I am afraid from what I hear that they are worried
about you at home."
"I'm awake now and I must go. You will take me, won't you?" said
Louise, rising and pushing back her hair, and looking about for her
hat. "I did not mean to stay here," she added, "but I couldn't get
out--there isn't any knob on the door."
Bruce, who had been standing open-mouthed, turned at this to examine
the door, and sure enough there was a knob on the outside, but not on
the inside. He could not explain why it had been left so; he only knew
that the man who came to make some change in the door-knobs had said
that something was wrong and he could not finish the work till the
next day.
A long ring at the hell startled Mrs. Howard, and aroused Bess from a
troubled doze on the sofa. They ran into the hall just as Joanna, who
was on the watch, opened the door with a scream of delight.
"Louise! Louise! Where have you been? Where did you find her, Mr.
Caruth?" Bess laughed and cried at the same time, and Aunt Zelie was
almost as bad. Louise was hugged and kissed and asked the same
questions over and over again, because it was impossible to take in
anything more than the glad fact that she was found.
In the midst of it Carl rushed in, exclaiming, "We can't find a trace
of her, and Roberts says--"
"The next time you want a detective you'd better employ me," remarked
Mr.
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