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Chapter 93

           NoneofthemhasbeennearenoughtotheHeadlessridertoaddoneiotatowhatisalreadyknownofhim.Hisentityremainsmythicalasever!

           Itissoondiscoveredthattwowhostartedinthechasehavenotreappeared.Theyaretheoldhunterandtheex-captainofvolunteers.Thelatterhasbeenlastseenheadingthefield,theformerfollowingnotfarbehindhim.

           Noonesaweitherofthemafterward.Aretheystillcontinuingon?Perhapstheymayhavebeensuccessful?

           Alleyesturntowardstheprairie,andscanitwithinquiringglances.ThereisanexpectationthatthemissingmenmaybeseenontheirwaybackwithahopethattheHeadlessHorsemanmaybealongwiththem.

           Anhourelapses,andthereisnosignofthemeitherwithorwithoutthewished-forcaptive.

           Isthetrialtobefurtherpostponed?

           Thecounselfortheprosecutionurgesitscontinuance;whilehefortheaccusedisequallydesirousofitsbeingdelayed.Thelattermovesanadjournmenttillto-morrow;hispleatheabsenceofanimportantwitnessinthepersonofZebStump,whohasnotyetbeenexamined.

           Therearevoicesthatclamourforthecasetobecompleted.

           TherearepaidclaquersinthecrowdcomposingaTexanCourt,asinthepitofaParisiantheatre.Therealtragedyhasitssupporters,aswellasthesham!

           Theclamourerssucceedincarryingtheirpoint.Itisdecidedtogoonwiththetrialasmuchofitascanbegotthroughwithoutthewitnesswhoisabsent.Hemaybebackbeforethetimecomesforcallinghim.Ifnot,theCourtcanthentalkaboutadjournment.

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