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Chapter 68

           Theproofsconsistedinacollectionofmiscellaneousarticlesanoddlot,asanauctioneerwoulddescribeitwigsofhorse-hair,cocks’feathersstainedblue,green,orscarlet,breech-cloutsofbuckskin,mocassinsofthesamematerial,andseveralpackagesofpaint,allwhichtheyhadfoundconcealedinthecavityofacottonwoodtree!

           TherecouldbenonewcampaignagainstIndians;andtheaspiringspiritsofFortIngewere,forthetime,forcedtocontentthemselveswithsuchincidentsasthesituationafforded.

           Notwithstandingitsremotenessfromanycentreofcivilisedlife,thesewereatthetimeneithertamenoruninteresting.Therewereseveralsubjectsworththinkingandtalkingabout.Therewasthearrival,stillofrecentdate,ofthemostbeautifulwomaneverseenupontheAlamo;themysteriousdisappearanceandsupposedassassinationofherbrother;theyetmoremysteriousappearanceofahorsemanwithoutahead;thetritestoryofapartyofwhitemen"playingIndian";andlast,thoughnotofleastinterest,thenewsthatthesuspectedmurdererhadbeencaught,andwasnowinsidethewallsoftheirownguardhousemadasamaniac!

           Therewereothertalestoldtothedisappointedcampaignersofsufficientinteresttohinderthemfromthinking:thatatFortIngetheyhadreturnedtodullquarters.ThenameofIsidoraCovarubiodolosLlanoswithhermasculine,butmagnificent,beautyhadbecomeathemeofconversation,andsomethingwasalsosaid,orsurmised,aboutherconnectionwiththemysterythatoccupiedallminds.

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