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The Plot Unveiled

           Assoonashisshoulderwasdressed,hewouldnotallowanymorefusstobemadeabouthimself,butatonceenteredonthebusinessinhand.

           Alltheparty,exceptMulradyandWilson,whowereonguard,werebroughtintothewagon,andtheMajorwasaskedtoexplainhowthisDENOUEMENThadcomeabout.

           Beforecommencinghisrecital,hetoldLadyHelenaabouttheescapeoftheconvictsatPerth,andtheirappearanceinVictoria;asalsotheircomplicityintherailwaycatastrophe.HehandedhertheAustralianandNewZealandGazettetheyhadboughtinSeymour,andaddedthatarewardhadbeenofferedbythepolicefortheapprehensionofBenJoyce,aredoubtablebandit,whohadbecomeanotedcharacterduringthelasteighteenmonths,fordoingdeedsofvillainyandcrime.

           ButhowhadMcNabbsfoundoutthatAyrtonandBenJoycewereoneandthesameindividual?Thiswasthemysterytobeunraveled,andtheMajorsoonexplainedit.

           Eversincetheirfirstmeeting,McNabbshadfeltaninstinctivedistrustofthequartermaster.Twoorthreeinsignificantfacts,ahastyglanceexchangedbetweenhimandtheblacksmithattheWimerraRiver,hisunwillingnesstocrosstownsandvillages,hispersistenceaboutgettingtheDuncansummonedtothecoast,thestrangedeathoftheanimalsentrustedtohiscare,and,lastly,awantoffranknessinallhisbehaviorallthesedetailscombinedhadawakenedtheMajor’ssuspicions.

           However,hecouldnothavebroughtanydirectaccusationagainsthimtilltheeventsoftheprecedingeveninghadoccurred.Hethentoldofhisexperience.

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