Suddenly the light seemed to bob about in the old house; it showed first at one window--then another--as though some one were running from room to room.

Once two gaunt shadows stood forth--of a crouching man and a woman, one hand extended in the air, as she whirled the lamp before her for an instant and brought herself between its rays and those who watched.
Again the chase and then the scream, louder than ever, accompanied by streaking red flame which spread across the top floor like wind-blown spray.

Shadows weaved before the windows, while the flames seemed to reach out and enwrap every portion of the upper floor.

The staggering figure of a man with the blaze all about him was visible; then a woman who rushed past him.

Groping as though blinded, the burning form of the man weaved a moment before a window, clawing in a futile attempt to open it, the flames, which seemed to leap from every portion of his body, enwrapping him.