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Stoneheart was not mistaken in declaring that the dust, rising far away in the desert, was caused by the servants of the _hacienda_; in fact, the hunter had scarcely left the persons he was guiding, when the cloud of sand was blown away by the breeze, disclosing a numerous party of _vaqueros_ and _peones_, well armed, who were approaching at the top of their speed.
Two horses' length in front galloped Don Estevan Diaz, chiding his companions, and urging them to increase their pace.