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Chapter 89

           Therewasnoreasonforbeinginahurry.Iwasinnomoodforgoingtosleepthatnight;anditmatteredlittletomewhereIshouldspendit—ontheprairie,orundertheroofofmyjacalé.IknewIcouldreachtheAlamobeforedaybreak;andthatwouldbeassoonasIdesired.

           "Ineverthoughtoflookingbehindme.Ihadnosuspicionthatanyonewascomingafter;untilIhadgotabouthalfamileintothechapparal—wheretheRioGrandetracerunsthroughit.

           "ThenIheardthestrokeofahorse’shoof,thatappearedhurryingupbehind.

           "Ihadgotroundthecorner—wherethetracemakesasharpturn—andwashinderedfromseeingthehorseman.ButIcouldtellthathewascomingonatatrot.

           "ItmightbesomebodyIwouldn’tcaretoencounter?

           "ThatwasthereflectionImade;thoughIwasn’tmuchcaringwho.Itwasmorefromhabit—bylivingintheneighbourhoodoftheIndians—thatIdrewinamongthetrees,andwaiteduntilthestrangershouldshowhimself.

           "Hedidsoshortlyafter.

           "Youmayjudgeofmysurprisewhen,insteadofastranger,IsawthemanfromwhomIhadsolatelypartedinanger.WhenIsayanger,Idon’tspeakofmyself—onlyhim.

           "Washestillinthesametemper?Hadhebeenonlyrestrainedbythepresenceofhissisterfromattackingme?Relievedofthis,hadhecomeaftermetodemandsatisfactionfortheinjuryhesupposedhertohavesustained?

           "Gentlemenofthejury!Ishallnotdeny,thatthiswastheimpressiononmymindwhenIsawwhoitwas

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