It was Buck Daniels who reached Dan as the latter stumbled back from the door of the barn, surrounded by a following cloud of smoke, and fell stumbling to the ground.

And Buck raised him.
The girl was instantly beside them.
She had thrown on a white dressing gown when she rose from bed.

It was girded high across her breast, and over it showered her bright hair, flashing like liquid gold in growing light.

She, now, received the semi-conscious burden of Dan Barry, and Buck Daniels stepped forward, close to the smoke.

He began to shout directions which the two watchers behind the hill could not hear, though they saw his long arms point and gesticulate and they could see his speaking lips.