If you are strong enough,
perhaps you'd better tell what you mean, beginning at the time you left
us, and telling it as briefly as possible."
"All right. But first give me a dose of that medicine."
Ted administered the medicine, which was a mild stimulant, and Caruthers
began:
"When I jumped through the window, I did so, not because I was afraid of
the four men, but to save you from trouble. I knew that the fellows had
been sent to get me, not by the authorities, but by my brother-in-law
Mowbray. You know about him?"
Ted nodded, and Caruthers went on:
"I went directly to Sombrero Peak. I knew they would look for me in
another place. I was right, but I had not foreseen another thing. When I
was in hiding I was surprised by the sudden appearance of Ban Joy and
his sister Itsu San, the servants of my sister. They, too, had fled from
Mowbray and his gang of murderers.
"This was somewhat inconvenient for me, for I knew that Mowbray, while
he would not probably get on my track until I could communicate with
you, would easily track the Japanese, and I was not in any position to
defend myself and them, for I was out of ammunition, having lost my
cartridge belt. But I found a small cave and fortified it as well as
possible, and awaited the coming of the Gray Wolves.
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