e they'll examine me at all," said Russell, suddenly
changing his tone.

"They will," persisted Harry, "as sure as you're alive, and that too
before this time to-morrow. In that case you'll lose every penny of
the thirty thousand pounds."

(And of course, thought Harry, it'll be poor little Katie's loss; and
all through the infernal obstinacy of this pig-headed tailor!)

"Oh, well. I'll think it over," said Russell, cautiously avoiding any
further discussion.

"You won't have much time for that," urged Harry.

"Oh yes, I will--plenty of time. I'll have all night, for I won't
sleep a wink, and I shall have nothing else to do but to think over
this."

This was droned out in a tone of utter despair.

Harry spent some more time in trying to change Russell's mind, but in
vain; and at length he gave up, thinking that he would have a better
chance in the morning. Besides, he was beginning to feel sleepy, and
his arguments were growing somewhat incoherent; so he flung himself
on the rude couch just as he was, "all standing," and in a few
minutes was sound asleep.

Russell sat motionless for some time, until at length the heavy
breathing of his companion showed that he was asleep. Upon this he
rose, and went on tiptoe softly over to Harry's bed, and tried in
various ways to see whether the sleep was false or real. Having
assured himself that it was real, he took up the torch and began to
survey the apartment more closely. Already, while talking with Harry,
his eyes had narrowly scanned every corner of the room, and no place
had appeared which could afford the slightest chance of concealment.
From the very first he had thought of the stone pavement of the
floor; but now, on examination, this proved to be far too ponderous
to be moved by any force that he could command. Thus, after having
traversed the whole room, he reached the fireplace.

This, as has been said, was of gigantic dimensions, being intended to
hold enough wood to heat this vast apartment. Here among the
mountains, inside this stone castle, the cold was sometimes severe,
and the builders of the castle had in this way made provision for the
comfort of its occupants. To this chimney Russell now turned his
attention, in the hope that something might present itself here which
could be used as a place of concealment. So he walked stealthily and
noiselessly toward it, and on reaching it stood surveying its huge
dimensions in great astonishment. Such chimneys m