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In ten seconds, it seeain the splendid creature who had held the three un at barracks The sound of Mooie's second warning ca it there was a moment of fear, of fear driven al it came a reaction so swift that Kent was dazed Within those ten seconds the girl's slender body seeht fla swiftly to him, were filled with the same fire hich they had faced the three constables She was unafraid She was ready to fight

In such moments as these it was the quiet and dispassionate composure of her voice that amazed him most It was musical in its softness now Yet in that softness was a hidden thing It was like velvet covering steel She had spoken of Niska, the Gray Goose, the goddess of the Three Rivers And he thought that sooddess e hich she faced hiain at the

"Inspector Kedsty is coht"

"He has not had tiotten so Before he arrives, I want to show you the nest I have made for you, Jeems Come quickly!"

It was her first intimation that he was not to remain in her room, a possibility that had already caused him some inward embarrassht, and hurried into the hall Kent followed her to the end of this hall, where she paused before a low half-door that apparently opened into soalow

"It is an old storeroom," she whispered "I have made it quite coht the laht shows under this door Lock it on the inside, and be very quiet For whatever you find in there you htly open and gave him the matches The illumination in the lower hall loolow of her eyes His fingers closed about her hand as he took the matches