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Chapter 39

           Mendon’tsmokeincompanywiththedesignofcuttingeachother’sthroats,orblowingoutoneanother’sbrains,theinstantafterwards.Thetroublebetweenthemmusthavecomeonafterthecigarsweresmokedout.Thatitdidcometherecanbenodoubt.Assure,major,asyou’resittin’inyoursaddle,oneofthemhaswipedouttheother.Icanonlyguesswhichhasbeenwipedout,bytheerrandwe’reon.PoorMrPoindexterwillnivermoreseehissonalive."

           "’Tisverymysterious,"remarkedthemajor.

           "Itis,byjingo!"

           "Andthebody,too;wherecanitbe?"

           "That’swhatpurplexesmemostofall.If’thadbeenIndyins,Iwouldn’tathoughtmucho’itsbeingmissin’.Theymightacarriedthemanoffwithemtomakeatargetofhim,ifonlywounded;andifdead,toeathim,maybe.Butthere’sbeennoIndyinsherenotaredskin.Takemywordforit,major,oneo’thetwomenwhoridthesehorseshaswipedouttheother;andsartinlyhehavewipedhimoutinthelitterlestsenseo’theword.Whathe’sdonewi’thebodybeatsme;andperhapsonlyhisselfcantell."

           "Moststrange!"exclaimedthemajor,pronouncingthewordswithemphasis"mostmysterious!"

           "It’spossiblewemayyetunravelsomeo’themystery,"pursuedSpangler."Wemustfollowupthetracksofthehorses,aftertheystartedfromthisthatis,fromwherethedeedwasdone.Wemaymakesomethingoutofthat.There’snothingmoretobelearnthere.Wemayaswellgoback,major.

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