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           Nodoubt,Ayrtonmighthavesentatelegramwhichhadnotarrived,butthiswasnotthereasonwhyhiscompanionsweresouneasy,for,amoreunaccountablecircumstance,Ayrton,whohadpromisedtoreturntheeveningbefore,hadnotreappeared.Inshort,itwasnotwithoutamotivethatallcommunicationhadbeenstoppedbetweenthecorralandGraniteHouse,andwhobuttheconvictscouldhaveanyinterestininterruptingthiscommunication?

           Thesettlershastenedon,theirheartsoppressedwithanxiety.Theyweresincerelyattachedtotheirnewcompanion.Weretheytofindhimstruckdownbythehandsofthoseofwhomhewasformerlytheleader?

           SoontheyarrivedattheplacewheretheroadledalongthesideofthelittlestreamwhichflowedfromtheRedCreekandwateredthemeadowsofthecorral.Theythenmoderatedtheirpacesothattheyshouldnotbeoutofbreathatthemomentwhenastrugglemightbenecessary.Theirgunswereintheirhandsreadycocked.Theforestwaswatchedoneveryside.Toputteredsullengroanswhichwereratherominous.

           Atlastthepalisadeappearedthroughthetrees.Notraceofanydamagecouldbeseen.Thegatewasshutasusual.Deepsilencereignedinthecorral.NeithertheaccustomedbleatingofthesheepnorAyrton’svoicecouldbeheard.

           "Letusenter,"saidCyrusHarding.

           Andtheengineeradvanced,whilehiscompanions,keepingwatchabouttwentypacesbehindhim,werereadytofireatamoment’snotice.

           Hardingraisedtheinnerlatchofthegateandwasabouttopushitback,whenTopbarkedloudly

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