Away with you, man, and never mind me." "We go together," said the other quietly.

"You can sit behind me and hang on to my waist.

Before you turned up I had pretty well got the thing in order." Dickson in a fever of impatience sat by while the Russian put the finishing touches to the machine, and as well as his anxiety allowed put him in possession of the main facts of the story.

He told of how he and Heritage had come to Dalquharter, of the first meeting with Saskia, of the trip to Glasgow with the jewels, of the exposure of Loudon the factor, of last night's doings in the House, and of the journey that morning to the Mains of Garple.

He sketched the figures on the scene--Heritage and Sir Archie, Dobson and his gang, the Gorbals Die-Hards.