The other saw the doubt in his face.
"To-morrow I shall kill Strang," he repeated.

"I shall kill him with this gun from under the window of his house through which you saw Marion." "Marion!" exclaimed Nathaniel.

"Marion--" He leaned forward eagerly, questioning.

"Tell me--" "My sister, Captain Plum!" It seemed to Nathaniel that every fiber in his body was stretched to the breaking point.

He reached out, dazed by what he had heard and with both hands seized Neil's arm.
"Your sister--who came to you at the whipping-post ?" "That was Marion." "And--Strang's wife ?" "No!" cried Neil.