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At
the
same
glance
no
eye
could
have
taken
in
all
three
,
or
any
two
of
them
;
unless
it
had
been
that
of
the
great
Texan
owl
perched
upon
the
summit
of
some
high
eminence
,
or
the
"
whip-poor-will
"
soaring
still
higher
in
pursuit
of
the
moon-loving
moth
.
An
hour
later
,
and
at
a
point
of
the
prairie
ten
miles
farther
from
Fort
Inge
,
the
relative
positions
of
the
three
travellers
had
undergone
a
considerable
change
.
The
foremost
was
just
entering
into
a
sort
of
alley
or
gap
in
the
chapparal
forest
;
which
here
extended
right
and
left
across
the
plain
,
far
as
the
eye
could
trace
it
.
The
alley
might
have
been
likened
to
a
strait
in
the
sea
:
its
smooth
turfed
surface
contrasting
with
the
darker
foliage
of
the
bordering
thickets
;
as
water
with
dry
land
.
It
was
illumined
throughout
a
part
of
its
length
--
a
half
mile
or
so
--
the
moon
showing
at
its
opposite
extremity
.
Beyond
this
the
dark
tree
line
closed
it
in
,
where
it
angled
round
into
sombre
shadow
.
Before
entering
the
alley
the
foremost
of
the
trio
of
travellers
,
and
for
the
first
time
,
exhibited
signs
of
hesitation
.
He
reined
up
;
and
for
a
second
or
two
sate
in
his
saddle
regarding
the
ground
before
him
.
His
attention
was
altogether
directed
to
the
opening
through
the
trees
in
his
front
.
He
made
no
attempt
at
reconnoitring
his
rear
.
His
scrutiny
,
from
whatever
cause
,
was
of
short
continuance
.
Seemingly
satisfied
,
he
muttered
an
injunction
to
his
horse
,
and
rode
onward
into
the
gap
.
Though
he
saw
not
him
,
he
was
seen
by
the
cavalier
in
the
cloak
,
following
upon
the
same
track
,
and
now
scarce
half
a
mile
behind
.
The
latter
,
on
beholding
him
,
gave
utterance
to
a
slight
exclamation
.
It
was
joyful
,
nevertheless
;
as
if
he
was
gratified
by
the
prospect
of
at
length
overtaking
the
individual
whom
he
had
been
for
ten
miles
so
earnestly
pursuing
.
Spurring
his
horse
to
a
still
more
rapid
pace
,
he
also
entered
the
opening
;
but
only
in
time
to
get
a
glimpse
of
the
other
,
just
passing
under
the
shadow
of
the
trees
,
at
the
point
where
the
avenue
angled
.
