. He parried them with his great bowie knife, and at first I thought that he to had come trough in safety. But as he sprang beside Jonathan, who had by now jumped from the cart, I could see that with his left hand he was clutching at his side, and blood was spurting through his finger he did not delay, however, and through and efforts of both men the lid of the box began to yield. The nails drew with a screeching sound, and the top of the box was thrown back