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Chapter 66

           Theanimalshowsimpatienceatbeingkeptuponthespot;snuffstheair;snorts;and,atlength,givesutterancetoaneigh,farlouderthanbefore!

           Thistimeitisansweredbyseveralothers,fromhorsesthatappeartobegoingalongtheroad—thoughstillhiddenbehindthetrees.Theirhoof-strokesareheardatthesametime.

           Butnotafter.Thestrangehorseshaveeitherstoppedshort,orgoneoffatagentlepace,makingnonoise!

           Isidoraconjecturestheformer.Shebelievesthehorsestoberidden;andthattheirridershavecheckedthemup,onhearingtheneighofherown.

           Shequietshim,andlistens.

           Ahummingisheardthroughthetrees.Thoughindistinct,itcanbetoldtobethesoundofmen’svoices—holdingaconversationinalowmutteredtone.

           Presentlyitbecomeshushed,andthechapparalisagainsilent.Thehorsemen,whoevertheyare,continuehalted—perhapshesitatingtoadvance.

           Isidoraisscarceastonishedatthis,andnotmuchalarmed.Sometravellers,perhaps,enroutefortheRioGrande—or,itmaybe,somestragglersfromtheTexantroop—who,onhearingahorseneigh,havestoppedfromaninstinctofprecaution.Itisonlynatural—atatime,whenIndiansareknowntobeonthewar-path.

           Equallynatural,thatsheshouldbecautiousaboutencounteringthestrangers—whoevertheymaybe;and,withthisthought,sheridessoftlytooneside—placingherselfandherhorseundercoverofamezquittree;wheresheagainsitslistening.

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