He said it was hidden in Kim's Bayou." "Kim's Bayou! That was a good hiding-place, Mercer!" "A very good place of concealment indeed, sir.

As soon as it was dark, Mooie returned to watch.

What happened to him I haven't fully discovered, sir.

But it must have been near midnight when he staggered up to Crossen's place, bleeding and half out of his senses.

They brought him here, and I watched over him most of the night.