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Chapter 98

           HeglancesatStumpatGeralddespairinglyaroundhim;thenstealthilytowardsasix-shooter,protrudingfromthebreast-pocketofhiscoatthecounterpartofthatshakenoutofhishand,astheropesettledaroundhim.

           Hemakesanefforttoreachthepistolfeeble,becauseonlyhalfresolved.

           Heisrestrainedbythelazo;perhapsmorebyamovementonthepartofZeb;who,withasignificantgesture,bringshislongguntothelevel.

           "Quick!"exclaimsthehunter."Mount,MisterCalhoun!Thur’sthemaarawaitin’forye.Intertheseddle,Isay!"

           Likeapuppetworkedbythewiresoftheshowman,theex-captainofcavalryyieldscompliancewiththecommandsofthebackwoodsman.Hedoesso,fromaconsciousnessthatthereisdeathcertaindeathindisobeyingthem.

           Mechanicallyhemountsthemare;and,withoutresistance,suffershertobeledawayfromthespot.

           Zeb,afoot,stridesoninadvance.

           Themare,atbridle-length,followsuponhistracks.

           Themustangerridesreflectinglybehind;thinkinglessofhimheldattheendofhislazo,thanofher,whobyagenerousself-sacrifice,hasthatdayrivetedaroundhisheartagoldenchainonlybydeathtobeundone!

           

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