“I have found out all your infernal scheme. Get out of here, and keep out of sight, lest I take the law in my own hands;” and I drew the revolver again to emphasize my words.
The man was seemingly afraid to move; so I dragged him to his feet, hauled him to the door and flung him down in the passage. “Upstairs with you and if I catch so much as a glimpse of you I’ll shoot you like the murderous skunk you are.”
He crawled away from my feet and slunk up the creaking staircase shaking in every limb and casting frightened glances behind him.
“What are you going to do?” asked the woman, coming to the door.
“Hold your tongue,” I thundered. “Go to the villain you egged on to do this thing. Quick, or——” She was scared by my rage and went without another word.
“Shall I change?” asked Volna.
I nodded. “And bring me my things. I’ll stop on guard here.”
I heard the two muttering and wrangling in the room above; but neither made any attempt to come down; and in some few minutes we were ready.
“We’ll go together and get the horses,” I said to Volna; and was in the act of opening the door when I started involuntarily as some one beat a loud peremptory summons on the panel.
“Open the door there, open,” called a voice.