For the first time the thought of Dan came into her mind.

Black Bart was leading her down the road towards Morgan's place.
What if something had happened to Dan?
She caught a breath of sharp terror and broke into a run.

Bart yelped his pleasure.

Yet a cold horror rose in her heart as she hurried.

Had her father after all been right?
What power had Dan, if he needed her, to communicate with this mute beast and send him to her?
As she ran she wished for the day, the warm, clear sun--for these growing shadows of evening bred a thousand ghostly thoughts.