CHAPTER VI.
THE MYSTERIES SOLVED.
Pierre, finding himself uninjured by Mr.Winters's shot, suddenly became very courageous, and stopped to say a parting word to that gentleman.
"Try it again," said he, with a taunting laugh.

"You are a poor shot for an old frontiersman! I will bid you good-by, now," he added, shaking his knife at Uncle James, "but you have not seen the last of me.

You will have reason to remember"-- The Ranchero did not say what Mr.Winters would have reason to remember, for he happened to look toward the opposite side of the court, and saw something that brought from him an ejaculation of alarm, and caused him to turn and take to his heels.

An instant afterward, a dark object bounded through the court, and, before the robber had taken half a dozen steps, Marmion sprang upon his back, and threw him to the ground.
"Hurrah!" shouted Frank.

"You are not gone yet, it seems.