They were
unmistakably foreigners. That fact, in itself, went far toward
establishing in his mind the conviction that they were not attempting
to intercept any one coming from the other side. Equally as strong was
the belief that the Canadian authorities would not have entered upon
United States territory for the purpose of apprehending these
suspects, no matter how thoroughly the movements and motives of the
two men might have been known to them.
He could not free himself of the suspicion that Green Fancy possessed
the key to the situation. Roon and his companion could not have had
the slightest interest in his movements up to the instant he
encountered the young woman at the cross-roads. It was ridiculous to
even consider himself an object of concern to these men who had been
haunting the border for days prior to his appearance on the scene.
They were interested only in the advent of the woman, and as her
destination confessedly was Green Fancy, what could be more natural
than the conclusion that their plans, evil or otherwise, depended
entirely upon her arrival at the strange house on the mountainside?
They had been awaiting her appearance for days. The instant it became
known to them that she was installed at Green Fancy, their plans went
forward with a swiftness that bespoke complete understanding.
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