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58 ; but he was powerless now to do anything to aid himself, and almost overcome by despair he lay motionless upon his bed and waited in breathless suspense for his companion to be summoned.

Josh had now stepped outside the hut, and wild thoughts of still attempting to rush through the doorway were in Robert's mind; but the attempt would be foolhardy he was assured, and he resigned himself to his fate with such courage as he could summon. Whatever might happen, he was resolved that his captors should not enjoy the sight of any weakness on his part.

He glanced again at the doorway as some one entered. It was not Josh, he at once perceived; and when the man approached the sleeping-place, Robert rolled over upon his side, keeping his arms behind his back. That the man had come to summon Russell he had no doubt.

Suddenly, and to his intense surprise, the stranger touched him upon the shoulder and whispered "Come."

Almost too dazed to realize what it meant, Robert rose hastily and followed the man as he cautiously withdrew to the doorway. What the summons might mean Robert had not