The eighth man was a young man, of prepossessing appearance, unmasked, and had his hands bound behind his back.
He was better dressed than his grim captors, and there was a fearless, cool expression upon his face, that at once won Fritz's admiration.
"Ha! Hank and Jim have been here already, and gone!" a tall, broad-shouldered member of the party said. "They'll be back directly, no doubt. And now, Hal Hartly, we will proceed to review your case, and dispose of it according to the decision of the majority."
"Go ahead, captain!" the prisoner replied, calmly. "I am as well prepared now, as I shall be."
CHAPTER V.
BILL BUDGE'S CONVERSATION.
To Fritz, the scene below of course began to grow more interesting.
"Dot veller vas goin' to pe tried for somedings," he muttered, "und vot ish more, uff der verdict don't vas in his favor, he vas goin' der git sp'iled."
Young Hartly if his thoughts were in the same channel as those of the watcher, didn't appear very much troubled about the matter, for he perched himself upon the table, while the six jurors sat in a semicircle facing him, and the captain a little to one side.