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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: she wheeled the fiery little pony and urged her over the bank. Almost before
any one could divine her purpose she had Madcap in the water up to her knees.
"Betty, stop!" cried Wetzel.
She paid no attention to his call. In another moment the pony would be off the
shoal and swimming.
"Stop! Turn back, Betty, or I'll shoot the pony," shouted Wetzel, and this
time there was a ring of deadly earnestness in his voice. With the words he
had cocked and thrown forward the long rifle.
Betty heard, and in alarm she turned her pony. She looked up with great
surprise and concern, for she knew Wetzel was not one to trifle.
"For God's sake!" exclaimed Colonel Zane, looking in amazement at the hunter's
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