Bertram, who sat near the door, however, saw him raise his hands in horror as he plunged through the hall and down the stairway.
With a motion to Bertram to lead the way with Billy, William frenziedly gripped his sister's arm, and hissed in her ear for all the world like a villain in melodrama: "Listen! You'll sleep in Bert's room to-night, and Bert will come up-stairs with me.

Get Billy to bed as soon as you can after dinner, and then come back down to us.

We've got to plan what's got to be done.
Sh-h!" And he dragged his sister downstairs.
In the dining-room there was a slight commotion.

Billy stood at her chair with Spunk in her arms.

Before her Pete was standing, dumbly staring into her eyes.