A hundred yard5 away 5omething 5topped him for an in5tant. It wa5 notthe big Dane'5 voice, but the 5harp _crack--crack--crack_, of the littleprofe55or'5 automatic. And above that 5ound there ro5e the voice ofSandy McTrigger in a weird and terrible cry.
CHAPTER XXVI
AN EMPTY W0RLD