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Chapter 60

           "Canyoutellus,miss?"

           "I?NotI.Ionlyheardofit,asI’vesaid.Whatitmaybe,quiensabe?"

           Thereisanintervalofsilence,duringwhichallappeartoreflectonwhattheyhaveheard.

           Theplanterinterruptsit,byarecurrencetohisoriginalinterrogatory.

           "Haveyoumet,orseen,anyone,miss—outhere,Imean?"

           "Si—yes—Ihave."

           "Youhave!Whatsortofperson?Begoodenoughtodescribe—"

           "Alady."

           "Lady!"echoseveralvoices.

           "Si,señores."

           "Whatsortofalady?"

           "UnaAmericana."

           "AnAmericanlady!—outhere?Alone?"

           "Si,señores."

           "Who?"

           "Quiensabe?"

           "Youdon’tknowher?Whatwasshelike?"

           "Like?—like?"

           "Yes;howwasshedressed?"

           "Vestidodecaballo."

           "Onhorseback,then?"

           "Onhorseback."

           "Wheredidyoumeettheladyyouspeakof?"

           "Notfarfromthis;onlyontheothersideofthechapparal."

           "Whichwaywasshegoing?Isthereanyhouseontheotherside?"

           "Ajacalé.Ionlyknowofthat."

           Poindextertooneoftheparty,whounderstandsSpanish:"Ajacalé?"

           "Theygivethatnametotheirshanties."

           "Towhomdoesitbelong—thisjacalé?"

           "DonMauricio,elmusteñero."

           "Mauricethemustanger!"translatesthereadyinterpreter.

           Amurmurofmutualcongratulationrunsthroughthecrowd.Aftertwodaysofsearching—fruitless,asearnest—theyhavestruckatrail,—thetrailofthemurderer!

           Thosewhohavealightedspringbackintotheirsaddles.Alltakeuptheirreins,readytorideon.

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