For, strange as doth the tale appear,
One startling fact is all too clear,
The robber, who on No-Man’s-Land
Was shot by Blaker’s ruthless hand,—
That highwayman of evil fame
Is beauteous Maude of Allinghame!
L’ENVOI.
“Well, but that’s not the end?”
“Yes it is, my good friend.”
“Oh, I say!