“‘Who is there?’ he asked.
“We made no answer.
“‘Who is there?’ he again said, in a determined tone.
“But we all remained perfectly still, and stirred not an inch.
“He fired both barrels of his gun.
“But he missed his aim, and the next moment he found himself gagged and bound both hand and foot.
“The noise of the report, however, had thoroughly aroused all his servants, and now begin a horrible scene.
“Any one but members of the Skeleton Crew would have fled before such impending danger.
“But not so with us.
“In a few moments we prepared for the farmer’s servants, and beat them back.