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Chapter 39

           Atthispointthetrailendedbothhorses,aswasalreadyknown,havingreturnedontheirowntracks.

           Beforetakingthebacktrack,however,theyhadhalted,andstayedsometimeinthesameplaceunderthebranchesofaspreadingcottonwood.Theturf,muchtrampledaroundthetrunkofthetree,wasevidenceofthis.

           Thetrackergotoffhishorsetoexamineit;and,stoopingtotheearth,carefullyscrutinisedthesign.

           "They’vebeenherethegither,"saidhe,afterseveralminutesspentinhisanalysis,"andforsometime;thoughneither’sbeenoutofthesaddle.They’vebeenonfriendlyterms,too;whichmakesitallthemoreunexplainable.Theymusthavequarrelledafterwards."

           "Ifyouarespeakingthetruth,Spangler,youmustbeawitch.Howonearthcanyouknowallthat?"

           "Bythesign,major;bythesign.It’ssimpleenough.Iseetheshoesofbothhorseslappingovereachotherascoreoftimes;andinsuchawaythatshowstheymusthavebeenthegithertheanimals,itmightbe,restlessandmovin’about.Asforthetime,they’vetakenlongenoughtosmokeacigarapiececlosetotheteethtoo.Herearethestumps;notenoughlefttofillafellow’spipe."

           Thetracker,stoopingashespoke,pickedupabraceofcigarstumps,andhandedthemtothemajor.

           "Bythesametoken,"hecontinued,"Iconcludethatthetwohorsemen,whoevertheywere,whileunderthistreecouldnothavehadanyveryhostilefeelins,theonetothetother.

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