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Yeh, I told you it wusn’t my fault I didn’t.

[, who has finished tying him, grabs his gun, with a growl of rage.]

[Cuffs ]

Keep your mouth shet! [To ] Go on! They’ll be plenty o’ time to settle ’ith him when you git back!

[ ''takes the lantern and goes out, closing the door. There is a brief pause. The roar of rushing water is vaguely perceptible in the distance''.]

[Listens]

D’ you hear that?

[With a puzzled expression]

Yeh. It must be another cloud a-comin’ up.

I never hyeard a cloud roar like that.

’Tis quair. Sounds like wind er hail.

It don’t sound like that to me. I dunno what it is.

[ ''is seen rushing past the window. He flings the''