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“The sound of shooting and distant shouting became ominously nearer. Myra woke with a start as three rifle-shots crashed out above them. She gave a little scream and looked wildly round the dim cellar. She could just make out Quentin kneeling at the door, watching the stairs; the light reflected on the barrel of his .38. She scrambled over to him. “What is it?” she asked.
“Something's happenin',” he said. “Maybe the natives have found out that Fuentes is here.”
Again rifle-shot...s came from upstairs, and they could hear someone shouting orders feverishly in Spanish. Heavy boots thudded as soldiers ran about taking up positions. Sudden yells and shouts came from the garden. Quentin eased his position. “Yeah,” he said, “I guess they've come to smoke him out. Listen to that.”
The distant noise was rapidly swelling into a tremendous uproar as the crowd outside approached.MoreLess
“Something's happenin',” he said. “Maybe the natives have found out that Fuentes is here.”
Again rifle-shot...s came from upstairs, and they could hear someone shouting orders feverishly in Spanish. Heavy boots thudded as soldiers ran about taking up positions. Sudden yells and shouts came from the garden. Quentin eased his position. “Yeah,” he said, “I guess they've come to smoke him out. Listen to that.”
The distant noise was rapidly swelling into a tremendous uproar as the crowd outside approached.MoreLess
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