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"Not such a neat housekeeper as the woman here seems to be; she'd come home if she was drenched," and she glanced around the well ordered rooms. NOT SUCH A NEAT HOUSEKEEPER AS THE WOMAN HERE SEEMS TO BE SHE'D COME HOME IF SHE WAS DRENCHED AND SHE GLANCED AROUND THE WELL ORDERED ROOMS
 careful examination throughout the house failed to disclose a living creature, save a big Maltese cat which purred and rubbed in friendly fashion against the girls. "The house is deserted!" declared Betty again. "We are in sole and undisputed possession, girls. We're in charge!" "For how long?" asked Amy. "Until this storm is over, anyhow. We can't go out in that downpour," and Betty glanced toward the window against which the rain was dashing furiously. "We must close down the sashes here, too!" she exclaimed, for one or two were open, and the water was beating in. "What can have happened?" murmured Mollie. "Isn't it strange?" "I've no doubt it can be explained simply," said Betty. "The woman who lives here may have gone to a neighbor's house and failed to notice the time. Then she may be storm-bound, as we are." "No woman would remain at a neighbor's house, and leave her own alone, with a lot of windows up, the front door open and a beating rain coming down," said Grace, positively. MBERS WERE AS DESERTED AS THE ROOMS BELOW IN SHORT A CAREFUL EXAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A LIVING CREATURE SAVE A BIG MALTESE CAT WHICH PURRED AND RUBBED IN FRIENDLY FASHION AGAINST THE GIRLS THE HOUSE IS DESERTED DECLARED BETTY AGAIN WE ARE IN SOLE AND UNDISPUTED POSSESSION GIRLS WE'RE IN CHARGE FOR HOW LONG ASKED AMY UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER ANYHOW WE CAN'T GO OUT IN THAT DOWNPOUR AND BETTY GLANCED TOWARD THE WINDOW AGAINST WHICH THE RAIN WAS DASHING FURIOUSLY WE MUST CLOSE DOWN THE FASHIONS HERE TOO SHE EXCLAIMED FOR ONE OR TWO WERE OPEN AND THE WATER WAS BEATING IN WHAT CAN HAVE HAPPENED MURMURED MOLLY ISN'T IT STRANGE I'VE NO DOUBT IT CAN BE EXPLAINED SIMPLY SAID BETTY THE WOMAN WHO LIVES HERE MAY HAVE GONE TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE TIME THEN SHE MAY BE STORM BOUND AS WE ARE NO WOMAN WOULD REMAIN IN A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND LEAVE HER OWN ALONE WITH A LOT OF WINDOWS UP THE FRONT DOOR OPEN AND A BEATING RING COMING DOWN SAID GRACE POSITIVELY
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