ight had delivered to Mrs. Seabright the message of the
intruder, he turned and looked at the man in a helpless sort of way.
When Mrs. Seabright was gone the man remarked to Mr. Seabright:

"I been had my eye on your house for sevul years. It makes a good fort
to shoot frum. It'll be turned to that use to-day. You'd better clean
out, for a mob 'll be here soon."

"O my God! Have they found me out? O my God! my God!" said Mr.
Seabright, wringing his hands.

"You may git now, I say," said the man.

Mr. Seabright sought to put on his clothes, but trembled so that he did
not make much headway. His visitor, to expedite matters, assisted him in
dressing.

"Take your money and the like. I won't need it where I'll be 'fore
night," said the intruder.

Mr. Seabright took advantage of this offer to pile into a small valise
all the money, valuable papers and jewels in the house that he could
find. He went out of the rear door and passed back to his stable, and
out into the alley.

Casting a look back at his house, he said: "Farewell, Hades!" Looking up
into the heavens, he whispered as he ran: "In case, O stars, any inquiry
is made of you as to my whereabouts, please let it be known, of course
without specifying the exact spot, that I have gone to the land of the
Eskimo. My face will soon be overgrown with a beard which I shall so dye
that the keenest scented mob in all the world can not discern any
difference between my humble self and the anatomy of the regulation
Eskimo. So, farewell!"

CHAPTER XXVI.

_Gus Martin._

Gus Martin, for it was he who was Mr. Seabright's visitor, saw to it
that every window and door of the house was properly barred, and then
repaired to the tower which commanded every approach to the house. To
his very great surprise he found the tower a veritable arsenal with
ammunition in abundance and death dealing devices of the most improved
types. He perceived that the tower was protected by armor plate and was
so constructed that one might fire upon others with practically no
danger of being hit himself.

"Beyond doubt I shall go to judgment to-day, but I shall take along with
me a putty good body guard," said Martin, as he settled himself back.

The day dawned beautifully, and Martin put a hand to his lips and threw
a kiss at the sun. "To-morrow I'll know more about you than I do now,"
said he. "And some others will, too," he added.

At about eleven o'clock he saw leaping the front gat