have bowled me over. But I’ll go to-morrow; only give me something to put me asleep till then.”
“I will!” he vowed. “I’ll go myself to the nearest chemist, and he shall give me the very strongest stuff he’s got. Good-by, and don’t you stir till I come back - for your own sake. I’ll go this minute, and I’ll ride like hell!” And if ever two men were glad to be rid of each other, they were this young villain and myself.
But what was his villany? It was little enough that I had overheard at the window,
the thought was stimulating; it set a new value on existence, and it roused a certain amount of spirit even in me. I would give the fellows another chance before I left town. They should follow me once more, and this time to some purpose. Last night they had left a knife on me; tonight I would have a keepsake ready for them.