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Chapter 95

           Somewhocantestifytothatboastaboutamarkedbullet—whenthekillingofthejaguarwascontested!

           Hewhomadethatboasthasnowreasontoregretit!

           "Butwhereishe?"

           Thequestionisbeginningtobeasked.

           "What’syourexplanation,MrStump?"isanotherquestionputbythecounselfortheaccused.

           "Don’tneedmuch,Ireck’n,"isthereply."He’dbeadurnationedgreenhornascan’tsee,clurasthelighto’day,thetyoungPeintwarpluggedbytheterebullet."

           "Bywhomfired,doyouthink?"

           "Wal;thetappeartobeeequllyclur.Whenamansignshisnametoamessage,thar’snochanceo’mistakin’whoitkumsfrom.Thar’sonlytheineeshulsthur;butthey’replainenuf,Ireck’n,anspeakfortheirselves."

           "Iseenothinginallthis,"interposestheprosecutingcounsel."There’samarkedbullet,itistrue—withasymbolandcertainletters,whichmay,ormaynot,belongtoagentlemanwellknownintheSettlement.Forthesakeofargument,letussupposethemtobehis—asalsotheballbeforeus.Whatofthat?Itwouldn’tbethefirsttimethatamurderhasbeencommitted—byonewhohasfirststolenhisweapon,andthenusedittoaccomplishthedeed.Itisbutapieceofordinarycunning—acommontrick

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