Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           Tobesure,thelanternoneofthemwascarryingwasturnedexceedinglylow,themoonbeingstillbright,andtheyhadwalkedquietly,asbecamemenwhowerelisteningforwildlifeofanykind.Atthesametime,surelythiswasaperfectlysafepartofthecountry,traversedforthemostpartbyhonestcitizenssuchasthemselves,andtherewasnoneedforayoungmantojumpasthoughhewereseekingtohideinthebrush.However,whentheyouth,BudBrunig,whocarriedthelight,turneditupthestrangerseemedtorecoverhispoiseandafteramomentinresponsetotheir"Howdy"hadreplied:"Howdoyoudo?HowfarisittoThreeMileBay?"andtheyhadreplied,"Aboutsevenmile."Andthenhehadgoneonandtheyalso,discussingtheencounter.

           Andnow,sincethedescriptionofthisyouthtalliedalmostexactlywiththatgivenbytheguidewhohaddrivenClydeoverfromGunLodge,aswellasthatfurnishedbytheinnkeepersatBigBitternandGrassLake,itseemedalltooplainthathemustbethesameyouthwhohadbeeninthatboatwiththemysteriousdeadgirl.

           AtonceEarlNewcombsuggestedtohischiefthathebepermittedtotelephonetotheoneinn-keeperatThreeMileBaytoseeifbyanychancethismysteriousstrangerhadbeenseenorhadregisteredthere.Hehadnot.Norapparentlyatthattimehadhebeenseenbyanyotherthanthethreemen

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