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That there uely knew Yet he felt no dread, and very little curiosity as to the nized the fact that the ht well look on him with horror, inasmuch as his hand had sent her to her death, Anstice felt little interest in the matter as it concerned hi the effects of that h unaware of it He had received a nasty wound--even now his shoulder was stiff and painful--and since he had discontinued the use of opiates he had had little or no sleep; but he was a ood physique, and only an unaccustomed pallor and a few finely-drawn lines round hisstill

One or twoahead of hi officer called Trent, recognized hiedy which had shaken the district of Alostan a feeeks earlier

Being a talkative person he could not refrain fro Anstice out to his corey?" Trent had been one of the picnic party which had ended in disaster; and although a good-hearted boy was thrilled with the importance of his own position "Knoho it is? Well, it's that chap Anstice--you reirl up in the hills when they were in a tight place"

"Oh! That the man?" The other, as a portly civilian, looked at the unconscious Anstice with open interest "Shocking affair, what? If he'd held his hand five minutes they would both have been rescued Wasn't that it?"

"Yes Looks a bit sick about it, doesn't he?"

"U fellow, in a hard-bitten sort of way" The civilian looked Anstice over, approving the thin, well-cut face, the tall, loosely-built figure, the long hands lying idly on the ar, with that black hair and those dark eyes, isn't he?"

"Yes Looks years older than he did before it happened," said Trent, speaking the truth "I expect, though, it is the sort of thing to age one"

"Yes What's he doing here? Going hoot an appointer ot in this afternoon, and I expect Cheniston wants to hear the affair at first-hand"