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For
a
moment
Calhoun
writhed
under
the
awkward
misconception
of
the
auditory
;
but
only
for
a
moment
.
He
was
not
the
man
to
succumb
to
an
unlucky
accident
of
speech
.
On
the
contrary
,
he
perceived
the
chance
of
a
triumphant
reply
;
and
took
advantage
of
it
.
"
Indeed
!
"
he
drawled
out
,
without
appearing
to
address
himself
to
any
one
in
particular
.
"
I
was
not
aware
that
mustangs
were
so
dangerous
in
these
parts
.
"
As
Calhoun
said
this
,
he
was
not
looking
at
Louise
Poindexter
or
he
might
have
detected
in
her
eye
a
glance
to
gratify
him
.
The
young
Creole
,
despite
an
apparent
coolness
towards
him
,
could
not
withhold
admiration
at
anything
that
showed
cleverness
.
His
case
might
not
be
so
hopeless
?
The
young
dragoon
,
Hancock
,
did
not
think
it
so
;
nor
yet
the
lieutenant
of
rifles
.
Both
observed
the
approving
look
,
and
both
became
imbued
with
the
belief
that
Cassius
Calhoun
had
--
or
might
have
--
in
his
keeping
,
the
happiness
of
his
cousin
.
The
conjecture
gave
a
secret
chagrin
to
both
,
but
especially
to
the
dragoon
.
There
was
but
short
time
for
him
to
reflect
upon
it
;
the
manada
was
drawing
near
.
"
To
the
saddle
!
"
was
the
thought
upon
every
mind
,
and
the
cry
upon
every
tongue
.
The
bit
was
rudely
inserted
between
teeth
still
industriously
grinding
the
yellow
corn
;
the
bridle
drawn
over
shoulders
yet
smoking
after
the
quick
skurry
of
twenty
miles
through
the
close
atmosphere
of
a
tropical
morn
;
and
,
before
a
hundred
could
have
been
deliberately
counted
,
every
one
,
ladies
and
gentlemen
alike
,
was
in
the
stirrup
,
ready
to
ply
whip
and
spur
.
By
this
time
the
wild
mares
appeared
coming
over
the
crest
of
the
ridge
upon
which
the
vidette
had
been
stationed
.
He
,
himself
a
horse-catcher
by
trade
,
was
already
mounted
,
and
in
their
midst
--
endeavouring
to
fling
his
lazo
over
one
of
the
herd
.
They
were
going
at
mad
gallop
,
as
if
fleeing
from
a
pursuer
--
some
dreaded
creature
that
was
causing
them
to
"
whigher
"
and
snort
!
With
their
eyes
strained
to
the
rear
,
they
saw
neither
the
sumpter
waggon
,
nor
the
equestrians
clustering
around
it
,
but
were
continuing
onward
to
the
spot
;
which
chanced
to
lie
directly
in
the
line
of
their
flight
.
