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If
at
any
place
conjecture
misled
him
,
it
was
only
for
a
short
distance
,
and
he
soon
corrected
himself
by
a
traverse
.
In
this
half-careless
,
half-cautious
way
,
he
had
approached
within
a
mile
of
Poindexter
's
plantation
.
Over
the
tops
of
the
mezquite
trees
the
crenelled
parapet
was
in
sight
;
when
something
he
saw
upon
the
ground
caused
a
sudden
change
in
his
demeanour
.
A
change
,
too
,
in
his
attitude
;
for
instead
of
remaining
on
the
back
of
his
mare
,
he
flung
himself
out
of
the
saddle
;
threw
the
bridle
upon
her
neck
;
and
,
rapidly
passing
in
front
of
her
,
commenced
taking
up
the
trail
afoot
.
The
mare
made
no
stop
,
but
continued
on
after
him
--
with
an
air
of
resignation
,
as
though
she
was
used
to
such
eccentricities
.
To
an
inexperienced
eye
there
was
nothing
to
account
for
this
sudden
dismounting
.
It
occurred
at
a
place
where
the
turf
appeared
untrodden
by
man
,
or
beast
.
Alone
might
it
be
inferred
from
Zeb
's
speech
,
as
he
flung
himself
out
of
the
saddle
:
"
His
track
!
goin
'
to
hum
!
"
were
the
words
muttered
in
a
slow
,
measured
tone
;
after
which
,
at
a
slower
pace
,
the
dismounted
hunter
kept
on
along
the
trail
.
In
a
little
time
after
it
conducted
him
into
the
chapparal
;
and
in
less
to
a
stop
--
sudden
,
as
if
the
thorny
thicket
had
been
transformed
into
a
chevaux-de-frise
,
impenetrable
both
to
him
and
his
"
critter
.
"
It
was
not
this
.
The
path
was
still
open
before
him
--
more
open
than
ever
.
It
was
its
openness
that
had
furnished
him
with
a
cause
for
discontinuing
his
advance
.
The
path
sloped
down
into
a
valley
below
--
a
depression
in
the
prairie
,
along
the
concavity
of
which
,
at
times
,
ran
a
tiny
stream
--
ran
arroyo
.
It
was
now
dry
,
or
only
occupied
by
stagnant
pools
,
at
long
distances
apart
.
In
the
mud-covered
channel
was
a
man
,
with
a
horse
close
behind
him
--
the
latter
led
by
the
bridle
.
There
was
nothing
remarkable
in
the
behaviour
of
the
horse
;
he
was
simply
following
the
lead
of
his
dismounted
rider
.
But
the
man
--
what
was
he
doing
?
In
his
movements
there
was
something
peculiar
--
something
that
would
have
puzzled
an
uninitiated
spectator
.
