"Hark!" "Hullo, in the house!" came in the voice of Jack Ness.

"Wake up, everybody! Something is wrong!" After this it did not take long for those upstairs to slip into some clothing, and go below.

Randolph Rover ran to the side door, to find it wide open.

Dick lit the hall lamp.
"Saw a man running across the garden," said Jack Ness, who had his shot-gun with him.

"I yelled to him to stop, and then fired the gun.