To pursue the path would be to go farther and farther away from the village and civilization, but for the moment she saw no other course.

On one hand the gorse bushes made a practically impenetrable rampart, and on the other the cliff overhung the shore which at that point was nearly two hundred feet below.

From where she stood, no way of escape presented itself, and she turned in despair to follow the path a little farther.

But as she did so, she heard another wild shout from behind her, and it flashed upon her with a stab of dismay that her light dress had betrayed her.

She had been sighted by the intruders, and they were pursuing her.