I kept back the dogs and the party, as they came pressing up, and claimed him as my prisoner.

It was all I could do to keep them from shooting him, in the flush of success; but I persisted in my bargain, and Alfred sold him to me.

Well, I took him in hand, and in one fortnight I had him tamed down as submissive and tractable as heart could desire." "What in the world did you do to him ?" said Marie.
"Well, it was quite a simple process.

I took him to my own room, had a good bed made for him, dressed his wounds, and tended him myself, until he got fairly on his feet again.

And, in process of time, I had free papers made out for him, and told him he might go where he liked." "And did he go ?" said Miss Ophelia.
"No.