I said within myself, 'Sure, if it be sin, it is one that God would pardon.

It is not well for me to go forth without some weapon which might end all, were it to be the less peril to die than to live.' And so I took the pistol and carried it in my girdle." "And then ?" "Then we went forth together, and Martha walked with me awhile.

But as I felt the clear fresh air of the night fanning my cheek, and the dewy sweetness of the grass beneath my feet, I grew strong and full of courage.

I felt certain by what thou hadst told me that I was on the right track.

The moon and the stars shone in the sky and guided my steps.