Chapter 95

           Thewatchfulairiskeptupforaperiodoffulltenminutes,andalongwithitthesolemnsilence.

           Thelatterisatintervalsinterruptedbyawordorexclamation—whensomeonesees,orfancies,aspotupontheprairie.Thenthereisabuzzofexcitement;andmenstandontiptoetoobtainabetterview.

           Thriceisthecrowdstirredbywarningsthathaveprovedfalse.Itspatienceisbecomingexhausted,whenafourthsalutestheear,spokeninaloudervoiceandmoreconfidenttone.

           Thistimethetaleistrue.Thereareshadowsupontheskyline—shadowsfastassumingshape,substance,andmotion.

           Awildshout—theoldSaxon"huzza,"swellsupamongthebranchesoftheliveoak,asthefiguresofthreehorsemenemergingfromthefilmofthesun-parchedprairieareseencominginthedirectionofthetree!

           Twoofthemareeasilyrecognised,asZebStumpandCassiusCalhoun.Thethirdstillmoreeasily:forfaraseyecansee,thatfantasticformcannotbemistaken.

           Thefirstcryofthecrowd,whichbutsignalledthereturnofthetwomen,isfollowedbyanother,yetmoresignificant—whenitisseenthattheyareaccompaniedbyacreature,solongthethemeofweirdthoughts,andstrangeconjecturings.

           Thoughitsnatureisnowknown,anditscauseunderstoodstillisitregardedwithfeelingsakintoawe.

           Theshoutissucceededbyaninterregnumofsilence—unbroken,tillthethreehorsemenhavecomecloseup;andthenonlybyahumofwhisperings,asifthethoughtsofthespectatorsaretoosolemntobespokenaloud.

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