there is no doubt that his arm is broken."

"I am going to ride down to Reigate at once, and will bring back
a surgeon with me."

"You will repent this night's business, Thorndyke!" Arthur Bastow
said threateningly.

"I fancy that you will repent it more than I shall, Bastow; it is
likely that you will have plenty of time to do so."

It was not long before the groom with the horse arrived. John
Thorndyke rode at a gallop down to Reigate, and first called on
the head constable.

"Dawney," he said, as the man came down, partially dressed, at his
summons, "has anything taken place during the night?"

"Yes, Squire, the up coach was stopped a mile before it got here,
and the passengers robbed. It was due here at one, and did not come
in till half an hour later. Of course I was sent for. The guard was
shot. There were two of the fellows. He let fly with his blunderbuss,
but he does not seem to have hit either of them, and one rode up
and shot him dead; then they robbed all the passengers. They got
six gold watches, some rings, and, adding up the amounts taken from
all the passengers, about a hundred and fifty pounds in money."

"Well, I fancy I have got your two highwaymen safe, _Dawney."

"You have, sir?" the constable said in astonishment.