“I tell you I was awakened by a slight noise, and saw a dark, naked figure creep in at the window.”
“It was too dark to see such a thing, lad.”
“What! with flashes of lightning like that?”
“Humph!” ejaculated Wyatt, for every thing in the room was for the moment plainly seen.
“I tell you it was a thief creeping in to steal your present.”
“What!”
“And I let him get through the door of the room before I followed, so as to trap him.”
“Look here, Dick, lad,” said Wyatt; “I’m sorry for this. You’ve roused every one up.”
“You don’t believe me?”
“Hark at them, and look at the lanterns.—Below there—see anybody?” he shouted.