What shall we do if--Ah! Heavens! What is that ?" A fearful sound had cut short her speculations--a fiendish yelling as of a pack of wolves leaping upon their prey.

Dot sat up swiftly.

Adela cowered in a corner.
The terrible noise continued, appalling in its violence.

It swept like a wave towards the building, drowning the roar of the stream below.

The girl at the table rose and went to the closed door.