'I was in a rage,' he said, looking at our hero,' because you refused
this favour; but I did not mean to strike.' His looks, however, as he
spoke, belied the declaration. 'I will need you,' he said, nodding to
The Lifter; 'and you come, of course,' to Murfrey. Roland said
nothing, but sat apart, his weapon in his pocket, ready for immediate
use. But he did not need it, as the three robbers speedily left the
den and passed out into the wood.
As the evening fell that day, the robbers, disguised as three log-choppers,
with axes upon their shoulders, approached a large, comfortable
and rather imposing residence. In this house, to judge from the
cautious looks of the party, dwelt the object of the expedition.
How to obtain the girl was the problem that now presented itself.
At first it was proposed that The Lifter should go in and enquire
the distance to Sloan's tavern, a well-known rendezvous for lumbermen
in the neighbourhood. But this plan was rejected. These desperate men
would have no hesitation in boldly forcing their way into the house
with axes uplifted, but the girl might not be there; and the
enterprise, for the future, would be rendered more difficult.
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