavegivenus,Ithinkweshallbeabletomanage.Thesunwillsurelyshowus"

           "No:nowIlookatthesky,itwillnot.Therearecloudsloominguponthenorth.Inanhour,thesunmaybeobscuredatallevents,beforeyoucangetwithinsightofthecypress.Itwillnotdo.Stay!"hecontinued,afterareflectivepause,"Ihaveabetterplanstill:followthetrailofmylazo!"

           Whilespeaking,hehadliftedthecoiledropefromhissaddlebow,andflungthelooseendtotheearththeotherbeingsecuredtoaringinthepommel.Thenraisinghishatingracefulsalutationmorethanhalfdirectedtowardsthetravellingcarriagehegavethespurtohissteed;andoncemoreboundedoffovertheprairie.

           Thelazo,lengtheningout,tightenedoverthehipsofhishorse;and,draggingadozenyardsbehind,leftalineuponthecinereoussurfaceasifsomeslenderserpenthadbeenmakingitspassageacrosstheplain.

           "Anexceedinglycuriousfellow!"remarkedtheplanter,astheystoodgazingafterthehorseman,fastbecominghiddenbehindacloudofsabledust."Ioughttohaveaskedhimhisname?"

           "Anexceedinglyconceitedfellow,Ishouldsay,"mutteredCalhoun;whohadnotfailedtonoticetheglancesentbythestrangerinthedirectionofthecarriole,northatwhichhadchallengedit."Astohisname,Idon’tthinkitmattersmuch.Itmightn’tbehisownhewouldgiveyou.

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