So there is a story back of all this," he exclaimed jerkily.
"Damn it, I thought as much.

Was Beaucaire killed ?" "No--not at least by any violence.

No doubt the shock of his loss hastened his death.

Surely you must know that he risked all he possessed on a game of cards and lost ?" "Thockmorton knew something about it, and there were other rumors floating about the Landing, but I have heard no details." "You did not see the two men, then ?" "No, I was not at home, and they went on down the river the next day on a keel-boat.

You saw the play ?" "I saw the last part of the game and was convinced, as all the others present were, that the Judge was deliberately ruined for a purpose.