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Chapter 33

           Itmightbeaplanterwholivedbelow,returninghomefromthevillage,afterlounginganhourtoolonginthetavernsaloon.

           Indaytime,theindividualmighthavebeenidentified;bythemoonlight,itcouldonlybemadeoutthattherewasamanonhorseback.

           Theeyesoftheex-officeraccompaniedhimashetrottedalongtheroad;butsimplywithmechanicalmovement,asonemusinglycontemplatessomecommonwaifdriftingdownthecurrentofariver.

           Itwasonlyafterthehorsemanhadarrivedoppositetheislandoftimber,andwasseentopullup,andthenrideintoit,thatthespectatoruponthehousetopbecamestirredtotakeaninterestinhismovements.

           "Whatthedevilcanthatmean?"mutteredCalhountohimself,ashehastilypluckedthecigarstumpfrombetweenhisteeth."Damntheman,he’sdismounted!"continuedhe,asthestrangerre-appeared,onfoot,bytheinneredgeofthecopse.

           "Andcomingthisway—towardsthebendoftheriver—straightashecanstreakit!

           "Downthebluff—intothebottom—andwithastridethatshowshimwellacquaintedwiththeway.SurelytoGodhedon’tintendmakinghiswayacrossintothegarden?He’dhavetoswimforthat;andanythinghecouldgettherewouldscarcepayhimforhispains.WhattheoldScratchcanbehisintention?Athief?"

           ThiswasCalhoun’sfirstidea—rejectedalmostassoonasconceived.ItistruethatinSpanish-Americancountrieseventhebeggargoesonhorseback.

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