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Chapter 60

           "FromtheHaciendaMartinezdirect,"answersIsidora,withoutappearingtonoticethelastremark."Twohoursagounpocitomasmyuncle’shouseIleave."

           "Then,nodoubt,youhaveheardthattherehasbeenamurdercommitted?"

           "Si,señor.YesterdayatuncleSilvio’sitwastold."

           "Butto-daywhenyouleftwasthereanyfreshnewsintheSettlement?We’vehadwordfromthere;butnotsolateasyoumaybring.Haveyouheardanything,miss?"

           "Thatpeopleweregoneaftertheasesinado.Yourparty,señor?"

           "Yesyesitmeantus,nodoubt.Youheardnothingmore?"

           "Oh,yes;somethingverystrange,señores;sostrange,youmaythinkIamjesting."

           "Whatisit?"inquireascoreofvoicesinquicksimultaneity;whiletheeyesofallturnwitheagerinteresttowardsthefairequestrian.

           "Thereisastoryofonebeingseenwithoutaheadonhorsebackoutheretoo.ValgameDios!wemustnowbeneartheplace?ItwasbytheNuecesnotfarfromthefordwheretheroadcrossesfortheRioGrande.Sothevaquerossaid."

           "Oh;somevaqueroshaveseenit?"

           "Si,señores;threeofthemwillsweartohavingwitnessedthespectacle."

           Isidoraisalittlesurprisedatthemoderateexcitementwhichsuchastrangestorycausesamongthe"Tejanos."Thereisanexhibitionofinterest,butnoastonishment.Avoiceexplains:

           "We’veseenittoothatheadlesshorsemanatadistance.Didyourvaquerosgetcloseenoughtoknowwhatitwas?"

           "Santissima!no."

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