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Chapter 52

           Whatelsecoulditbe?

           Stillwasitastrangetimefortrickswhenamanhadbeenmurdered,andhalfthepopulationofthesettlementworeoutuponthetrackofthemurderermoreespeciallyimprobable,thatthesupposedassassinshouldbeplayingthem!

           ZebStumphadtodealwith,adifficultconcatenationorratherconglomerationofcircumstanceseventswithoutcausescauseswithoutsequencecrimescommittedwithoutanyprobablemotivemysteriesthatcouldonlybeexplainedbyanappealtothesupernatural.

           AmidnightmeetingbetweenMauriceGeraldandLouisePoindexteraquarrelwithherbrother,occasionedbythediscoveryMauricehavingdepartedfortheprairiesHenryhavingfollowedtosueforforgivenessinallthisthesequencewasnaturalandcomplete.

           Beyondbeganthechapterofconfusionsandcontradictions.

           ZebStumpknewthedispositionofMauriceGeraldinregardtoHenryPoindexter.Morethanoncehehadheardthemustangerspeakoftheyoungplanter.Insteadofhavingahostilitytowardshim,hehadfrequentlyexpressedadmirationofhisingenuousandgenerouscharacter.

           Thathecouldhavechangedfrombeinghisfriendtobecomehisassassin,wastooimprobableforbelief.OnlybytheevidenceofhiseyescouldZebStumphavebeenbroughttobelieveit.

           Afterspendingafullhalfhourathis"think,"hehadmadebutlittleprogresstowardsunravellingthenetworkofcognate,yetunconnected,circumstances.

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