Chapter 6

           Phelimwasnotmistakenastothevoicethathadhailedhim.Itwasthatofhismaster,MauriceGerald.

           Ongettingoutside,hesawthemustangeratashortdistancefromthedoor,andadvancingtowardsit.

           Astheservantshouldhaveexpected,hismasterwasmounteduponhishorse—nolongerofareddishcolour,butappearingalmostblack.Theanimal’scoatwasdarkenedwithsweat;itscounterandflanksspeckledwithfoam.

           Theblood-baywasnotalone.Attheendofthelazo—drawntautfromthesaddletree—wasacompanion,or,tospeakmoreaccurately,acaptive.Withaleathernthongloopedarounditsunderjaw,andfirmlyembracingthebarsofitsmouth,keptinplacebyanotherpassingoveritsneckimmediatelybehindtheears,wasthecaptivesecured.

           Itwasamustangofpeculiarappearance,asregardeditsmarkings;whichwereofakindrarelyseen—evenamongthelargest"gangs"thatroamovertheprairiepastures,wherecoloursofthemosteccentricpatternsarenotuncommon.

           Thatoftheanimalinquestionwasagroundofdarkchocolateinplacesapproachingtoblack—withwhitespotsdistributedoverit,asregularlyasthecontrarycoloursupontheskinofthejaguar.

           Asiftogiveeffecttothispleasingarrangementofhues,thecreaturewasofperfectshape—broadchested,fullintheflank,andcleanlimbed—withahoofshowinghalfascoreofconcentricrings,andaheadthatmighthavebeentakenasatypeofequinebeauty.

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