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The Battle.
"It's Dan," whispered Kate.

"He's come." "Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner." "Does he do that often?
Come quickly, Joan.

Run!" She ran towards the entrance, stumbling over the uneven ground and dragging Joan behind her, but when they came close the wolf-dog bristled and sent down the cavern a low growl that stopped them like an invisible barrier.

The softest sounds in his register were ominous warnings to those who did not know Black Bart, but Kate and Joan understood that this muttering, harsh thunder was an ultimatum.