Chapter 10

           TheeffectofMason’sre-appearanceinthecampwiththenews,announcedfirsttoFrankHarriet,nexttoHarleyBaggottandGrantCranston,thatClydewasunderarrest—thatheactuallyhadconfessedtohavingbeenwithRobertaatBigBittern,ifnottohavingkilledher,andthathe,Mason,wastherewithSwenktotakepossessionofhisproperty—wassufficienttodestroythisprettyoutingasbyabreath.Foralthoughamazementanddisbeliefandastoundedconfusionwerecharacteristicofthewordsofall,neverthelessherewasMasondemandingtoknowwherewereClyde’sthings,andassertingthatitwasatClyde’srequestonlythathewasnotbroughtheretoidentifyhisownpossessions.

           FrankHarriet,themostpracticalofthegroup,sensingthetruthandauthorityofthis,atonceledthewaytoClyde’stent,whereMasonbegananexaminationofthecontentsofthebagandclothes,whileGrantCranston,aswellasBaggott,awareofSondra’sintenseinterestinClyde,departedfirsttocallStuart,thenBertine,andfinallySondra—movingapartfromtherestthemoresecretlytoinformherastowhatwasthenoccurring.

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