IN THE HANDS OP SPANISH GUERILLAS In addition to his alarm, Ridge was overcome with a guilty knowledge of having fallen asleep while on guard.

Of course, he felt certain that he had only closed his eyes for a minute; but in that minute something dreadful, for which he was responsible, had happened.

He had no idea what it was, but imagined the worst, and was greatly relieved to hear the voice of his prisoner-comrade at his side.
"What on earth--" he began; but just then Senorita dashed up to him in a state of terror, and for the moment demanded his attention.

As he soothed her he called loudly for Dionysio, but there was no response.
"I am afraid he has escaped," said the young Spaniard, in rather a faint voice, from the ground, to which he had dropped exhausted by weakness and the intense strain of the past few hours.

"He tried to kill me, you know." "Tried to kill you!" exclaimed Ridge, incredulously.