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After
searching
for
the
centipede
and
failing
to
find
it
--
for
this
hideous
reptile
,
known
in
Mexico
as
the
alacran
,
unlike
the
rattlesnake
,
has
no
fear
of
crossing
a
cabriesto
--
the
improvised
physician
strode
silently
out
of
the
cabin
;
and
,
once
more
committing
himself
to
his
grassy
couch
,
slept
undisturbed
till
the
morning
.
*
*
*
At
the
earliest
hour
of
daybreak
all
three
were
astir
--
Phelim
having
recovered
both
from
his
fright
and
his
fever
.
Having
made
their
matutinal
meal
upon
the
débris
of
the
roast
turkey
,
they
hastened
to
take
their
departure
from
the
hut
.
The
quondam
stable-boy
of
Ballyballagh
,
assisted
by
the
Texan
hunter
,
prepared
the
wild
steeds
for
transport
across
the
plains
--
by
stringing
them
securely
together
--
while
Maurice
looked
after
his
own
horse
and
the
spotted
mare
.
More
especially
did
he
expend
his
time
upon
the
beautiful
captive
--
carefully
combing
out
her
mane
and
tail
,
and
removing
from
her
glossy
coat
the
stains
that
told
of
the
severe
chase
she
had
cost
him
before
her
proud
neck
yielded
to
the
constraint
of
his
lazo
.
"
Durn
it
,
man
!
"
exclaimed
Zeb
,
as
,
with
some
surprise
,
he
stood
watching
the
movements
of
the
mustanger
,
"
ye
need
n't
ha
'
been
hef
so
purtickler
!
Wudley
Pointdexter
ai
n't
the
man
as
'll
go
back
from
a
barg
'
in
.
Ye
'll
git
the
two
hunderd
dollars
,
sure
as
my
name
air
Zeblun
Stump
;
an
dog-gone
my
cats
,
ef
the
maar
ai
n't
worth
every
red
cent
o
'
the
money
!
"
Maurice
heard
the
remarks
without
making
reply
;
but
the
half
suppressed
smile
playing
around
his
lips
told
that
the
Kentuckian
had
altogether
misconstrued
the
motive
for
his
assiduous
grooming
.
In
less
than
an
hour
after
,
the
mustanger
was
on
the
march
,
mounted
on
his
blood-bay
,
and
leading
the
spotted
mare
at
the
end
of
his
lazo
;
while
the
captive
cavallada
,
under
the
guidance
of
the
Galwegian
groom
,
went
trooping
at
a
brisk
pace
over
the
plain
.
Zeb
Stump
,
astride
his
"
ole
maar
,
"
could
only
keep
up
by
a
constant
hammering
with
his
heels
;
and
Tara
,
picking
his
steps
through
the
spinous
mezquite
grass
,
trotted
listlessly
in
the
rear
The
hut
,
with
its
skin-door
closed
against
animal
intruders
,
was
left
to
take
care
of
itself
;
its
silent
solitude
,
for
a
time
,
to
be
disturbed
only
by
the
hooting
of
the
horned
owl
,
the
scream
of
the
cougar
,
or
the
howl-bark
of
the
hungering
coyoté
.
The
"
star-spangled
banner
"
suspended
above
Fort
Inge
,
as
it
flouts
forth
from
its
tall
staff
,
flings
its
fitful
shadow
over
a
scene
of
strange
and
original
interest
.
