He'll scold and blame, and all that; but I know what he is at heart, and he'll think as I do, that he need not be ashamed of his son, even if he has failed." The quarters were reached soon after, and the sufferer who had been carried back received the first attention, the others all having their turn; and just as the last bandage had been applied, Sir Morton, who had been having a walk round, came upon the pikes, stained and blunted, leaning against a buttress of the wall.

This brought him to the men's quarters, and in utter astonishment he stood gazing at the scene.
"Ah! good morning," said Master Rayburn, in answer to his wondering look from his son to the injured men and back.

"They'll be easier now.

Only one hurt much, and he'll be all right again after a few days' rest." "But what does this mean ?" said Sir Morton; and his son stood out, and in a frank, manly way, once more related the adventures of the night.
Sir Morton's face grew sterner and harder as he heard everything to the finish; and he was just about to speak, when Master Rayburn broke in: "My doing, from beginning to end.

I told them they ought to do it." "And a nice business your interference has made, sir!" cried Sir Morton angrily.