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Chapter 36

           Atthesameglancenoeyecouldhavetakeninallthree,oranytwoofthem;unlessithadbeenthatofthegreatTexanowlpercheduponthesummitofsomehigheminence,orthe"whip-poor-will"soaringstillhigherinpursuitofthemoon-lovingmoth.

           Anhourlater,andatapointoftheprairietenmilesfartherfromFortInge,therelativepositionsofthethreetravellershadundergoneaconsiderablechange.

           Theforemostwasjustenteringintoasortofalleyorgapinthechapparalforest;whichhereextendedrightandleftacrosstheplain,farastheeyecouldtraceit.Thealleymighthavebeenlikenedtoastraitinthesea:itssmoothturfedsurfacecontrastingwiththedarkerfoliageoftheborderingthickets;aswaterwithdryland.Itwasilluminedthroughoutapartofitslengthahalfmileorsothemoonshowingatitsoppositeextremity.Beyondthisthedarktreelinecloseditin,whereitangledroundintosombreshadow.

           Beforeenteringthealleytheforemostofthetriooftravellers,andforthefirsttime,exhibitedsignsofhesitation.Hereinedup;andforasecondortwosateinhissaddleregardingthegroundbeforehim.Hisattentionwasaltogetherdirectedtotheopeningthroughthetreesinhisfront.Hemadenoattemptatreconnoitringhisrear.

           Hisscrutiny,fromwhatevercause,wasofshortcontinuance.

           Seeminglysatisfied,hemutteredaninjunctiontohishorse,androdeonwardintothegap.

           Thoughhesawnothim,hewasseenbythecavalierinthecloak,followinguponthesametrack,andnowscarcehalfamilebehind.

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