CHAPTER XXXI. Mutinous Language.--The Dead-house.--Cast-iron German and

Flexible English.--A Dying Man's Confession.--I am Bound and Gagged.

--I get Myself Free.--I Begin my Search.--The Man with one Thumb.

--Red Paint and White Paper.--He Dropped on his Knees.--Fright and

Gratitude.--I Fled through the Woods.--A Grisly Spectacle.--Shout, Man,

Shout.--A look of Surprise and Triumph.--The Muffled Gurgle of a Mocking

Laugh.--How strangely Things happen.--The Hidden Money.