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"There was a time for Decherd to lighten ship, and, as you say, he had only women to fear." "I knew myself when the time came for me to leave him," said the woman, now apathetically. "I went over to St. Louis soon after Miss Lady first left the Big House, and after Decherd followed her.
"And he shoots a rifle; and here are three holes buckshot holes in the hide. And you had a gun loaded with buckshot. Did you lend it to Mr. Decherd?" "No, sah," said Jim, turning his head away. "Look here, boy," said Blount. "There is no liar, black or white, can go out with my dogs; because my dogs don't lie and I don't. Now, tell me about this."
The plantation paths now began to blacken with slowly moving figures, but within the Big House there was no confusion. Colonel Blount paced slowly up and down the gallery. Hearing footfalls, he turned. "Oh, it's you, Decherd, is it? I'm right glad you're going home to- morrow morning, and not to-night. We need men who can shoot.
She slammed the glass door of the cabin in his face. Decherd stood irresolute, ill-armed in the injustice of his quarrel. He had not a moment to wait. "Decherd!" The voice was John Eddring's. Decherd turned. The silent watcher beside the rail had risen and was coming straight toward him. Henry Decherd paused under the steadfast gaze which met him.
"How this book got into the possession of Henry Decherd of course it did not belong to the man Thompson-is something I can't tell. He no doubt intended to use it for his own purposes, as I will try to show you after a while. As to this Supreme Court case from the Indian Nations, it simply proves that the claimant did have a status on the pay-rolls; and it stops at that.
"Sir," said Miss Lady, "you yourself may go now, if you please;" and she stood so unagitated, so composed and certain of herself, certain as well of his obedience, that Decherd knew here was a woman different from any with whom he had hitherto had to do. Flinging out his hands in anger at his own mistake, his own folly, he turned and strode away.
She may have been right by you right there at the train for all I know; and I reckon like enough that's just how it happened." "Where's Decherd?" "I don't know gone somewhere. He didn't go with her." "But Mrs. Ellison?" "She's not gone," said Blount, grimly, "but she's going. I don't count her in any more. Here's the key to Mrs. Ellison's room. It's better she shouldn't see any one this morning."
And so it was that she gave to Eddring the first direct confirmation of that which he had by piece-work reasoning convinced himself to be the truth. He first rapidly ran over the salient features of the Loisson story, explaining to her fully his interest In the same, and pointing out to her the certainty of his success as well as the hopelessness of any contest on the part of herself or Decherd.
She turned upon him eyes which might have been compelling enough under certain circumstances, but whose glance was lost upon the man before her. Eddring stepped quietly to the door, closed it and sprung the lock. "Madam," said he, "are you alone in this case? Do you not really mean that you and Mr. Henry Decherd are partners in this enterprise?" She started up. "Open the door!" she cried.
"Well, I don't reckon that Thompson was. Upon the other hand, Henry Decherd might have been, for certain reasons. Let's see. "Now, here is this little French book. It tells about a certain journey made from America to France in the year 1825 by several Indian chieftains. They went with one Paul Loise, interpreter.
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