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Their separation was a point in his favor

Steadily he followed on the lie ; and as he saw it, he

heard the roll of wheels approaching the gates

The burglar, unacquainted with the topography of the road, was breaking

his way through the undergrowth; and Drake, seeing that there was a

chance of cutting hi into one of the paths, turned into

it

He had to run for all he orth now, and as he sped along he was

ree days, when he sprinted for the mile

race--and won it He reached a corner where the narrow path joined the

wider one leading to the gate, and here he stopped, listening intently,

and still covering the light of the lae, and with a thrill of exciteiven hiht of a woman's dress, and a faint cry of

alarm and surprise arose Was there a woman in the business?