The yard was only eight feet below.
"Can you jump out the window?" he asked his partner.
"They'll fire if I budge."
This remark was certainly true.
While Harry had the advantage of using the girl as a shield, the four Canadians held the old detective at their mercy.
Harry drew his pistol.
The girl began to struggle to get free.
"Keep still!" said the boy in threatening tones. "If any harm befalls my partner, I'll put a bullet in you, young woman!"
The terrible earnestness of his voice alarmed her.
"You wouldn't injure a lady, would you?" she asked, appealing to his manhood. "No gentleman would do that."