"Her eyes are put out by an accidental discharge of a gun, and I guess she will have to be killed."
"Do you know who shot her?" asked Mark, with intense interest.
"Yes, I do, but the deacon doesn't," answered John.
"Who was it?"
"James Collins. He and Tom Wyman were coming through the pasture, when James, in handling his gun awkwardly, managed to discharge it full in poor Whitey's face."
"How do you know it was James?"
"Because I saw it. I was in the next field and saw it all."
"Did the boys see you?"
"No; they hurried away as fast as they could go."
"Johnny, you're a trump!" exclaimed Mark, rising and shaking the boy's hand vigorously.