Mazie closed her eyes and sat down dizzily. When she dared look up, she saw the man sprawled on the floor, and the girl crouching beside him, like a wild beast beside her kill.
Seeming to feel Mazie's eyes upon her, Cio-Cio-San turned and smiled strangely, as she said:
"He is dead!"
CHAPTER XX
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER
The Russian had told the truth when he said the friends of Mazie and Cio-Cio-San were on the bridge. Johnny and Hanada had rushed from the room and had been standing there straining their eyes for a trace of that strange light beneath the water, when the first shot rang out. But the Russian had not counted on the extraordinary speed with which Johnny could drop to earth.
Before the second shot could be fired, Johnny was flat on the surface of the bridge, quite out of range. Hanada had not fared so well. The first shot had been aimed at him and had found its mark. He lay all crumpled up, groaning in mortal agony.
"Get you?" Johnny whispered.
"Yes," the boy groaned, "but you—you get that man."