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Chapter 36

           Almostontheinstantofhisdisappearance—andasifthelatterhadbeentakenforacue—asecondhorsemanspurredoutfromthesuburbsofthevillage;andproceededalongthesamepath.

           Fromthefactofhisbeinghabitedinafashiontodefendhimagainstthechillairofthenight,hetoomighthavebeentakenforatraveller.

           Acloakclaspedacrosshisbreasthungoverhisshoulders,itsampleskirtsdrapingbackwardtothehipsofhishorse.

           Unlikethehorsemanwhohadprecededhim,heshowedsignsofhaste—plyingbothwhipandspurashepressedon.

           Heappearedintentonovertakingsomeone.Itmightbetheindividualwhoseformhadjustfadedoutofsight?

           Thiswasallthemoreprobablefromthestyleofhisequitation—atshortintervalsbendingforwardinhissaddle,andscanningthehorizonbeforehim,asifexpectingtoseesomeformoutlinedabovethelineofthesky.

           Continuingtoadvanceinthispeculiarfashion,healsodisappearedfromview—exactlyatthesamepoint,wherehisprecursorhadceasedtobevisible—toanyonewhosegazemighthavebeenfollowinghimfromtheFortorvillage.

           Anoddcontingency—ifsuchitwere—thatjustatthatveryinstantathirdhorsemanrodeforthfromtheoutskirtsofthelittleTexantown,and,liketheothertwo,continuedadvancinginadirectlineacrosstheprairie.

           He,also,wascostumedasifforajourney.

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