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Outside all was calm and quiet. The night was fine, and the stars were twinkling brightly overhead. The little front garden lay before the farmer's eyes bounded by the fence and gate, but neither there nor on the road was any human being to be seen. OUTSIDE ALL WAS CALM AND QUIET THE NIGHT WAS FINE AND THE STARS WERE TWINKLING BRIGHTLY OVERHEAD THE LITTLE FRONT GARDEN LAY BEFORE THE FARMER'S EYES BOUNDED BY THE FENCE AND GATE BUT NEITHER THERE NOR ON THE ROAD WAS ANY HUMAN BEING TO BE SEEN
ner of vague and terrible fancies filled his imagination. And his daughter—what was to become of her after he was gone? Was there no escape from the invisible network which was drawn all round them. He sank his head upon the table and sobbed at the thought of his own impotence. What was that? In the silence he heard a gentle scratching sound—low, but very distinct in the quiet of the night. It came from the door of the house. Ferrier crept into the hall and listened intently. There was a pause for a few moments, and then the low insidious sound was repeated. Someone was evidently tapping very gently upon one of the panels of the door. Was it some midnight assassin who had come to carry out the murderous orders of the secret tribunal? Or was it some agent who was marking up that the last day of grace had arrived. John Ferrier felt that instant death would be better than the suspense which shook his nerves and chilled his heart. Springing forward he drew the bolt and threw the door open. N THEN ALL MANNER OF VAGUE AND TERRIBLE FANCIES FILLED HIS IMAGINATION AND HIS DAUGHTER WHAT WAS TO BECOME OF HER AFTER HE WAS GONE WAS THERE NO ESCAPE FROM THE INVISIBLE NETWORK WHICH WAS DRAWN ALL AROUND THEM HE SANK HIS HEAD UPON THE TABLE AND SOBBED AT THE THOUGHT OF HIS OWN IMPOTENCE WHAT WAS THAT IN THE SILENCE HE HEARD A GENTLE SCRATCHING SOUND LOW BUT VERY DISTINCT IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT IT CAME FROM THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE FERRIER CREPT INTO THE HALL AND LISTENED INTENTLY THERE WAS A PAUSE FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN THE LOW INSIDIOUS SOUND WAS REPEATED SOME ONE WAS EVIDENTLY TAPPING VERY GENTLY UPON ONE OF THE PANELS OF THE DOOR WAS IT SOME MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN WHO HAD COME TO CARRY OUT THE MURDEROUS ORDERS OF THE SECRET TRIBUNAL OR WAS IT SOME AGENT WHO WAS MARKING UP THAT THE LAST DAY OF GRACE HAD ARRIVED JOHN FERRIER FELT THAT INSTANT DEATH WOULD BE BETTER THAN THE SUSPENSE WHICH SHOOK HIS NERVES AND CHILLED HIS HEART SPRINGING FORWARD HE DREW THE BOLT AND THREW THE DOOR OPEN
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