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He indicated Dale--her face still and waxen--her breath co so faintly she seemed hardly to breathe at all as Miss Cornelia and Bailey tried to revive her

"She's co to--" said Miss Cornelia triuirl's cheeks "We found her shut in there, Mr Anderson," the spinster added, pointing toward the gaping entrance of the Hidden Rooleam crossed the detective's face He went up to examine the secret cha surreptitiously toward the door, sought the opportunity of slipping out unobserved

But Anderson was not to be caught napping again "Wells!" he barked The Doctor stopped and turned

"Where were you when she was locked in this rooht the floor--the walls--wildly--for any possible loophole of escape

"I didn't shut her in if that's what you mean!" he said defiantly "There was soestured at the Hidden Rooht him up at once

"The fact reer, "that we left her here alone When we came back you were here The corridor door was locked, and she was in that rooht of her candle on the Hidden Rooave it a swift professional glance, and stepped out again But she had not finished her story by any means

"As we opened that door," she continued to the detective, tapping the false uished our only candle!"

"Do you knoas in that roo on the Doctor

But the latter had evidentlystubbornly to a policy of complete denial

"No," he said sullenly "I didn't put out the candle It fell And I didn't lock that door into the hall I found it locked!"

A sigh of relief from Bailey now centered everyone's attention on hi fro consciousness Her eyelids fluttered, closed again, opened onceto Bailey's shoulder The color returned to her cheeks, the stupor left her eyes

She gave the Hidden Roolance and then shuddered violently

"Please close that awful door," she said in a treain"

The detective went silently to close the iron doors "What happened to you? Can't you remember?" faltered Bailey, on his knees at her side