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The talk with Black's man did not leave me any longer in doubt that Hall had gone to great risk in setting out with the ruffian's crew; and I resolved that if by any chance it could be done, I would yet call him back to Paris. For this I went at once to the office of the Police, and laid as much of the case before one of the heads as I thought needful to my purpose.
'Yes, I believe it's some poor woman, for I could just touch the skull, and the hair was long and floating in the current. 'Good Lord! exclaimed the two others. 'Can she have got wedged in between two rocks? 'I think she's been thrown in, said Sandie gloomily. 'I felt her body swaying to the stream. Some ruffian's knocked her on the head, tied a stone to her feet, and flung her in.
The ruffian's design, in this savage threat, was doubtless to terrify us into submission; or, at least, so to appal and agitate us, as to make our exertions more confused and feeble.
"There has been one," I cried, feeling bold now; "but they threw it out of the window." "Well, of all " began one of the men, who had crossed the room with his companion to the big ruffian's side. "You go on down, my lad," whispered Ike in a low deep voice. "Go on, now." "But are you coming?" I whispered back. "You may depend on that," he said, as if to himself, "if they'll let me. Go on."
The combat between de Sigognac and Malartic was still going on, but at last, the baron who had already wounded his adversary slightly, and whose agony and desperation at being kept from prosecuting his search for Isabelle were intense wrested Malartic's sword from his grasp, by a dexterous manoeuvre with his own, and putting his foot upon it as it lay on the floor raised the point of his blade to the professional ruffian's throat, crying "Surrender, or you are a dead man!"
I nearly fell headlong down as I reached the stairs, for my foot went through a hole in the boards, but I recovered myself and began to run down as fast as I dared, on account of the rickety state of the steps, while Ike came clumping down after me, and we could hear the big ruffian's voice saying something loudly as we hurried from flight to flight.
"A coach is a seeable, trackable thing, and it will throw everybody off the scent. I'm glad the ruffian's dead. He was overmuch wise in my affairs." As we rode on into the interminable wastes, he rallied me gleefully, but soon tired of my moroseness. "His arrival will make an affecting picture," he said mockingly to his men. He was feverishly excited, and must boast to some one.
He had observed something familiar about the form he was bearing it was the body of a woman. He had peered through the disheveled hair at the poor, agonized, blood-stained features, and recognized his wife! One of the guards raised his whip to strike him, and shouted: "Here! Get up! None of this humbugging." "I caught the ruffian's arm.
I gathered all my strength and gave the ruffian's hand a mighty twist that turned the knife aside. I held it out for inspection. "What do you think of it, Cap?" Four brawny fists scattered the gang to the winds for an answer. The knife was left in my hand. They gave me no time to get frightened. Once when I really was scared, it was entirely my own doing. And, furthermore, it served me right.
He could not stop to ascertain whether he was dead or alive. The smugglers still held their ground not two hundred yards off. Harry recognised Miles Gaffin, who, by his actions, was evidently endeavouring to induce his followers to advance to the encounter. As the well disciplined little band drew near them, the ruffian's courage gave way. The men on foot rushed off on either side.
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