He tried to visualize McTrigger, the man he had saved from the hangman, waiting for Kedsty in the office at barracks.

He pictured the girl, as O'Connor had described her, with her black hair and blue eyes--and then the storm broke.
The rain came down in a deluge, and scarcely had it struck when the door opened and Cardigan hurried in to close the window.

He remained for half an hour, and after that young Mercer, one of his two assistants, came in at intervals.

Late in the afternoon it began to clear up, and Father Layonne returned with papers properly made out for Kent's signature.

He was with Kent until sundown, when Mercer came in with supper.
Between that hour and ten o'clock Kent observed a vigilance on the part of Dr.Cardigan which struck him as being unusual.