The party above had crossed the stream, and disappeared up a ravine, and nothing remained to indicate that these two were fugitives, hiding for their lives, and facing a desperate expedient in an effort to escape their pursuers.

As the speaker finally concluded the silence was almost oppressive.
"How do yer suppose Bill Lacy got into the affair ?" asked Brennan, at last thoughtfully.

"I don't put no sorter deviltry beyond him, yer understand, but I don't quite see how he ever come to get mixed up in this yere New York mess.

Seems like he had enough hell brewing here at home." "I'm just as much in the dark as you are, as to that," admitted Westcott doubtfully.

"I am convinced, however, that Cavendish is still alive, and that another body strangely resembling his was found in the New York apartments.