watch up and down the avenue.



Then Tudor came. Sheldon happened to be looking in his direction

at the moment he came into view, peering quickly up and down the



avenue before he stepped into the open. Midway he stopped, as if

debating what course to pursue. He made a splendid mark, facing



his concealed enemy at two hundred yards' distance. Sheldon aimed

at the centre of his chest, then deliberately shifted the aim to



his right shoulder, and, with the thought, "That will put him out

of business," pulled the trigger. The bullet, driving with



momentum sufficient to perforate a man's body a mile distant,

struck Tudor with such force as to pivot him, whirling him half



around by the shock of its impact and knocking him down.

"'Hope I haven't killed the beggar," Sheldon muttered aloud,



springing to his feet and running forward.

A hundred feet away all anxiety on that score was relieved by



Tudor, who made shift with his left hand, and from his automatic

pistol hurled a rain of bullets all around Sheldon. The latter



dodged behind a palm trunk, counting the shots, and when the eighth

had been fired he rushed in on the wounded man. He kicked the



pistol out of the other's hand, and then sat down on him in order

to keep him down.



"Be quiet," he said. "I've got you, so there's no use struggling."

Tudor still attempted to struggle and to throw him off.



"Keep quiet, I tell you," Sheldon commanded. "I'm satisfied with

the outcome, and you've got to be. So you might as well give in



and call this affair closed."

Tudor reluctantly relaxed.



"Rather funny, isn't it, these modern duels?" Sheldon grinned down

at him as he removed his weight. "Not a bit dignified. If you'd



struggled a moment longer I'd have rubbed your face in the earth.

I've a good mind to do it anyway, just to teach you that duelling



has gone out of fashion. Now let us see to your injuries."

"You only got me that last," Tudor grunted sullenly, "lying in



ambush like--"

"Like a wild Indian. Precisely. You've caught the idea, old man."



Sheldon ceased his mocking and stood up. "You lie there quietly

until I send back some of the boys to carry you in. You're not



seriously hurt, and it's lucky for you I didn't follow your

example. If you had been struck with one of your own bullets, a



carriage and pair would have been none too large to drive through

the hole it would have made. As it is, you're drilled clean--a



nice little perforation. All you need is antiseptic washing and

dressing, and you'll be around in a month. Now take it easy, and



I'll send a stretcher for you."

CHAPTER XXVIII--CAPITULATION



When Sheldon emerged from among the trees he found Joan waiting at

the compound gate, and he could not fail to see that she was



visibly gladdened at the sight of him.

"I can't tell you how glad I am to see you," was her greeting.



"What's become of Tudor? That last flutter of the automatic wasn't

nice to listen to. Was it you or Tudor?"



"So you know all about it," he answered coolly. "Well, it was

Tudor, but he was doing it left-handed. He's down with a hole in



his shoulder." He looked at her keenly. "Disappointing, isn't

it?" he drawled.



"How do you mean?"

"Why, that I didn't kill him."



"But I didn't want him killed just because he kissed me," she

cried.



"Oh, he did kiss you!" Sheldon retorted, in evident surprise. "I

thought you said he hurt your arm."



"One could call it a kiss, though it was only on the end of the

nose." She laughed at the recollection. "But I paid him back for



that myself. I boxed his face for him. And he did hurt my arm.

It's black and blue. Look at it."



She pulled up the loose sleeve of her blouse, and he saw the

bruised imprints of two fingers.



Just then a gang of blacks came out from among the trees carrying

the wounded man on a rough stretcher.



"Romantic, isn't it?" Sheldon sneered, following Joan's startled

gaze. "And now I'll have to play surgeon and doctor him up.



Funny, this twentieth-century duelling. First you drill a hole in

a man, and next you set about plugging the hole up."

• agreement [ə´gri:mənt] n.同意；一致；协议 (初中英语单词)


• striking [´straikiŋ] a.显著的，明显的 (初中英语单词)


• flight [flait] n.逃走；飞行；班机 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• breeze [bri:z] n.微风；不费力的事 (初中英语单词)


• advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)


• bullet [´bulit] n.子弹 (初中英语单词)


• sprang [spræŋ] spring 的过去式 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• glimpse [glimps] n.&v.瞥见 (初中英语单词)


• old-fashioned [´əuld´feʃənd] a.老式的；过时的 (初中英语单词)


• sentiment [´sentimənt] n.情绪；多愁善感 (初中英语单词)


• cunning [´kʌniŋ] a.&n.狡猾(诡诈)的 (初中英语单词)


• pistol [´pistl] n.手枪 vt.用手枪射击 (初中英语单词)


• forehead [´fɔrid] n.额，前部 (初中英语单词)


• investigation [in,vesti´geiʃən] n.调查(研究) (初中英语单词)


