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post-office for ht Slide"

She had put it partially under the door when a doubt crept into her

s's voice She er fingers than hers had it beyond the door She

clutched, held tight Then she heard a chuckle, and found herself with a

corner of the envelope in her hand

There were voices outside, Briggs's and Rudolph's

"Guess that's for ain, and tried with shaking fingers to

screw the door-hinges into place again She fully expected that they

would kill her She heard Briggs go out, and after a ti to kick in the house door Then, when the last screas back in place, she heard Herh, furious, and insistent

Had Herht have

beaten her to death that night But he did not She remained in her

room, without food or water She had made up her mind to kill herself

with the knife if they cah voices, growing lower and more sinister