Всадник без головы

Chapter 76

           ThechalksurfacedefiedinterpretationatleastbyskillsuchasthatofCassiusCalhoun.

           Afterrepeatedquarteringsheappearedtosurrenderhisdesign;and,angrilyplyingthespur,gallopedoffinthedirectionoftheLeona.

           Assoonashewasoutofsight,Zebalsomadeanefforttotakeupthelosttrail.Butdespitehissuperiorattainmentsinthetrackingcraft,hewascompelledtorelinquishit.

           Afervidsunwasglaringdownuponthechalk;andonlytheeyeofasalamandercouldhavewithstoodthereflectionofitsrays.

           Dazedalmosttoblindness,thebackwoodsmandetermineduponturninglateback;andoncemoredevotinghisattentiontothetrailfromwhichhehadbeenforatimeseduced.

           Hehadlearntenoughtoknowthatthislastpromisedarichrewardforitsexploration.

           Ittookhimbutashorttimetoregainit.

           Nordidheloseanyinfollowingitup.Hewastookeenlyimpressedwithitsvalue;andwiththisideaurginghim,hestroderapidlyon,themarefollowingasbefore.

           Onceonlydidhemakepause;atapointwherethetracksoftwohorsesconvergedwiththathewasfollowing.

           Fromthispointthethreecoincidedattimespartingandrunningparallel,forascoreofyardsorso,butagaincomingtogetherandoverlappingoneanother.

           Thehorseswereallshodlikethatwhichcarriedthebrokenshoeandthehunteronlystoppedtoseewhathecouldmakeoutofthehoofmarks.Onewasa"Stateshorse;"theotheramustangthoughastallionofgreatsize,andwithahoofalmostaslargeasthatoftheAmerican.

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