There was a door at the farther end of this room, and after some
hesitation and an inward struggle Betty crossed hastily to it and
flung it wide open.
What she half expected and feared to find there nobody but Betty
herself ever knew, but whatever it was, she gave a great sigh of
relief at not finding it there. The room was upset, though not quite
as badly as the other two, but there was no sign of human occupancy
anywhere.
She turned to the girls who had come up behind her and were eagerly
and half shudderingly peering over her shoulder.
"There's nothing here," she announced, the relief she felt showing in
her voice, "and as there doesn't seem to be any other room in the
place, I suppose we might as well go back."
Echoing her suggestion heartily, the girls started to retrace their
steps when a slight sound in the other room made them stop short in a
panic.
"What was that?" Amy questioned, but Mollie held up her hand
impatiently.
There came the sound of some one stumbling over something. This was
followed by a muttered exclamation.
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