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"Shore it's a varht Let's hurry," whispered Flo

Carley needed no urging It appeared that Flo was not going to run She

walked fast, peering back over her shoulder, and, hanging to Carley's

are cedar that had obstructed soloom was not so thick here And on the instant Carley

espied a low, asped She could not speak Her heart gave a hty throb and seemed to

stop

"What--do you see?" cried Flo, sharply, peering ahead "Oh! Come,

Carley Run!"

Flo's cry showed she led with terror But Carley

was frozen in her tracks Her eyes were riveted upon the gray furry

object It stopped Then it cae

beast Carley had no control over ave way She was sinking A terrible panic, icy, sickening,

rending, possessed her whole body

The huge gray thing ca sounds The thing leaped up A horrible petrifaction suddenly

ray mantlelike object cast aside

to disclose the dark forone it! You don't scare worth a cent," he laughingly