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strange, nevertheless, that he should have attempted to force his way

into your rooreed Myra "And how fortunate for me that I should

have happened to take the precaution of locking and bolting h, I had a sort of presenti dreadfully unpleasant ht happen Normally, you see,

I don't bolt the door or lock it It I do, ittea But the night before last I

seeainst any

unwanted visitor I shall always lock and boltthat love laughs at locksmiths?" inquired

Don Carlos, his expression still sphinx-like, but his eyes twinkling

"You looked delicious in your nightie and boudoir cap, Myra"

"I shall re

burglars," responded Myra, flushing slightly "Thank you for saving

whether it was Don Carlos or the burglar who had

tried her door, and she could hazard a guess as to why Carlos had

happened to be in the corridor at two o'clock in the