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"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. 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
 saw the storm coming, and she fell, or fainted or something like that." "That's so!" exclaimed Mollie. "We'll look," decided Betty. "Betty!" chorused Grace and Amy. "Why not?" the Little Captain challenged. "We've got to get at the bottom of this." "But suppose we should find her--find some one up there in a--faint," and Amy motioned toward the upper rooms. "All the more reason for helping them," said practical Betty. "They may need help. Come on!" The girls left their things in the hall, and, rather timidly, it must be confessed, ascended the stairs. But they need not have been afraid of seeing some startling sight. The upper chambers 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. LY MAYBE THE LADY WAS UP STAIRS SHUTTING THE WINDOWS WHEN SHE SAW THE STORM COMING AND SHE FELL OR OR FAINTED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT'S SO EXCLAIMED MOLLY WE'LL LOOK DECIDED BENNY BETTY CHORUSED GRACE AND AMY WHY NOT THE LITTLE CAPTAIN CHALLENGED WE'VE GOT TO GET AT THE BOTTOM OF OF THIS SUPPOSE WE SHOULD TRY TO FIND SOME ONE UP THERE IN A FAINT AND AMY MOTIONED TOWARD THE UPPER ROOMS ALL THE MORE REASON FOR HELPING THEM SAID PRACTICAL BETTY THEY MAY NEED HELP COME ON THE GIRLS LEFT THEIR THINGS IN THE HALL AND RATHER TIMIDLY IT MUST BE CONFESSED ASCENDED THE STAIRS BUT THEY NEED NOT HAVE BEEN AFRAID OF SEEING SOME STARTLING NIGHT THE UPPER CHAMBERS 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
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