His agitation was evidently for his master’s safety.
A visitor at a quarter to four in the morning was unusual, to say the least. Who could it be?
Levi turned, and as he did so Max closed the door noiselessly, for he did not wish the faithful old servant to discover him as an eavesdropper.
Fully ten minutes elapsed, when of a sudden the sharp crack of a pistol-shot echoed through the empty upstairs rooms.
It caused both men to start, so unexpected was it.
For a second they hesitated; then opening the door, they both dashed up the forbidden stain.