And just remember what a dangerous position you're in." "Know that as well as you do," muttered the prisoner.

"But I'm sober enough, now! It's this way--I stopped here in the town three nights since, and looked about for a job next day, and then I heard of something likely up the river and went after it and didn't get it, so I started back here--late at night it was.

And after crossing that bridge at a place called Twizel, I turned down to the river-bank, thinking to take a short cut.

And--it was well after dark, then, mind you, guv'nor--in coming along through the woods, just before where the little river runs into the big one, I come across this man's body--stumbled on it.

That's the truth!" "Well!" said Mr.Lindsey.
"He was lying--I could show you the place, easy--between the edge of the wood and the river-bank," continued Carter.