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Chapter 59

           Therewasstillahopethehopethat,afterall,MauriceGeraldmightnotbeintheSettlement.

           Itwasatbestbutafaintray.Surelysheshouldknowshewhohadpennedtheappointment,andspokensoconfidentlyofhiskeepingit?Still,aspromised,hemighthavegoneaway;anduponthissuppositionhingedthathope,nowscintillatinglikeastarthroughtheobscurityofthehour.

           ItwasadelicatemattertomakedirectinquiriesabouttooneinthepositionofLouisePoindexter.Butnoothercourseappearedopentoher;andastheshadowsoftwilightshroudedthegrass-coveredsquareofthevillage,shewasseenuponherspottedpalfrey,ridingsilentlythroughthestreets,andreiningupinfrontofthehotelonthesamespotoccupiedbutafewhoursbeforebythegreysteedofIsidora!

           Asthemenoftheplacewereallabsentsomeonthetrackoftheassassin,othersuponthetrailoftheComanche,Oberdofferwastheonlywitnessofherindiscretion.Butheknewitnotassuch.Itwasbutnaturalthatthesisterofthemurderedmanshouldbeanxioustoobtainnews;andsodidheconstruethemotivefortheinterrogatoriesaddressedtohim.

           LittledidthestolidGermansuspectthesatisfactionwhichhisanswersatfirstgavetohisfairquestioner;muchlessthechagrinafterwardscausedbythatbitofinformationvolunteeredbyhimself,andwhichabruptlyterminatedthedialoguebetweenhimandhisvisitor.

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