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Chapter 47

           Santissima!itcouldnotbeacheat!

           "Ifacontrivance,whyandtowhatend?Whocarestoplaycarnivalontheprairiesexceptmyself,andmycamarados?Mildemonios!whatagrimmasquerader!

           "Carajo!amIforestalled?Hassomeotherhadtheoffer,andearnedthethousanddollars?WasittheIrlandeshimself,dead,decapitated,carryinghisheadinhishand?

           "Bah!itcouldnotberidiculous,unlikely,altogetherimprobable!

           "Butwhatthen?

           "Ha!Ihaveit!AhundredtooneIhaveit!Hemayhavegotwarningofourvisit,or,atleast,hadsuspicionsofit.’Twasatrickgotuptotryus!perhapshimselfinsight,awitnessofourdisgracefulflight?Maldito!

           "Butwhocouldhavebetrayedus?Noone.Ofcoursenoonecouldtellofthatintent.Howthenshouldhehavepreparedsuchaninfernalsurprise?

           "Ah!Iforget.Itwasbroaddaylightaswemadethecrossingofthelongprairie.Wemayhavebeenseen,andourpurposesuspected?Justsojustso.Andthen,whileweweremakingourtoiletinthechapparal,theothercouldhavebeencontrivedandeffected.That,andthatonly,canbetheexplanation!

           "Fools!tohavebeenfrightenedatascarecrow!

           "Carrambo!Itshan’tlongdelaytheevent.To-morrowIgobacktotheAlamo.I’lltouchthatthousandyet,ifIshouldhavetospendtwelvemonthsinearningit;and,whetherornot,thedeedshallbedoneallthesame.EnoughtohavelostIsidora.Itmaynotbetrue;buttheverysuspicionofitputsmebesidemyself.

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