Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 55: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL WHO DARED. 47 The notion comes suddenly, and he resolves to fol- low this shadowy figure, in order to better satisfy his mind with regard to the motive that brings the fellow here. In five minutes from the time he decides upon this move, he lands upon the ground outside, and the thing has been neatly done, too. Glancing around, he finds that the shadowy figure still skulks near by, having, meanwhile, approached closer to the house. Bob is more than ever convinced that the man. means mischief, and congratulates himself upon his wakefulness. Sometimes it pays to be thinking about a girl’s face. The man aims to reach the shadow which conceals Bob, and soon accomplishes the task. ‘Then he mut- ters something that sounds like satisfaction, as though he has attained some cherished object. What will he do next—attempt to set fire to the house? Bob sees him stoop and pick something up from the ground—possibly a pebble, for he casts :t upward, and the listener hears is strike glass above. Then a head is thrust out, as though the signalling has been heard, a soft whistle sounds on the night air, and is repeated below. Noiselessly the man descends in about the same way Bob did; it is an easy job for an agile party. This means treachery in the house, and certainly needs looking after. Bob feels that he is the right ian in the proper place, and is ready to devote his energies toward serving the girl who has crossed his path so strangely. GCOMIIGDOOKS (C(O) iim