【】sanothershot;then,toherhorror,shesae.

buttheyanshedbashedontoahorse;thenallherhidingplaetorescueher.

buthernanabouttobehangedwonoverher

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,\vnfear.afterdisentanglingherselffroheunderbrush,she

,lurainofherdressoverherargrabbedtheenvelope,tuentookoffrunninginhisdire.

assoonassheanill

hishorse,stillhadthenooseabouthisnealasithadvedfor,sheknee.

ently,shespoketothehorse,caressingitsnoseassheaxedit

,vebaalherhandonthe

:,ianslegandlookedupathi”sir”shesaid,butsahathe

oeverything.

sohodoanoved,hedbeevenredead

\,erysoon.”ster,”shecalledup,shakinghiherhandonhiscalf.

therethen,butthehorsetueditsheadandrolleditseyesather,thenvedoforeiatientanddecidedtodiately.

asquicklyassheuld,shedivestedherselfoftheheavy,trainedskirt,allthehalfslips,thelovelyveilandthelacegloves,untilsheans

bootedfoot.

hagreatpush,shepropelledherselfontothebackofthe

saddlebehindtheunnsan.”great,”shesaidassoonassheill

afootaboveherhead,andevenifshedhadakheropewas

sothickitakenheranhourtocutit.sheters.”orasatherope.

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”youuldntean,herheadagainsthisba,shelookeddogoingtohavetoer,soidonte”