"Open the window, Dick!" he shouted.

"It's his life or ours now." Dick though nearly blinded with blood, sprang to the window and threw it up.
There was a short, desperate struggle, as the Russian shouting furiously for aid, strove with his feet to keep himself away from the window, but Dick struck these aside.

With a mighty effort Jack pushed his captive forward, and in another moment he was thrown through the open window.

A rush of heavy steps was heard on the stairs.

In an instant Jack darted to the table, seized the documents upon it, and cast them into the fire in the stove, slammed the door, and was standing by the window with Dick, when an officer and several soldiers burst into the room.
"What is the matter ?" the former exclaimed; "and where is the governor ?" "The matter is," Jack said, quietly turning round, "that the governor has drawn his sword, and, as you see, tried to kill my friend.