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Chapter 51

           Heonlyrememberedthatthetrioofpaintedwarriorssuddenlygaveuptheirgame,flungtheircardsuponthefloor,stoodoverhimforatimewithnakedblades,threateninghislife;andthen,alongwithafourthwhohadjoinedthem,turnedtheirbacksabruptly,andrushedpellmelloutoftheplace!

           Allthisoccupiedscarcetwentysecondsoftime;andwhenhehadrecoveredfromhisterrifiedsurprise,hefoundhimselfoncemorealoneinthejacalé!

           Wasthesleeping,orawake?Drunk,ordreaming?Wasthescenereal?Orwasitanotherchapterofincongruousimpossibilities,likethatstillfreshbeforehismind?

           Butno.Thethingwasnofancy.Itcouldnotbe.Hehadseenthesavagestooneartobemistakenastotheirreality.Hehadheardthemtalkinginatongueunknowntohim.WhatcoulditbebutIndianjargon?Besides,therewerethepiecesofpasteboardstrewnoverthefloor!

           Hedidnotthinkofpickingoneuptosatisfyhimselfoftheirreality.Hewassoberenough,butnotsufficientlycourageousforthat.Hecouldnotbesureoftheirnotburninghisfingersthosequeercards?Theymightbelongtothedevil?

           Despitetheconfusionofhissenses,itoccurredtohimthatthehutwasnolongerasafeplacetostayin.Thepaintedplayersmightreturntofinishtheirgame.Theyhadleftbehindnotonlytheircards,buteverythingelsethejacalécontained;andthoughsomepowerfulmotiveseemedtohavecausedtheirabruptdeparture,theymightre-appearwithequalabruptness.

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