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"We are securely blocked, Master Benteen," he asserted gruffly "A fit reward for associating with papists"

"Blocked?" failing to coes already astir?"

"Look for yourself See yonder; lights are on the pathway as high as the tree-bridge"

I dropped uponto a bowlder, and peered over He spoke truth, andinnu the entire front of the cliff--torches borne by hu down, each realizing the utter futility of our efforts at escape, yet none reckless enough to give the thought utterance The Puritan first found speech

"The spawn of hell!" he growled savagely, shaking his great fist, renities of the altar-house "Good Lord, deliver us froh the waters dry-shod, even as Thou didst Thy people of old froypt"

"Co-place is within, and trust God for it"

The priest looked at ly, his eyes like stars

"I would at such an hour you were of ht do worse," I adhts on the cliff-path, "but it was not the teaching of my childhood There is one belohose prayers are as yours"

"Madaesture of reverence

"Yes, Monsieur, and whatever she loves is not far from my heart But come, we have scant tiht is nothing to my arms"

There was no spot within where, even for a short period, we allery Here, crouching behind the parapet, we could see without being seen, unless soe chanced to stray that way At ed the helpless old chief priest after hih the darkness of the short passage, until we attained the stone steps Stu in realization of the peril that was closing us in, we flung our bodies flat behind the concealing rocks, peering fearfully forth into the great deserted chaht to chill the heart; and to us, coe orgy It was like gazing down into the le touch of color in the drear picture cae of the raised platforht the deeper gloo toward the entrance As I stared that way a sudden flash of fierce lightning illuht, I hid