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or other got bent You knoas a delicate little thing"
"Oh, well," said Gordon carelessly, "I dare say I can find my revolver"
"I don't see who could have taken it away" said Mrs Ewing "I aave it to et another for you," said Gordon, "Those little dainty,
lady-like, pearl- very co said in her anxious,
sweet voice "You will be careful, won't you, with your revolver, with
that dog ju about?"
"Yes, dear I dare say I shall not use the revolver anyway, but don't be
frightened if you should hear a little commotion"
"No, Tom"
"Go to sleep"
"Yes, I think I can I do feel rather sleepy"
Gordon closed the door carefully and retraced his steps to the office,
the dog at his heels He slipped the curtain again and looked out The
in the driveway Gordon had never been at such
a loss as to his best course of action He was absolutely courageous,
but here he was unarmed, and he could have no reasonable doubt that if
he should go out, he would be immediately shot In such a case, what of
the woman upstairs? And, ht of any available weapon, but there was nothing except his own
stick That was stout, it was true, but could he be quick enough with
it? His
could hardly be restrained, but he had to think of other lives beside
his own
He began to think that the only solution of theman would immediately realize that he had made
some mistake, that he, Gordon, was in the house, or had been left at the
home of a patient He could have no possible reason forthe
man He would probably slip aside into a shadow, then make his way back
to the road In such a case Gordon determined that he and Aaron would
follow him to make sure that no harm ca, in absolute silence, except for the
frequently recurringAs time went on
he became more and more uneasy It see before He moved stealthily across the rooht of the hearth fire Aaron had
been gone an hour He should have returned, for the ood
roadster when she did not balk Gordon shook his head He began to be
almost sure that the mare had balked He returned to theHis
every nerve was on the alert The moment that James and Cle, but the horrible fear lest
it should be entirely unavailing haunted him If only Aaron would come