By this time, if she has carried out my wishes, she has told you what you may expect.

I have told her the story which I am going to tell you, and I am certain that when you have finished it you will see that I am not entirely to blame.

You will see, too, what havoc Tom Taggart has wrought in my life; why he has tried many times to kill me.

Calumet, beware of the Taggarts! For the last five years they have been a constant menace to me; I have been forced to be on my guard against them day and night.

They have hounded me, induced my men to betray me.