What gods could there be to use him thus? He leaped to his feet with arms flung upward.

“Hah, gods of earth and sea, witness Milo’s penitence!” he said hoarsely. “To Dolores I have given the worship that belonged to ye and ye have taken terrible atonement. Pity me!”

He paced the small alcove nervously, seeking light where no light was. Then the harsh shouts of Stumpy’s men resounded through the chamber, and he stepped outside in alarm. For it was not yet possible for him to discard the usage of years which forbade intrusion in that secret place. He saw Stumpy’s four men standing open-mouthed in the doorway beneath the yellow lantern, gazing ludicrously at the magnificence of the furnishings. The slaves at the powder store stood where he had left