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Chapter 55

           Thepeople—peons,vaqueros,andemployésofeverykind—arehurryingtoandfro,fromfieldtocorral,fromcorraltocourtyardoneandallgivingtonguetoterrifiedejaculations.Themenareontheirfeetarminginconfusedhaste;thewomanontheirknees,prayingpitifullytoheaven—throughtheintercessionofascoreofthosesaints,profuselyfurnishedbytheMexicanhierarchytosuitalltimesandoccasions.

           "Whatiscausingthecommotion?"

           ThisisthequestionaskedbyIsidora.

           Themayor-domo—whochancestobethefirsttopresenthimself—istheindividualthusinterrogated.

           Amanhasbeenmurderedsomewhereoutupontheprairie.

           ThevictimisoneofthenewpeoplewhohavelatelytakenpossessionofCasodelCorvo—thesonoftheAmericanhaciendadohimself.

           Indiansarereportedtohavedonethedeed.

           Indians!InthiswordisthekeytotheexcitementamongDonSilvio’sservitors.

           Itexplainsboththeprayingandthehurriedrushingtoarms.

           Thefactthatamanhasbeenmurdered—aslightcircumstanceinthatlandofunbridledemotions—wouldhaveproducednosuchresponse—moreespeciallywhenthemanwasastranger,an"Americano."

           ButthereportthatIndiansareabroad,isaltogetheradifferentaffair.Initthereisanideaofdanger.

           TheeffectproducedonIsidoraisdifferent.Itisnotfearofthesavages.Thenameofthe"asesinado"recallsthoughtsthathavealreadygivenherpain.Sheknowsthatthereisasister,spokenofasbeingwonderfullybeautiful.

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