The door beyond them opened a little, showing a portion of a scared face and a hand which held a light.
“Guid sakes! what’ll be wrang?” inquired a tremulous female voice.
The man was standing over Archie, pushing him with his foot. His answer may have reassured the questioner, but it had a different effect upon the heap on the ground.
“Hoot, woman! don’t be a fool! It’s me—Ferrier!”
[CHAPTER V
“THE HAPPY LAND”]
THE door opened a little further.
“Here,” said Ferrier to the woman, “go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table.”
“You’ll no be coming in?”