Am I not wounded ?" "He never fired at all, Miss Kingston; he will never fire again.

I shot him as he said 'two,' and no doubt the shock of the sudden shot caused you to faint dead away.

You fell the same instant that he did." "But where are the others ?" the girl said with a shudder.

"How imprudent of you to come here! I hoped you had seen them coming toward the house." "I did see them, Miss Kingston, and that was the reason I came.

I was afraid they might try rough measures to learn from you where I was hidden.