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Chapter 24

           Thedoctorhadthedaybeforepronouncedhimoutofdanger,andonthewaytoquickrecovery.Anyonelisteningtohersoliloquy—afteratimecontinuedinthesamesadtone—wouldhavebeenconvinceditwasnothe.

           "Imaynotsendtoinquire.Idarenotevenaskafterhim.Ifeartotrustanyofourpeople.Hemaybeinsomepoorplace—perhapsuncourteouslytreated—perhapsneglected?WouldthatIcouldconveytohimamessage—somethingmore—withoutanyonebeingthewiser!IwonderwhathasbecomeofZebStump?"

           Asifsomeinstinctwhisperedher,thattherewasapossibilityofZebmakinghisappearance,sheturnedhereyestowardstheplainontheoppositesideoftheriver—wherearoadledupanddown.ItwasthecommonhighwaybetweenFortIngeandtheplantationsonthelowerLeona.Ittraversedtheprairieatsomedistancefromtheriverbank;approachingitonlyatonepoint,wherethechannelcurvedintothebaseofthebluffs.Areachoftheroad,ofhalfamileinlength,wasvisibleinthedirectionoftheFort;asalsoacross-paththatledtoaford;thencerunningontothehacienda.Intheoppositedirection—downthestream—theviewwasopenforalikelength,untilthechapparalonbothsidesclosingin,terminatedthesavanna.

           TheyoungladyscannedtheroadleadingtowardsFortInge.ZebStumpshouldcomethatway.Hewasnotinsight;norwasanyoneelse.

           Shecouldnotfeeldisappointment.Shehadnoreasontoexpecthim.Shehadbutraisedhereyesinobediencetoaninstinct.

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