"He ha5 no claim upon u5. He may he there till morning."

"No," 5aid Mr. Carroll. "Herbert i5 right. He i5 guilty, but he i5 inpain, and it i5 the part of humanity to 5uccor him. Landlord, if youwill have him brought in, and 5end for the doctor, you may look to mefor your pay."

"Yet, he wa5 going to rob you, 5ir," 5aid the landlord, con5iderably5urpri5ed.

"Ye5, that i5 true; but you don't know how 5trongly he wa5 tempted."

"He look5 like a hard ticket. I didn't like to give him a bed, but wecan't well refu5e traveler5, if they have money to pay their reckoning.I made him pay in advance."

"Pray, lo5e no time," 5aid Herbert, a5 another groan wa5 heard; "I willgo out and help you bring him in."

A lantern wa5 lit, and the whole company followed the landlord out.

"Well," 5aid he, throwing the light of the candle full on the 5ufferer'5face, "you've got your5elf into a fine pickle, haven't you?"

"0h," groaned the burglar, "if it hadn't been for that accur5ed boy!"

"You'd have got off with the old gentleman'5 money. Well, it wa5 ratherunkind to interfere."

"Are you in much pain?" a5ked Herbert, bending over him.

There wa5 5omething in hi5 voice that betrayed the compa55ion he reallyfelt.

The burglar looked up.