seven o'clock
1920 Copyright , 1920 , by THE JAMES A. McCANN COMPANY All Rights Reserved Printed in the U.S.A. CONTENTS XXII THE `` TEA DANCE '' XXIII FIRE AND RAPINE XXIV COLINA RELENTS XXV ACCUSED XXVI CONVICTED XXVII A CHANGE OF JAILERS XXVIII A GLEAM OF HOPE XXIX NESIS XXX FREE XXXI THE ALARM XXXII THE TRAP XXXIII THE TEST XXXIV ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS XXXV THE JAIL VISITOR XXXVI COLINA 'S ENTERPRISE XXXVII MARTA XXXVIII THE FINDING OF NESIS XXXIX THE TRIAL XL AM UNEXPECTED WITNESS XLI FROM DUMB LIPS XLII THE AVENGING OF NESIS XLIII NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS THE FUR BRINGERS The firm of Minot & Doane sat on the doorsill of its store on Lake Miwasa smoking its after-supper pipes . It was seven o'clock of a brilliant day in June . The westering sun shone comfortably on the world , and a soft breeze kept the mosquitoes at bay . Moreover , the tobacco was of the best the store afforded ; yet there was no peace between the two . They bickered like schoolboys kept indoors .