"If I thought for an instant that there was any real possibility of our being in danger here--" she said slowly.

"But--oh, look at the map, Lizzie! The Bat has been flying in this district--that's true enough--but he hasn't come within ten miles of us yet!" "What's ten miles to the Bat ?" the obdurate Lizzie sighed.

"And what of the letter ye had when ye first moved in here?
'The Fleming house is unhealthy for strangers,' it said.

Leave it while ye can." "Some silly boy or some crank." Miss Cornelia's voice was firm.

"I never pay any attention to anonymous letters." "And there's a funny-lookin' letter this mornin', down at the bottom of the pile--" persisted Lizzie.