We have made up our minds to take you both with us, for it's a horrible lonely life in the bush, without the pleasure of ladies' society.

But I never dreamt that I was in for such a slice of luck as this.' "Mr.Donald jumped from his seat as the fellow spoke, but in a moment he levelled a pistol at him and shouted: "'Sit down or I fire.' "Alice rushed to her husband, and pushed him down into his seat.
"'I had rather die than go with you,' I said to him quietly.
"'Perhaps so, my dear,' he replied; 'but you see, you haven't got the choice.' "Then he went on taunting us about old times, and especially reminding me that I had got him a thrashing, over breaking the school house window.

When I went out to get them some more wine, for they wouldn't touch the spirits, I got a knife and hid it in my dress; for I made up my mind to kill myself, rather than that.
"A little later I stole upstairs and brought down a brace of pistols, which Mr.Donald kept under his pillow, and slipped one into Alice's hand.

Presently they began to get noisy, and the captain ordered me to come and sit on his knee.

Then Alice and I showed the pistols, and said we would shoot ourselves, if one of them laid a finger on us.
"The captain muttered some order to his men, which I didn't hear; but I guessed it was to leave us alone, for the present.