Amid the confusion Gray heard his own name shouted, and found himself set upon by two agitated friends, Mallow and Stoner.

They had been combing Newtown for him, so they declared, and were near by when attracted by the excitement on the sidewalk.

What was the trouble?
Was Gray hurt?
He assured them that he was not, and explained in a few words the origin of the encounter.

But other concerns, it seemed, occupied the minds of the pair, and before he had finished Mallow was dragging him towards the door, crying, breathlessly: "Gee, Governor! You gave us a run.

We've been coming since noon." "It was only by the grace of God," Stoner declared, "that we heard you were out here and why you'd come.