There's a snake in the bed of Manitou--what are you going to do with it ?" The men swayed, murmured, and shrill shouts of "Marchand! Marchand! Marchand!" went up.

The crowd heaved upon Ingolby.

"One minute!" he called with outstretched arm and commanding voice.

They paused.
Something in him made him master of them even then.
At that moment two men were fiercely fighting their way through the crowd towards where Ingolby was.

They were Jowett and Osterhaut.