"But will you tell Mr.Hugh to come down to us ?--and you'd best stop where you are yourself, Miss Dunlop--there's no very pleasant sight down this way.

Have you no idea at all who did this ?" he asked, as I went down to him.

"You were with him ?" "Man alive, I've no more idea than you have!" I exclaimed.

"He was making off somewhere in yon car that's below--he threatened me with the loss of my life if I didn't agree to let him get away in peace, and he was going down the stairs to the car when it happened.

But I'll tell you this: Miss Dunlop says Sir Gilbert was here last night!--and it was he and Hollins imprisoned her above there--frightened she'd let out on them if she got away." "Then the Glasgow tale was all lies ?" he exclaimed.