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Chapter 87

           Hehadbeenoutalltheearlypartofthenight,butwithouthishorse—whichhekeptinthetavernstable.Hehadstartedoffimmediatelyafterreturning.Hestayedonlylongenoughtosettlehisaccount.Heappearedexcited,andinahurry.Itwasnotwithdrink.HefilledhisflaskwithKirschenwasser;butdidnotdrinkofitbeforeleavingthehotel.Witnesscouldsweartohisbeingsober.Heknewthathewasexcitedbyhismanner.Whilehewassaddlinghishorse—whichhedidforhimself—hewasallthetimetalking,asifangry.Witnessdidn’tthinkitwasattheanimal.Hebelievedhehadbeencrossedbysomebody,andwasangryatsomethingthathadhappenedtohim,beforecomingbacktothehotel.HadnoideawhereGeraldhadbeento;butheardafterwardsthathehadbeenseengoingoutofthevillage,anddowntheriver,inthedirectionofMrPoindexter’splantation.Hehadbeenseengoingthatwayoftenforthelastthreeorfourdaysofhissojournatthehotel—bothbydayandnight—onfootaswellashorseback—severaltimesbothways.

           SucharethemainpointsofOberdoffer’sevidencerelatingtothemovementsoftheprisoner.

           HeisquestionedaboutHenryPoindexter.

           Knewtheyounggentlemanbutslightly,ashecameveryseldomtothehotel.Hewasthereonthenightwhenlastseen.Witnesswassurprisedtoseehimthere—partlybecausehewasnotinthehabitofcoming,andpartlyonaccountofthelatenessofthehour.

           YoungPoindexterdidnotenterthehouse.Onlylookedinsidethesaloon;andcalledwitnesstothedoor.

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