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Updated: May 17, 2025
They had never had a quarrel with this uncle, and could not well refuse the invitation, though they would rather not have gone, the eldest sister having rejected an offer of marriage from Flinn's only son. After dinner they prepared to leave, but the uncle insisted on their remaining for the night.
Into the midst of this longing, clinging cry for help there came a knock. "Judge Erskine would like to have you come to the library for a few minutes, if you have not retired." This was Katie Flinn's message. And Ruth, as she swiftly set about obeying the summons, said: "Oh, Katie, pray for father!" for among those who, during the last few weeks, had learned to pray was Katie Flinn.
Poor, self-condemned Slagg admitted that he had not, and humbly attended to Flinn's instructions, after which they proceeded on their way; but it might have been observed that Flinn kept a corner of his eye steadily on his new friend during the remainder of that day, while the attenuated black kept so close to Slagg's elbow as to render the pointing of the muzzle of his gun at him an impossibility.
Flinn's calculation was cut short at that moment by the entrance of a round shot, which pierced the ship's side just above his head, and sent splinters flying in all directions, one of which killed a man at the next gun, and another struck Bill Bowls on the left arm, wounding him slightly.
Miss MacDermot was then seized and dragged back into the room, where her uncle was still standing by the fire. He took no notice of her tears and entreaties, but allowed her to be forced into the hall, where a crowd of Flinn's friends and followers were assembled. They set her on a pillion behind the principal mask.
There was no doubt in Flinn's mind about it, as his actions proved, but there were considerable doubts in Slagg's mind, as was evinced by his immediate petrifaction not with fear, of course, but with something or other remarkably similar. Slagg chanced to be walking in advance at the time, making his way with some trouble through a rather dense bit of jungle.
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