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Chapter 46

           Whatproofhezbeenfound?Onlythehosscomin’homewi’someridspotsontheseddle?"

           "Alas!thereismore.Thepeoplewerealloutyesterday.Theyfollowedatrail,andsawsomething,theywouldnottellmewhat.Fatherdidnotappearasifhewishedmetoknowwhattheyhadseen;andIIfeared,forreasons,toasktheothers.They’vegoneoffagainonlyashortwhilejustasyoucameinsightontheotherside."

           "Butthemowstanger?Whatdoitsayforhisself?"

           "Oh,Ithoughtyouknew.Hehasnotbeenfoundeither.MonDieu!monDieu!He,too,mayhavefallenbythesamehandthathasstruckdownmybrother!"

           "Yesaytheywaronatrail?His’nIserpose?Ifhebelivin’heoughterbefoun’athisshantyonthecrik.Whydidn’ttheygothar?Ah!nowIthinko’t,thur’snobodyknowstheadzacksittavashuno’thateredomycile’ceptin’myselfIreckon:anifitwarthatgreenhornSpangleraswarguidin’o’themhe’dniverbeabletoliftatrailacrostthechalkpurayra.Hevtheygonethatwayagin?"

           "Theyhave.Iheardsomeofthemsayso."

           "Wal,ifthey’regoneinsarcho’themowstangerIreck’nImoutaswellgotoo.I’llgietalloddsIfindhimaforetheydo."

           "ItisforthatI’vebeensoanxioustoseeyou.Thereammanyroughmenalongwithpapa.AstheywentawayIheardthemusewildwords.Thereweresomeofthosecalled‘Regulators.’Theytalkedoflynchingandthelike.Someofthemsworeterribleoathsofvengeance

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