Transcriber’s Notes.

The following corrections have been made in the text:

⭘ – ‘Colonal’ replaced with ‘Colonel’ (want of Colonel Conrad?”)

⭘ – ‘wax’ replaced with ‘war’ (a colonel in the Mexican war,)

⭘ – ‘appehensive’ replaced with ‘apprehensive’ (perplexed and apprehensive state)

⭘ – ‘thier’ replaced with ‘their’ (They felt that their presence)

⭘ – ‘vallain’ replaced with ‘villain’ (The villain rolled over and)

⭘ – ‘stuggled’ replaced with ‘struggled’ (There they lay, and struggled)

⭘ – ‘pusuit’ replaced with ‘pursuit’ (in mad pursuit after Carlos)

⭘ – ‘Bos’ replaced with ‘Boss’ (“I suppose the ‘Boss’ isn’t around,)

⭘ – duplicated word removed ‘the’ (He ran into the road,)

⭘ – ‘he’ replaced with ‘here’ (and bringing me here,)

⭘ – ‘diaster’ replaced with ‘disaster’ (bring such a disaster on)

⭘ – ‘bim’ replaced with ‘him’ (Haywood rose to meet him.)

⭘ – ‘Snaggs’ replaced with ‘Snags’ (replied Snags.)

⭘ – ‘ungently’ replaced with ‘urgently’ (continued Leonard, urgently,)

⭘ – ‘managod’ replaced with ‘managed’ (You people here have managed)

⭘ – ‘alternatly’ replaced with ‘alternately’ (He alternately regarded Leonard)

⭘ – ‘Sterling’ replaced with ‘Stark’ (said Mr. Stark, smiling.)

⭘ – ‘mght’ replaced with ‘might’ (one implicated might then appear)

⭘ – ‘brieflly’ replaced with ‘briefly’ (had briefly stated)

⭘ – ‘politiaal’ replaced with ‘political’ (for political offenses)

⭘ – ‘afternnon’ replaced with ‘afternoon’ (part of the afternoon)

⭘ – ‘listended’ replaced with ‘listened’ (the latter listened with)

⭘ – ‘musn’t’ replaced with ‘mustn’t’ (My dear sir, you mustn’t)

⭘ – ‘wiil’ replaced with ‘will’ (murder will be brought)

⭘ – ‘Hayward’ replaced with ‘Haywood’ (Mr. Haywood seems so charitable)

⭘ – ‘curosity’ replaced with ‘curiosity’ (considerable curiosity and anxiety)

⭘ – ‘suspicon’ replaced with ‘suspicion’ (her suspicion of his identity)

⭘ – ‘supposd’ replaced with ‘supposed’ (It is supposed that)

⭘ – ‘avents’ replaced with ‘events’ (at all events.)

⭘ – ‘institutons’ replaced with ‘institutions’ (and educational institutions;)

⭘ – ‘suprise’ replaced with ‘surprise’ (Carlos’ surprise was equal)

⭘ – ‘slip’ replaced with ‘ship’ (for the ship with all speed.)

⭘ – ‘diplayed’ replaced with ‘displayed’ (also displayed lights,)

⭘ – ‘wounted’ replaced with ‘wounded’ (You are seriously wounded,)

⭘ – ‘it’ replaced with ‘is’ (imagine what it is.)

⭘ – ‘nigh’ replaced with ‘night’ (visits every night)

⭘ – ‘conuulsive’ replaced with ‘convulsive’ (A convulsive tremor shook)

⭘ – ‘unnecesary’ replaced with ‘unnecessary’ (any unnecessary disturbance.)