Kate looked at him in wonder. She could not understand the meaning of the exclamation.

“Miss Treveling?” she said.

“Yes; was she not with me, when you discovered me helpless?”

“No,” said Kate, in utter astonishment.

“Why, this is a greater mystery than even the attack on me. Miss Treveling was with me in the ravine when I was shot.”

“She was?”

“Yes; what could have become of her?”

“I can not guess.”

“Could she have returned to Point Pleasant for assistance?”

“She would not have left you to bleed to death.”