Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           Infact,hehadvanishedasthoughintoair,althoughbynightfallofthissamedayitwasestablishedthatonthemorningfollowingthechancemeetingofthemenwiththestranger,ayouthofsomewhatthesamedescriptionandcarryingabag,butwearingacapnotastrawhathadtakenpassageforSharononthesmalllakesteamer"Cygnus"plyingbetweenthatplaceandThreeMileBay.Butagain,beyondthatpoint,thetrailappearedtobelost.NooneatSharon,atleastuptothistime,seemedtorecalleitherthearrivalordepartureofanysuchperson.Eventhecaptainhimself,ashelatertestified,hadnotparticularlynotedhisdebarkationthereweresomefourteenothersgoingdownthelakethatdayandhecouldnotbesureofanyoneperson.

           ButinsofarasthegroupatBigBitternwasconcerned,theconclusionslowlybutdefinitelyimpresseditselfuponallthosepresentthatwhoeverthisindividualwas,hewasanunmitigatedvillainareptilianvillain!Andforthwiththerewasdoubledandtrebledinthemindsofallamosturgentdesirethathebeovertakenandcaptured.Thescoundrel!Themurderer!Andatoncetherewasbroadcastthroughoutthisregionbywordofmouth,telephone,telegraph,tosuchpapersasTheArgusandTimes–UnionofAlbany,andTheStarofLycurgus,thenewsofthispathetictragedywiththeaddedhintthatitmightconcealacrimeofthegravestcharacter.

           

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