It was in this position, as we have already seen, that Adèle discovered them.
When Frank saw the farmer's nose bleeding so profusely, and the deathly paleness on his face, he cried for help. It was this cry which the young lady heard. The same cry aroused Tom, who was sleeping soundly, doubtless dreaming of his fair cousin. He looked carefully over the hedge, and when he saw how matters stood and how his uncle lay, he took to his heels and fled. Cowardice lent him wings.
CHAPTER XXII.
Father and Daughter.
he morning after the accident, Mr. Rougeant, whose wrath was terrible, began to abuse his daughter.
"You are the cause of all this," he said, as he surveyed the injured limb.