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Chapter 64

           Shehadgiventhecuetothehundredhorsesthatstoodtiedtothetrees;andallofthemhadcommencedimitating:herwildcapers,whileloudlyrespondingtoherscreams!

           Enchantmentcouldscarcehaveproducedaquickertransformationthanoccurredinthetableauformedinfrontofthejacaléhut.Notonlywastheexecutionsuspended,butallotherproceedingsthatregardedthecondemnedcaptive.

           Norwasthechangeofacomicalcharacter.Onthecontrary,itwasaccompaniedbylooksofalarm,andcriesofconsternation!

           TheRegulatorsrushedtotheirarmssometowardstheirhorses.

           "Indians!"wastheexclamationuponeverylip,thoughunheardthroughthedin.NoughtbutthecomingofComanchescouldhavecausedsuchacommotionthreateningtoresultinastampedeofthetroop!

           Foratimemenranshoutingoverthelittlelawn,orstoodsilentwithscaredcountenances.

           Mosthavingsecuredtheirhorses,coweredbehindthemusingthembywayofshieldagainstthechancesofanIndianarrow.

           Therewerebutfewuponthegroundaccustomedtosuchprairieescapades;andthefearsofthemanywereexaggeratedbytheirinexperiencetotheextremeofterror.

           Itcontinued,tilltheirsteeds,allcaughtup,hadceasedtheirwildwhighering;andonlyonewasheardthewretchedcreaturethathadgiventhemthecue.

           Thenwasdiscoveredthetruecauseofthealarm;asalsothattheConnemaramanhadstolenoff.

           FortunateforPhelimhehadshownthegoodsensetobetakehimselftothebushes.

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