He
was curious respecting the lighted window of the neighbouring
house; and, twisting about, he bent, peering across--and saw a
sight which arrested his progress.
The room within was furnished in a way which made him gasp with
astonishment. It was like an Eastern picture, he thought. Her
golden hair dishevelled and her hands alternately clenching and
unclenching, a woman whom he considered to be most wonderfully
dressed was pacing wildly up and down, a look of such horror upon
her pale face that Dan's heart seemed to stop beating for a
moment!
Here was real trouble of a sort which appealed to all the
chivalry in the boy's nature. He considered the window, which
was glazed with amber-coloured glass, observed that it was
sufficiently open to enable him to slip the fastening and open it
entirely could he but reach it. And--yes!--there was a rain-
pipe!
Climbing down to the yard, he looked quickly about him, ran
across, and climbed up to the lighted window. A moment later he
had pushed it widely open.
He was greeted by a stifled cry, but, cautiously transferring his
weight from the friendly pipe to the ledge, he got astride of it,
one foot in the room. Then, by exercise of a monkey-like
agility, he wriggled his head and shoulders within.
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