• curiously [´kjuəriəsli] ad.好奇地；稀奇古怪地 (初中英语单词)


• thoroughly [´θʌrəli] ad.完全地，彻底地 (初中英语单词)


• orderly [´ɔ:dəli] a.整洁的 n.勤务兵 (初中英语单词)


• pursuit [pə´sju:t] n.追踪；追击；事务 (初中英语单词)


• handkerchief [´hæŋkətʃif] n.手帕，手绢 (初中英语单词)


• disgust [dis´gʌst] n.厌恶 vt.令(人)作呕 (初中英语单词)


• absurd [əb´sə:d] a.荒谬的，可笑的 (初中英语单词)


• pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)


• anxiety [æŋ´zaiəti] n.挂念；渴望；焦虑的事 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• waiting [´weitiŋ] n.等候；伺候 (初中英语单词)


• compound [kəm´paund] n.&a.混合(的) v.合成 (初中英语单词)


• flutter [´flʌtə] vi.飘扬；摆 n.拍动 (初中英语单词)


• keenly [´ki:nli] ad.敏锐地；强烈地 (初中英语单词)


• evident [´evidənt] a.明显的，明白的 (初中英语单词)


• sleeve [sli:v] n.袖子；袖套 (初中英语单词)


• onward [´ɔnwəd] ad.&a.向前(的) (高中英语单词)


• landscape [´lændskeip] n.风景；景色；风景画 (高中英语单词)


• schooner [´sku:nə] n.纵帆船 (高中英语单词)


• unpleasant [ʌn´plezənt] a.不愉快的；不合意的 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• cautiously [´kɔ:ʃəsli] ad.小心地；谨慎地 (高中英语单词)


• plantation [plæn´teiʃən] n.种植园；栽植；移民 (高中英语单词)


• chamber [´tʃeimbə] n.房间；议院；会议室 (高中英语单词)


• theirs [ðeəz] pron.他们的 (高中英语单词)


• continually [kən´tinjuəli] ad.不断地，频繁地 (高中英语单词)


• metallic [mi´tælik] a.金属(性)的 (高中英语单词)


• warfare [´wɔ:feə] n.战争；斗争；竞争 (高中英语单词)


• newcomer [´nju:,kʌmə] n.新来的人；移民 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• damned [dæmd] a.该死的 ad.非常，极 (高中英语单词)


• deliberately [di´libərətli] ad.故意地；慎重地 (高中英语单词)


• dignified [´dignifaid] a.尊贵的 (高中英语单词)


• precisely [pri´saisli] ad.精确地；刻板地 (高中英语单词)


• automatic [,ɔ:tə´mætik] a.自动的 n.自动装置 (高中英语单词)


• recollection [,rekə´lekʃən] n.回忆；追想；记忆力 (高中英语单词)


• surgeon [´sə:dʒən] n.外科医生；军医 (高中英语单词)


• trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 (英语四级单词)


• convincing [kən´vinsiŋ] a.有说服力的；有力的 (英语四级单词)


• bungalow [´bʌŋgələu] n.(有凉台的)平房 (英语四级单词)


• clearing [´kliəriŋ] n.(森林中的)空旷地 (英语四级单词)


• antagonist [æn´tægənist] n.敌手，反对者，对手 (英语四级单词)


• boldness [´bəuldnis] n.大胆；冒失；显著 (英语四级单词)


• grassy [´grɑ:si] a.多草的；青草味的 (英语四级单词)


• vicious [´viʃəs] a.不道德的；刻毒的 (英语四级单词)


• planter [´plɑ:ntə] n.种植者；殖民者；花盆 (英语四级单词)


• midway [,mid´wei] n.中途 ad.&a.中途(的) (英语四级单词)


• outcome [´autkʌm] n.结果；后果；成果 (英语四级单词)


• reluctantly [ri´lʌktəntli] a.不情愿地；勉强地 (英语四级单词)


• coolly [´ku:li] ad.冷(静地)，沉着地 (英语四级单词)


• blouse [blauz] n.女衬衫；短上衣 (英语四级单词)


• preposterous [pri´pɔstərəs] a.反常的；荒谬的 (英语六级单词)


• cracked [krækt] a.有裂缝的；碎的；粗哑 (英语六级单词)


• cartridge [´kɑ:tridʒ] n.弹药筒；子弹 (英语六级单词)


• crafty [´krɑ:fti] a.狡猾的 (英语六级单词)


• termination [,tə:mi´neiʃən] n.终止，结束；结局 (英语六级单词)


• trigger [´trigə] n.扳机 vt.触发，启动 (英语六级单词)


• impact [´impækt] n.影响，作用；冲击 (英语六级单词)


• sullenly [´sʌlənli] ad.不高兴地 (英语六级单词)


• stretcher [´stretʃə] n.伸张者(器)；担架 (英语六级单词)