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XXXII. Night—Horses Tramping

           

           "Verywell;wearebettermounted,andmustovertakeem",saidOak."Nowonatfullspeed!"

           Nosoundoftheriderintheirvancouldnowbediscovered.Theroad-metalgrewsofterandmoreclayeyasWeatherburywasleftbehind,andthelaterainhadwetteditssurfacetoasomewhatplastic,butnotmuddystate.Theycametocross-roads.CoggansuddenlypulledupMollandslippedoff.

           "What’sthematter?"saidGabriel.

           "Wemusttrytotrack’em,sincewecan’thear’em,"saidJan,fumblinginhispockets.Hestruckalight,andheldthematchtotheground.Therainhadbeenheavierhere,andallfootandhorsetracksmadeprevioustothestormhadbeenabradedandblurredbythedrops,andtheywerenowsomanylittlescoopsofwater,whichreflectedtheflameofthematchlikeeyes.Onesetoftrackswasfreshandhadnowaterinthem;onepairofrutswasalsoempty,andnotsmallcanals,liketheothers.Thefootprintsformingthisrecentimpressionwerefullofinformationastopace;theywereinequidistantpairs,threeorfourfeetapart,therightandleftfootofeachpairbeingexactlyoppositeoneanother.

           "Straighton!"Janexclaimed."Trackslikethatmeanastiffgallop.Nowonderwedon’thearhim.Andthehorseisharnessedlookattheruts.Ay,that’sourmaresureenough!"

           "Howdoyouknow?"

           "OldJimmyHarrisonlyshoedherlastweek,andI’dsweartohismakeamongtenthousand."

           "Therestofthegipsiesmustha’goneonearlier,orsomeotherway,"saidOak."Yousawtherewerenoothertracks?"

           "True."Theyrodealongsilentlyforalongwearytime.

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