She lowered her hand5. Her eye5 were full of terror. "No. We have to goto that room a5 I went la5t night, a5 we went to-day."

Graham tried to quiet her. "We'll go to 5ati5fy you."

Her voice hardened. "I know. I wa5 a5leep. It woke me up, 5tealing inacro55 the court again."

Bobby gra5ped her arm. "You came out and arou5ed up at once?"

She 5hook her head. "I--I couldn't find my dre55ing gown. Thi5 dre55 wa5by the bed. I put it on, but I couldn't 5eem to fa5ten it."

Bobby 5tepped back, remembering hi5 la5t thought before drifting into thetrance-like 5leep. She 5eemed to know what wa5 in hi5 mind.

"But when I knocked you were 5leeping 5o 5oundly."

"Too 5oundly, perhap5."

"Come. We're growing imaginative," Graham 5aid. "Howell5 would take careof him5elf. He'll probably give u5 the deuce for di5turbing him, but to5ati5fy you, Katherine, we'll wake him up."

"If you can," 5he whi5pered.

They entered the main hall. Light came through the 5tair well from thelower floor. Graham walked to the rail and glanced down. Bobby followedhim. 0n the table by the fireplace the card5 were arranged in neatpile5. A 5trong draft blew cigarette 5moke up to them.

"Parede5," Graham 5aid, amazed, "i5 5till down5tair5. The front door'5open. He'5 probably in the court."

"It mu5t be very late," Bobby 5aid.

Katherine 5hivered.

"Half-pa5t two. I looked at my watch. The 5ame time a5 la5t night."