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Chapter 76

           Zebhadhisconjecturesaboutboth.

           Hedidnotstaytoinquirewhichhadgonefirstovertheground.Thatwasascleartohim,asifhehadbeenaspectatorattheirpassing.Thestallionhadbeeninthelead,howfarZebcouldnotexactlytell;butcertainlysomedistancebeyondthatofcompanionship.TheStateshorsehadfollowed;andbehindhim,theroadsterwiththebrokenshoealsoanAmerican.

           Allthreehadgoneoverthesameground,atseparatetimes,andeachbyhimself.ThisZebStumpcouldtellwithasmucheaseandcertainty,asonemightreadtheindexofadial,orthermometer.

           Whatevermayhavebeeninhisthoughts,hesaidnothing,beyondgivingutterancetothesimpleexclamation"Good!"and,withsatisfactionstampeduponhisfeatures,hemovedon,theoldmareappearingtomockhimbyanimitativestride!

           "Hyurthey’veseppurated,"hesaid,onceagaincomingtoastop,andregardingthegroundathisfeet."ThestellyunanStateshosshevgoedthegitherthetairthey’vetukthesameway.Broken-shoehevstrayedinadiffrentdirekshun."

           "Wondernowwhatthet’sfor?"hecontinued,afterstandingawhiletoconsider."DurnmeefIiverseedsechperplexin’sign!ItudpuzzleoleDan’lBoonehisself."

           "Whichon’emshedIfollerfust?EfIgoarterthetwoIknowwharthey’lllead.They’reboun’tokimupinthetpuddleo’blood.

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