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Chapter 52

           Besides,tharewastheMexicanblanket,anthesaddlewidtheridcloth,andthewatherguardsavspottedskin;andwhocouldmistakethatpurtyhorse?An’havn’tItowldyezthatTarawentawayaftherhim,anthinIheerdthedoggowlin’,jistaforetheIndyins"

           "Injuns!"exclaimedthehunter,withacontemptuoustossofthehead."Injunsplayin’wi’Spanishcurds!WhiteInjuns,Ireck’n."

           "Divyezthinktheywaren’tIndyins,aftherall?"

           "Ne’eramatterwhatIthink.Thur’snotimetotalko’thatnow.Goon,antellmeo’allyeseedanheern."

           WhenPhelimhadatlengthunburdenedhismind,Zebceasedtoquestionhim;and,stridingoutofthehut,squatteddown,Indianfashion,uponthegrass.

           Hisobjectwas,ashesaidhimself,tohave"agoodthink;"which,hehadoftendeclared,hecouldnotobtainwhile"hamperedwi’ahouseabeouthim."

           Itisscarcelynecessarytosay,thatthestorytoldbytheGalwegiangroomonlyaddedtotheperplexityhealreadyexperienced.

           HithertotherewasbutthedisappearanceofHenryPoindextertobeaccountedfor;nowtherewastheadditionalcircumstanceofthenon-returnofthemustangertohishutwhenitwasknownthathehadstartedforit,andshould,accordingtoanoticegiventohisservant,havebeenthereatanearlyhouronthedaybefore.

           Farmoremystifyingwastheremarkablestoryofhisbeingseenridingabouttheprairiewithoutahead,orwithonecarriedinhishands!Thislastmightbeatrick.

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