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There was a small branch lying
at one side. It was only about twenty inches long, and someone had cut all the
side twigs off it. Trixie picked it up, curious as usual. It came from a
crab-apple tree.

There was a dark
stain on the heavy end of the piece of wood. And caught in the grain of the
wood was a small tuft of gray hair. The stain could only be blood. . ..

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