All this he took in at a glance, and, without word or comment, he made a quick dodge of his head, jumped to one side, made a dash for his horse, and, untying the bridle with a jerk, he mounted and galloped out of the open gate, turning as he did so to find himself still covered by the muzzles of that gun.

When he had nearly reached the outer gate and felt himself out of range, he turned in his saddle, and looking back at Lawrence, who was still standing where he had left him, he violently shook his fist in the air.
"Which means," said Lawrence to himself, "that he intends to make trouble with Keswick." "That settled him," said the old lady, with a grim smile, as she lowered the muzzle of the gun, and gently let down the hammers.

"Madam," said Lawrence, advancing toward her, "may I ask if that gun is loaded ?" "I should say so," replied the old lady.

"In each barrel are two thimblefuls of powder, and half-a-box of Windfall's Teaberry Tonic Pills, each one of them as big and as hard as a buckshot.

They were brought here by a travelling agent, who sold some of them to my people; and I tell you, sir, that those pills made them so sick that one man wasn't able to work for two days, and another for three.