Of course, that must be quite obvious to all of
you. My friend De Soto is inclined to the belief that they were trying
to get across the border. I don't believe so. If that were the case,
why did they dismount above Conley's house, hitch their horses to the
fence, and set forth on foot? I am convinced in my own mind that they
came here to meet some one to whom they were to deliver a verbal
report of vital importance,--some one from across the border in
Canada. This message was delivered. So far as Roon and Paul were
concerned their usefulness was ended. They had done all that was
required of them. The cause they served was better off with them dead
than alive. Without the slightest compunction, without the least
regard for faithful service, they were set upon and slain by their
supposed friends. Now, you may laugh at my fancy if you like, but you
must remember that frightful things are happening in these days. The
killing of these men adds but a drop to the ocean of blood that is
being shed. Roon and Paul, suddenly confronted by treachery, fled for
their lives. The trap had been set with care, however; they rushed
into it."
"I am inclined to your hypothesis, O'Dowd," said Barnes.
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