Further on, there were impressions of bloody footsteps along the floor.
"Sir Rowland is murdered!" cried Jack, as soon as he could find a tongue.
"It is plain he has been destroyed by his perfidious accomplice," rejoined Thames.

"Oh God! how fearfully my father is avenged!" "True," replied Jack, sternly; "but we have our uncle to avenge.

What's this ?" he added, stooping to pick up a piece of paper lying at his feet--it was Jonathan's memorandum.

"This is the explanation of the bloody deed." "Here's a pocket-book full of notes, and a heavy bag of gold," said Blueskin, examining the articles on the floor.
"The sum which incited the villain to the murder," replied Jack.

"But he can't be far off.