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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. 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
ccording to the testimony of Perry and his wife, nobody had passed through the gate in his wake, nor for more than an hour after him. But--mystery of mysteries--where had he managed to hide himself and his mare during the two or three minutes which had elapsed between his departure from the gate and the arrival there of Lapierre? And, if he had been murdered, what had become of his body? Had it been at all within the bounds of reason to suspect Stolliver, suspicion would certainly have fallen upon that personage. But any idea of the kind 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. OUGH THE TOW GATE ACCORDING TO THE TESTIMONY OF PARRY AND HIS WIFE NOBODY HAD PASSED TO THE GATE IN HIS WAKE NOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AFTER HIM BUT MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES WHERE HAD HE MANAGED TO HIDE HIMSELF AND HIS MARE DURING THE TWO OR THREE MINUTES WHICH HAD ELAPSED BETWEEN HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE GATE AND THE ARRIVAL THERE OF LAPIERRE AND IF HE HAD BEEN MURDERED WHAT HAD BECOME OF HIS BODY HAD IT AT ALL BEEN WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF REASON TO SUSPECT STOLLIVER SUSPICION WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE FALLEN UPON THAT PERSONAGE BUT ANY IDEA 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
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