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When she had finished her telephoning, she looked at once relieved and a little naughty--like a demure child who has carried out some piece of innocent mischief unobserved "My stars!" she muttered to herself "You never can tell what you can do till you try" Then she sat down again and tried to think of other measures of defense

Now if I were the Bat, or any criet into this house? Well, that's it--IAll the grounds you want to lurk in, too; it'd take a company of police to shut them off Then there's the house itself Let's see--third floor--trunk rooet in there very well except with a pretty long ladder--that's all right Second floor--well, I suppose a et into my bedroom from the porch if he were an acrobat, but he'd need to be a very good acrobat and there's no use borrowing trouble Downstairs is the problem, Cornelia, downstairs is the problem

"Take this room now" She rose and exaht that leads into the billiard room There's this door over here that leads into the hall Then there's that other door by the alcove, and all those French hew!" She shook her head

It was true The roo, seeht prowler A row of French s at the rear gave upon a little terrace; below the terrace, the drive curved about and beneath the billiard-rooain at the main entrance on the other side of the house At the left of the French s (if one faced the terrace as Miss Cornelia was doing) was the alcove door of which she spoke When open, it disclosed a little alcove, alave direct access to the upper regions of the house The alcove itself opened on one side upon the terrace and upon the other into a large butler's pantry The arrangened so that, if necessary, one could pass directly from the terrace to the downstairs service quarters or the second floor of the house without going through the living-room, and so that trays could be carried up fro the main staircase

Thea double door Miss Cornelia went over to theht Then she turned toward the billiard room