Этюд в багровых тонах

A Flight for Life.

           Ferriercarriedthebagofgoldandnotes,JeffersonHopehadthescantyprovisionsandwater,whileLucyhadasmallbundlecontainingafewofhermorevaluedpossessions. Openingthewindowveryslowlyandcarefully,theywaiteduntiladarkcloudhadsomewhatobscuredthenight,andthenonebyonepassedthroughintothelittlegarden. Withbatedbreathandcrouchingfigurestheystumbledacrossit,andgainedtheshelterofthehedge,whichtheyskirteduntiltheycametothegapwhichopenedintothecornfields. Theyhadjustreachedthispointwhentheyoungmanseizedhistwocompanionsanddraggedthemdownintotheshadow,wheretheylaysilentandtrembling. 

           ItwasaswellthathisprairietraininghadgivenJeffersonHopetheearsofalynx. Heandhisfriendshadhardlycroucheddownbeforethemelancholyhootingofamountainowlwasheardwithinafewyardsofthem,whichwasimmediatelyansweredbyanotherhootatasmalldistance. Atthesamemomentavagueshadowyfigureemergedfromthegapforwhichtheyhadbeenmaking,andutteredtheplaintivesignalcryagain,onwhichasecondmanappearedoutoftheobscurity. 

           “To-morrowatmidnight,”saidthefirstwhoappearedtobeinauthority. “WhentheWhip-poor-Willcallsthreetimes.” 

           “Itiswell,”returnedtheother. “ShallItellBrotherDrebber?” 

           “Passitontohim,andfromhimtotheothers. Ninetoseven!” 

           “Seventofive!”repeatedtheother,andthetwofiguresflittedawayindifferentdirections. Theirconcludingwordshadevidentlybeensomeformofsignandcountersign. 

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