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your ardent lovers are usually before their time Come into the barn"

"N-no,--devilish dark hole!"

"But--he'll see you here!"

"What if he does, can't g-get away frohter"

"What do you "

"What--you ht, do you?"

"Of course--try that way first Give hiht"

"Ah-h!" said Mr Chichester, very slowly, "you can't shoot hiht--of course you can't I see"

"What? W-what d'ye see? Devilish dark hole in there!"

"All the better, Ronald,--think of his surprise when instead of

finding an ar for hi brother! Coht,--yes, the shadow Instead of the sister, the

b-brother--yes, by God!"

Now the flooring of the loft where Barnabas lay was full of wide

cracks and fissures, for the boards had warped by reason of th, Barnabas saw

the wall, while

Mr Chichester stooped above the open duelling-case

"What--they're loaded are they?" said he

"Of c-course!"

"They're handsoram, I see!"

"Yes Is your f-flask empty, Chichester?"

"No, I think not," answered Mr Chichester, still stooping above the

pistol in his hand

"Then give it me, will you--h, Ronald? Did you know this flint was loose?"