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Chapter 2

           Then,whenhewasabouttotelephonetoBiltztoascertainwhethertherewassuchafamilyasAldenpossessingadaughterbythenameofBert,orpossiblyAlberta,hewasmostprovidentially,asitseemedtohim,interruptedbytwomenandaboy,trappersandhuntersofthisregion,who,accompaniedbyacrowdofthosenowfamiliarwiththetragedy,werealmosttumultuouslyusheredintohispresence.Fortheyhadnewsnewsoftheutmostimportance!Astheynowrelated,withmanyinterruptionsandcorrections,ataboutfiveo’clockoftheafternoonofthedayonwhichRobertawasdrowned,theyweresettingoutfromThreeMileBay,sometwelvemilessouthofBigBittern,tohuntandfishinandnearthislake.And,astheynowunanimouslytestified,onthenightinquestion,ataboutnineo’clock,astheywerenearingthesouthshoreofBigBitternperhapsthreemilestothesouthofittheyhadencounteredayoungman,whomtheytooktobesomestrangermakinghiswayfromtheinnatBigBitternsouthtothevillageatThreeMileBay.Hewasasmartishlyanddecidedlywelldressedyouthfortheseparts,astheynowsaidwearingastrawhatandcarryingabag,andatthetimetheywonderedwhysuchatriponfootandatsuchanhoursincetherewasatrainsouthearlynextmorningwhichreachedThreeMileBayinanhour’stime.Andwhy,too,shouldhehavebeensostartledatmeetingthem?Forastheydescribedit,onhisencounteringtheminthewoodsthus,hehadjumpedbackasthoughstartledandworseterrifiedasthoughabouttorun.

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