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Chapter 55

           Thenewcauseofexcitementmighthavebeendeemedludicrous;thoughitisnotsoregardedbythesuperstitiouspeons.Ararerumourhasreachedtheplace.Amanwithoutahead—unhombredescabezado—hasbeenseenridingabouttheplains,somewhereneartheRioNueces!

           Despiteitsapparentabsurdity,therecanbenodoubtingthecorrectnessofthereport.Itisrifethroughoutthesettlement.Butthereisstillsurerconfirmationofit.ApartyofDonSilvio’sownpeople—herdsmenoutinsearchofstrayedcattle—haveseenthecavallerodescabezado;and,desistingfromtheirsearch,hadriddenawayfromhim,astheywouldhavedonefromthedevil!

           Thevaqueros—therearethreeofthem—areallreadytosweartotheaccountgiven.Buttheirscaredlooksfurnishamoretrustworthyevidenceofitstruthfulness.

           Thesungoesdownuponacongeriesoffrightfulrumours.NeitherthesenortheprotestationsofDonSilvioandhissistercanpreventtheircapriciousniecefromcarryingoutaresolutionsheseemssuddenlytohaveformed—whichis,toridebacktotheRioGrande.Itmakesnodifferencetoher,thatamurderhasbeencommittedontheroadshewillhavetotake;muchlessthatnearithasbeenseentheghastlyapparitionofaheadlesshorseman!Whattoanyothertravellershouldcausedismay,seemsonlytoattractIsidora.

           Sheevenproposesmakingthejourneyalone!DonSilviooffersanescort—halfascoreofhisvaqueros,armedtotheteeth.Theofferisrejected.WillshetakeBenito?No.Sheprefersjourneyingalone

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