But I am sure of some things--my door was tried twice, and I heard someone prowling about the hall--" "That might have been me," I interrupted, "as I was out there during the night, but I certainly never tried your door." "You had a light ?" "Yes." "I saw that shining over the transom; it was much later when my door was tried; not long before daylight I think.

Whoever it was, passed out the front hall window onto the porch roof.

My light was burning, although turned low, and no doubt he saw me sitting up, wide awake on the edge of the bed, for he had disappeared by the time I gained sufficient courage to approach the window and look out." "Climbed down the trellis, probably," I said, deeply interested.

"It appears strong enough to support a man.

I wish you had got sight of the fellow." She lifted her hands to her head.
"But I was so frightened.