"It makes no difference now; but tell me are you Renie
Pearce?"
"I am Renie Pearce."
"I have an important communication to make to you before I die."
"To me?"
"Yes."
"Well, speak!"
"What I communicate must be spoken in your ear alone, as it concerns you only."
"Go and see what he has to say," commanded the leader of the lynching party.
The girl stepped close to the man and the lyncher stepped back.
In a low tone the detective said: