He scooted up that tree and slipped in under some hanging strips of bark.

I shoved 'em aside, and found an opening to the hollow where they do their housekeeping." "But you didn't see her there--and how do you know she is there now ?" "I determined to make it sure.

When she left to-day, I started an hour ahead of her, and hid myself at the edge of the woods.

An hour after the coach arrived at Indian Spring, she came there in a brown duster and was joined by him.

I'd have followed them, but the d----d hound has the ears of a squirrel, and though I was five hundred yards from him he was on his guard." "Guard be blessed! Wasn't you armed?
Why didn't you go for him ?" said Dunn, furiously.
"I reckoned I'd leave that for you," said Brace coolly.