CHAPTER XXXVII. THE TIE BREAKS.

yputouthiseyes,—buthepulleddownthetempleovertheirheads,afterall.Lookout!" Thereissomethingawfulinanoutburstofviolentpassion.TheveinsinHarry'sforeheadwereswollen,hislipswerelivid,hiseyesglitteredlikelightningandMr.Jekylcoweredbeforehim. "Therewillcomeaday,"saidHarry,"whenallthisshallbevisiteduponyou!Themeasureyouhavefilledtousshallbefilledtoyoudouble—markmywords!" Harryspokesoloudly,inhisvehemence,thatClaytonoverheardhim,andcamebehindhimsilentlyintotheroom.Hewaspained,shocked,andastonishedand,obeyingthefirstinstinct,hecameforwardandlaidhishandentreatinglyonHarry'sshoulder. "Mygoodfellow,youdon'tknowwhatyouaresaying,"hesaid. "Yes,Ido,"saidHarry,"andmywordswillbetrue!" AnotherwitnesshadcomebehindClayton—TomGordon,inhistravelling-dress,withpistolsathisbelt.HehadriddenoverafterJekyl,andhadarrivedintimetohearpartofHarry'sfranticravings. "Stop!"hesaid,steppingintothemiddleoftheroom"leavethatfellowtome!Now,boy,"hesaid,fixinghisdarkandevileyeuponHarry,"youdidn'tknowthatyourmasterwashearingyou,didyou?Thelasttimewemet,youtoldmeIwasn'tyourmaster!Now,we'llseeifyou'llsaythatagain!Youwentwhimperingtoyourmistress,andgothertobuyLisette,soastokeepheroutofmyway!Nowwhoownsher?—say!Doyouseethis?"hesaid,holdingupalong,lithegutta-perchacane."ThisiswhatIwhipdogswith,whentheydon'tknowtheirplace!Now,sir,downonyourknees,andaskpardonforyourimpudence,orI'llthrashyouwithinaninchofyourlife!" "Iwon'tkneeltomyyoungerbrother!"saidHarry. Withatremendousoath,Tomstruckhimand,asifareboundfromthestroke,Harrystruckbackablowsoviolentastosendhimstumblingacrosstheroom,againsttheoppositewallthenturned,quickasthought,sprangthroughtheopenwindow,climbeddowntheveranda,vaultedontoTom'shorse,whichstoodtiedatthepost,andfledasrapidlyaslightningtohiscottagedoor,whereLisettestoodattheironing-table.Hereachedouthishand,andsaid,"Up,quick,Lisette!TomGordon'shere!"AndbeforeTomGordonhadfairlyrecoveredfromthedizzinessintowhichtheblowhadthrownhim,thefleetblood-horsewaswhirlingHarryandLisettepastbushandtree,tilltheyarrivedattheplacewherehehadtwicebeforemetDred. Dredwasstandingthere."Evenso,"hesaid,asthehorsestopped,andHarryandLisettedescended"thevisionisfulfilled!Behold,theLordshallmaketheeawitnessandcommandertothepeople!" "There'snotimetobelost,"saidHarry. "WellIknowthat,"saidDred."Come,followme!" AndbeforesunsetofthateveningHarryandLisetteweretenantsofthewildfastnessinthecentreoftheswamp.