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They settled back in their chairs to listen, and Ericssen, who had evidently never told the affair to another living soul except his own wife, doubtless, seemed glad this time to tell it to two men. THEY SETTLED BACK IN THEIR CHAIRS TO LISTEN AND ERICSSON WHO HAD EVIDENTLY NEVER TOLD THE AFFAIR TO ANOTHER LIVING SOUL EXCEPT HIS OWN WIFE DOUBTLESS SEEMED GLAD THIS TIME TO TELL IT TO TWO MEN
roved that he, at least, did not now judge her reason foolish. “‘Because it would be murder,’ she told me. ‘Another man who wants to marry me would kill you.’” “She had some proof for the assertion, no doubt?” suggested Lawson. “None whatever,” was the reply. “Merely her woman’s instinct. Moreover, I did not know who the other man was, nor would she ever tell me.” “Otherwise you might have murdered him instead?” said Baynes, the second listener. “I did,” said Ericssen grimly. “But without knowing he was the man.” He sipped his whisky and relit his pipe. The others waited. “Our marriage took place two months later—just after Hazel’s disappearance.” “Hazel?” exclaimed Lawson and Baynes in a single breath. “Hazel! Member of the Hunters!” His mysterious disappearance had been a nine days’ wonder some ten years ago. It had never been explained. They had all been members of the Hunters’ Club together. “That’s the chap,” Ericssen said. “Now I’ll tell you[77] the tale, if you care to hear it.”  SAID HE LOOKED UP WITH A SIGNIFICANT EXPRESSION IN HIS FACE WHICH PROVED THAT HE AT LEAST DID NOT NOW JUDGE HER REASON FOOLISH BECAUSE IT WOULD BE MURDER SHE TOLD ME ANOTHER MAN WHO WANTS TO MARRY ME WOULD KILL YOU SHE HAD SOME PROOF FOR THE ASSERTION NO DOUBT SUGGESTED LARSAN NONE WHATSOEVER WAS THE REPLY MERELY HER WOMAN'S INSTINCT MOREOVER I DID NOT KNOW WHO THE OTHER MAN WAS NOR WOULD SHE EVER TELL ME OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT HAVE MURDERED HIM INSTEAD SAID BAINES THE SECOND LISTENER I DID SAID ERICSSON GRIMLY BUT WITHOUT KNOWING HE WAS THE MAN HE SIPPED HIS WHISKEY AND RELIT HIS PIPE THE OTHERS WAITED OUR MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE TWO MONTHS LATER JUST AFTER HAZEL'S DISAPPEARANCE HAZEL EXCLAIMED LAWSON IN VINES IN A SINGLE BREATH HAZEL MEMBER OF THE HUNTERS HIS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE HAD BEEN A NINE DAYS WONDER SOME TEN YEARS AGO IT HAD NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED THEY HAD ALL BEEN MEMBERS OF THE HUNTERS CLUB TOGETHER THAT'S THE CHAP ERICSSON SAID NOW I'LL TELL YOU THE TALE IF YOU CARE TO HEAR IT
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