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A False Trail

           "War?"

           "Yes,civilwarbetweentheParaguayansandBuenosAyriens,"repliedtheSergeant.

           "Well?"

           "Well,Indiansallinthenorth,intherearofGeneralFlores.Indianpillagersfindpillagethere."

           "ButwherearetheCaciques?"

           "Caciquesarewiththem."

           "What!Catriel?"

           "ThereisnoCatriel."

           "AndCalfoucoura?"

           "ThereisnoCalfoucoura."

           "AndistherenoYanchetruz?"

           "No;noYanchetruz."

           ThereplywasinterpretedbyThalcave,whoshookhisheadandgaveanapprovinglook.ThePatagonianwaseitherunawareof,orhadforgottenthatcivilwarwasdecimatingthetwopartsoftherepublicawarwhichultimatelyrequiredtheinterventionofBrazil.TheIndianshaveeverythingtogainbytheseintestinestrifes,andcannotlosesuchfineopportunitiesofplunder.TherewasnodoubttheSergeantwasrightinassigningwarthenasthecauseoftheforsakenappearanceoftheplains.

           ButthiscircumstanceupsetallGlenarvan’sprojects,forifHarryGrantwasaprisonerinthehandsoftheCaciques,hemusthavebeendraggednorthwiththem.Howandwhereshouldtheyeverfindhimifthatwerethecase?ShouldtheyattemptaperilousandalmostuselessjourneytothenorthernborderofthePampas?Itwasaseriousquestionwhichwouldneedtobewelltalkedover.

           However,therewasoneinquirymoretomaketotheSergeant;anditwastheMajorwhothoughtofit,foralltheotherslookedateachotherinsilence.

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