Mechanically he mounts the mare; and, without resistance, suffers her to be led away from the spot.
Zeb, afoot, strides on in advance.
The mare, at bridle-length, follows upon his tracks.
The mustanger rides reflectingly behind; thinking less of him held at the end of his lazo, than of her, who by a generous self-sacrifice, has that day riveted around his heart a golden chain—only by death to be undone!
Chapter Ninety Nine.
Attempted Murder and Suicide.
After its second involuntary recess—less prolonged than the first—the Court has once more resumed its functions under the great evergreen oak.
It is now evening; and the sunbeams, falling aslant, intrude upon the space canopied by the tree.