He remained perfectly quiet and waited expectantly for some explanation of what he had heard.
CHAPTER VIII
AT CUDGEGONG STATION
He had not long to wait. The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently. Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
He heard him moving about the room again, and, although he had no desire to spy upon him, he thought it better to remain in his present position.
'Perhaps he has been indulging too freely,' said Jim to himself. 'He could take more than his share before he went away.'
'Curse the thing!'
Jim heard these words distinctly, and then came the sound of a man stumbling over a chair.