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So it was certainly not worth while to pursue that branch of enquiry any farther. The only other persons upon whom the shadow of suspicion could by any possibility fall were Lapierre and Jonathan Perry. Well, so far as the latter was concerned the idea was too absurd for serious consideration. SO IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT WORTH WHILE TO PURSUE THAT BRANCH OF INQUIRY ANY FARTHER THE ONLY OTHER PERSONS UPON WHOM THE SHADOW OF SUSPICION COULD BY ANY POSSIBILITY FALL WERE LAPIERRE AND JONATHAN PERRY WHILE SO FAR AS THE LATTER WERE CONCERNED THE IDEA WAS TOO ABSURD FOR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
was altogether out of the question. Stolliver was a boorish, uncompanionable fellow, but a more unlikely man to commit such a serious crime could not have been found in the whole country side. Again, he could not have had any conceivable motive for making away with Savareen, as he had been working all day in the fields and knew nothing about the four hundred pounds. Besides, a little quiet investigation proved the thing to be an absolute impossibility. At the time of Savareen's disappearance, Stolliver had been sitting at his own table, in the company of his wife, his family, and a grown-up female servant. He had sat down to table at about a quarter to eight, and had not risen therefrom until several minutes after the town bell had ceased to ring. On rising, he had gone out with his two boys--lads of thirteen and fifteen years of age respectively--and had barely taken up a position with them on the front fence when Lapierre came along and questioned him, as related in a former chapter. EA OF THE KIND WAS ALTOGETHER OUT OF THE QUESTION STOLLIVER WAS A BOORISH UNCOMPANIONABLE FELLOW BUT MORE AND MORE UNLIKELY MAN TO COMMIT SUCH A SERIOUS CRIME COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE AGAIN HE COULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY CONCEIVABLE MOTIVE FOR MAKING AWAY WITH SAVAREEN AS HE HAD BEEN WORKING ALL DAY IN THE FIELDS AND KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS BESIDES A LITTLE QUIET INVESTIGATION PROVED THE THING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY AT THE TIME OF SAVAREEN'S DISAPPEARANCE STOLLIVER HAD BEEN SITTING AT HIS OWN TABLE IN THE COMPANY OF HIS WIFE HIS FAMILY AND A GROWN UP FEMALE SERVANT HE HAD SAT DOWN TO TABLE AT ABOUT A QUARTER TO EIGHT AND HAD NOT RISEN THEREFROM UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE TOWN BELL HAD CEASED TO RING ON RISING HE HAD GONE OUT WITH HIS TWO BOYS LADS OF THIRTEEN AND FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE RESPECTIVELY AND HAD BARELY TAKEN UP A POSITION WITH THEM ON THE FRONT FENCE WHEN LAPIERRE CAME ALONG AND QUESTIONED HIM AS RELATED IN A FORMER CHAPTER
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