Be sure to come to-night.
The words scarcely carried a meaning to him.

It was her brother that had shot the judge--the brother whom she had defended and protected all her life.

It would kill her when she knew.

And he, Sandy Kilday, was the only one who suspected the truth.

A momentary temptation seized him to hold his peace; if Ricks were caught, it would be time enough to tell what he knew; if he escaped, one more stain on his name might not matter.
But Carter, the coward, where was he?
It was his place to speak.