Uncle Joe tells me you had a visit from a burglar last night ?" "A murderer, sir; one whose object was to take my husband's life," Elsie answered with a shudder, and in low, tremulous tones, leaning on Edward's arm and gazing into his face with eyes swimming with tears of love and gratitude.
"My wife's also, I fear," Mr.Travilla said with emotion, fondly stroking her sunny hair.
"Indeed! why this is worse and worse! But he did not succeed in wounding either of you ?" "No; his ball passed over our heads, grazing mine so closely as to cut off a lock of my hair.

But I wounded him, must have cut an artery, I think, from the bloody trail he left behind him." "An artery ?" cried the doctor, growing more and more excited; "where?
do you know where your ball struck ?" "A flash of lightning showed us to each other and we fired simultaneously, I aiming for his right arm.

I do not often miss my aim: we heard his revolver fall to the floor and he fled instantly, leaving it and a trail of blood before him." "You had him pursued promptly, of course ?" "Yes; but they did not find him.

I expected to see them return with his corpse, thinking he must bleed to death in a very short time.

But I presume he had an accomplice who was able to stanch the flow of blood and carry him away." "No, I don't think he had; and if I'm not greatly mistaken I dressed his wound in my office this morning, and left him there in charge of my boy Nap, bidding him keep the fellow there, if possible, till I came back.