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She collapsed again but when Bailey, followed by Miss Cornelia,

"Don't go out there!" she shrieked "He's there I tell you I'm not crazy If you open that door, he'll shoot"

But the door was already open and no shot came With the departure of Bailey and Miss Cornelia, and the resulting darkness due to their taking the candle, Lizzie and Dale were left alone The girl was faint with disappoint, and after asick, are you?" she asked

"I feel a little queer"

"Who wouldn't in the dark here with that monster loose soot up "I'd better get the s salts," she said heavily "God knows I hate to move, but if there's one place safer in this house than another, I've yet to find it"

She went out, leaving Dale alone The trunk room was dark, save that now and then as the candle appeared and reappeared the dooras faintly outlined On this outline she kept her eyes fixed, by way of comfort, and thus passed the next few

Then--the outline was not so clear She had heard nothing but there was so in the doorway It stood there, for It was closing the door Afterward she was ure was perhaps intent on as going on outside, or her own ot into the mantel-room and even partially closed it behind her is certain, and that her description of what followed is fairly accurate is borne out by the facts as known

The Bat orking rapidly She heard his quick, nervousand secured it, for now he ain toward the door But he was too late; they were returning that way She heard hi and quickly turn the key in the lock Then he seemed to run toward the , and for some reason to recoil fro toward the mantel-room, that he intended to hide in it There was no doubt in her mind as to his identity It was the Bat, and in a moment more he would be shut in there with her

She tried to scream and could not, and the next instant, when the Bat leaped into concealment beside her, she was in a dead faint on the floor