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Chapter 56

           Hehadnotneededtogoinsideforhisriflehavingbroughtthatweaponoutwithhim,onhearingthehowlofthehound.

           IftheheadlessriderwasrealfleshandbloodearthlyandnotoftheotherworldZebStumpmightconfidentlycountuponseeinghimagain.

           Whenviewedfromthedoorofthejacalé,hewasgoingdirecttowardstheravine,thatpermittedpassagefromthehigherleveltothebottomlandsoftheAlamo.AsZebhadstartedtoavailhimselfofthesamepath,unlesstheothershouldmeantimechangedirection,orhistranquilpacetoatrotorgallop,thebackwoodsmanwouldbeattheheadofthepassassoonashe.

           Beforestarting,Zebhadmadeacalculationofthedistancetobedone,andthetimetodoitin.

           Hisestimateprovedcorrecttoasecond,andaninch.Ashisheadwasbroughtnearlyonalevelwiththeuplandplain,hesawtheshouldersofthehorsemanrisingaboveit.

           Anotherstepupward,andthebodywasinview.Another,andthehorsewasoutlinedagainstthesky,fromhooftoforelock.

           Hestoodatahalt.Hewasstanding,asZebfirstcameinsightofhim.Hewasfrontingtowardsthecliff,evidentlyintendingtogodownintothegorge.Hisriderappearedtohavepulledhimupasameasureofprecaution;orhemayhaveheardthehunterscramblinguptheravine;or,whatwasmorelikely,scentedhim.

           Forwhateverreason,hewasstanding,frontfacetothespectator.

           Onseeinghimthus,ZebStumpalsocametoastand.

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