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Chapter 50

           Atthiscrisisacryescapedhislips.Strangeitwasnotoneofterror,butjoy!Andstrangerstillthat,onhearingit,thecoyotésforaninstantdesistedfromtheirattack!

           Therewasasuspensionofthestrifeashortintervalofsilence.Itwasnotthecryoftheirvictimthathadcausedit,butthatwhichhadelicitedtheexclamation.

           Therewasthesoundofahorse’shoofsgoingatagallop,followedbytheloudbayingofahound.

           Thewoundedmancontinuedtoexclaim,inshoutscallingforhelp.Thehorseappearedtobecloseby.Amanuponhisbackcouldnotfailtohearthem.

           Buttherewasnoresponse.Thehorse,orhorseman,hadpassedon.

           Thehoof-strokesbecamelessdistinct.Despaironcemorereturnedtotheantagonistofthecoyotés.

           Atthesametimehisskulkingassailantsfeltarenewaloftheircourage,andhastenedtorenewtheconflict.

           Oncemoreitcommenced,andwassoonragingfiercelyasbeforethewretchedmanbelievinghimselfdoomed,andonlycontinuingthestrifethroughsheerdesperation.

           Oncemorewasitinterrupted,thistimebyanintruderwhosepresenceinspiredhimwithfreshcourageandhope.

           Ifthehorsemanhadprovedindifferenttohiscallsforhelp,notsothehound.Agrandcreatureofthestaghoundspeciesofitsrarestandfinestbreedwasseenapproachingthespot,utteringadeepsonorousbay,aswithimpetuousbounditbrokethroughthebushes.

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