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So far as was known, he had not been followed by any person after his departure from the Peacock at 7.45. Anyone following would have had no prospect of overtaking him unless mounted on a good horse, and must perforce have passed through the toll gate. SO FAR AS WAS KNOWN HE HAD NOT BEEN FOLLOWED BY ANY PERSON AFTER HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE PEACOCK AT SEVEN FORTY FIVE ANY ONE FOLLOWING WOULD HAVE HAD NO PROSPECT OF OVERTAKING HIM UNLESS MOUNTED ON A GOOD HORSE AND MUST PERFORCE HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE TOW GATE
 the night of the disappearance a more puzzled community than the one settled along the Millbrook and Spotswood road would have been hard to find in Upper Canada. At first sight it seemed probable that the missing man had been murdered for his money. On the afternoon of the day when he was last seen in Millbrook the fact of his having four hundred pounds in bank bills in his possession was known to a great many people, for, as already intimated, he told the story of his dispute at the bank to pretty nearly everyone with whom he came in contact during the subsequent portion of the day, and he in every instance wound up his narration by proclaiming to all whom it might concern that he had the notes in his pocket. But it was difficult to fix upon any particular individual as being open to suspicion. There had been no attempt on the part of any of his associates on that afternoon to detain him in town, and his remaining there until the evening had been entirely due to his own inclinations. BSEQUENT TO THE NIGHT OF THE DISAPPEARANCE A MORE PUZZLED COMMUNITY THAN THE ONE SETTLED ALONG THE MILLBROOK AND SPOTSWOOD ROAD WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO FIND IN UPPER CANADA AT FIRST SIGHT IT SEEMED PROBABLE THAT THE MISSING MAN HAD BEEN MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE DAY WHEN HE WAS LAST SEEN AT MILLBROOK THE FACT OF HIS HAVING FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS ON BANK BILLS IN HIS POSSESSION WAS KNOWN TO A GREAT MANY PEOPLE FOR AS ALREADY INTIMATED HE TOLD THE STORY OF HIS DISPUTE AT THE BANK TO PRETTY NEARLY EVERY ONE WHO WITH WHOM HE CAME IN CONTACT DURING THE SUBSEQUENT PORTION OF THE DAY AND HE IN EVERY INSTANCE WOUND UP HIS NARRATION BY PROCLAIMING TO ALL WHOM IT MIGHT CONCERN HE HAD THE NOTES IN HIS POCKET BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIX UPON ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL AS BEING OPEN TO SUSPICION THERE HAD BEEN NO ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF ANY OF HIS ASSOCIATES ON THAT AFTERNOON TO DETAIN HIM IN TOWN IN HIS REMAINING THERE UNTIL THE EVENING HAD BEEN ENTIRELY DUE TO HIS OWN INCLINATIONS
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