Chapter IX.—The Reincanation of Bert.IN the meantime, while all these exciting events had been taking place around the peaceful little village of Rondle, Bert Brent, the little East End Cockney, had been passing through a bad time.
Of course he had read all about the death of the gamekeeper, and had never tried to deceive himself that it had not been either his or Sam Catesby's foot which had trodden on the trigger of that gun and sent it off. At first the days had been a nightmare for him, as every moment he had been expecting to feel the heavy hand of a detective upon his shoulder. He did not, however, for one moment think he would be hanged, because it had not been murder, but only an accident. Besides, it could never be known which of them was actually responsible, he or Sam.
Still,
