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Chapter 22

           Shecouldonlyaddthat"theshentlemans"wasvery"Schwartz,"woreaglazedhat,andcametothetavernmounteduponamule.

           Mauricedidnotappeartobegratifiedwiththisdescriptionoftheunknowndonor;thoughnoone—notevenPhelim—wasmadetheconfidantofhisthoughts.

           Intwodaysafterwardstheyweretoneddowntotheirformersobriety—onthereceiptofathirdbasket,"protbytheSchwartzgentleman"intheglazedhat,whocamemounteduponamule.

           Thechangecouldnotbeexplainedbythebelongingsinthebasket—almostthecounterpartofwhathadbeensentbefore.Itmightbeaccountedforbythecontentsofabilletdoux,thataccompaniedthegift—attachedbyaribbontothewickerworkofpalm-sinnet.

           "’TisonlyIsidora!"mutteredthemustanger,asheglancedatthesuperscriptionuponthenote.

           Thenopeningitwithanairofindifference,heread:—

           "QueridoSeñor!

           "SoyquedandoporunasemanaenlacasadeltioSilvio.Dequestradesfortunaheoido—tambienqueV.estamalciudadoenlafonda.Hemandadoalgunascositas.Seagraciosausarlos,comaunachiquititamemoriadelserviciograndedequevuestradeudorestoy.Enlasillasoyescribando,conlasespuelaspreparadassacarsangredelasijadasdelmiocavallo.Enunmomentomas,partiraporelRioGrande.

           "Bienhichor—demividaSalvador—ydequeaunamujeresamasquerida,lahonra—adios—adios!

           "IsidoraCovarubioDeLosLlanos.

           "AlSeñorDonMauricioGerald"

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