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Chapter 65

           "Damnedridiculous!"

           "Ridiklusyesay!"interposesanoldtrapperwhohadbeentwelvemonthsaprisoneramongtheComanches."Ridiklusitmaybe;butit’struef’rallthat.Many’sthegamethiscoon’sseedthemplay,onadressedburnerhidefortheirtable.ThatsameMexikinmontaytoo.Ireckonthey’velarneditfromtharMexikincaptives;ofthewhichthey’vegotasgoodasthreethousandinthardifferenttribes.Yes,sirree!"concludesthetrapper."TheKeymancheesdoplaycardssureasshootin’."

           ZebStumpisrejoicedatthisbitofevidence,whichismorethanhecouldhavegivenhimself.Itstrengthensthecasefortheaccused.Thefact,oftherehavingbeenIndiansintheneighbourhood,tendstoaltertheaspectoftheaffairinthemindsoftheRegulatorshithertounderthebeliefthattheComanchesweremaraudingonlyontheothersideofthesettlement.

           "Sartinsure,"continuesZeb,pressingthepointinfavourofanadjournmentofthetrial,"thur’sbeenInjunshyur,orsomethin’durnedlikeGeesusGeehosofat!Whar’sshecomin’from?"

           Theclatteringofhoofs,bornedownfromthebluff,salutestheearofeverybodyatthesameinstantoftime.

           Nooneneedstoinquire,whathascausedStumptogiveutterancetothatabruptinterrogatory.Alongthetopofthecliff,andclosetoitsedge,ahorseisseen,goingatagallop

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