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Chapter 63

           Theyareinsidethering,bothprostrateuponthegrass;bothfastboundinraw-hideropes,thathinderthemfrommovinghandorfoot.

           Eventheirtonguesarenotfree.Phelimhasbeencursedandscaredintosilence;whiletohismasterspeechisrenderedimpossiblebyapieceofstickfastenedbitt-likebetweenhisteeth.Ithasbeendonetopreventinterruptionbytheinsaneravings,thatwouldotherwiseissuefromhislips.

           Eventhetight-drawnthongscannotkeephiminplace.Twomen,oneateachshoulder,withathirdseateduponhisknees,holdhimtotheground.Hiseyesalonearefreetomove;andtheserollingintheirsocketsglareuponhisguardswithwildunnaturalglances,fearfultoencounter.

           Onlyoneoftheprisonersisarraignedonthecapitalcharge;theotherisbutdoubtfullyregardedasanaccomplice.

           Theservantalonehasbeenexaminedaskedtoconfessallheknows,andwhathehastosayforhimself.Itisnouseputtingquestionstohismaster.

           Phelimhastoldhistaletoostrangetobecredited;thoughthestrangestpartofitthatrelatingtohishavingseenahorsemanwithoutaheadislookeduponastheleastimprobable!

           Hecannotexplainit;andhisstorybutstrengthensthesuspicionalreadyarousedthatthespectralapparitionisapartoftheschemeofmurder!

           "Allstuffhistalesabouttiger-fightsandIndians!"saythosetowhomhehasbeenimpartingthem."Apackoflies,contrivedtomisleadusnothingelse."

           Thetrialhaslastedscarcetenminutes;andyetthejuryhavecometotheirconclusion.

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