“And what was it?” Death-wing asked.
“Why, to change the finger posts, and thus send them in the wrong direction.”
“A capital plan,” said Death-wing.
“And did it succeed?” asked several.
“Yes, as I will explain shortly.”
“Early in the morning we got spades and loosened the finger posts, so as to be able to change them in a few moments.
“We waited for hours, but no carriages appeared.
“At last, a long way off, we espied two vehicles approaching.
“But one was about half a mile ahead of the other.
“The first one contained the intended bride, the farmer’s beautiful daughter, and a female attendant.