Inanumbedway，mechanically，sheretreatedtothedoor；and，withtheflashlightplayinguponit，shenoticedforthefirsttimethatthelockhadbeenroughlyforced。Itwasbutcorroborativeofthedespoileddrawer；and，atthesametime，theobviousreasonwhythedoorhadnotbeenrelockedwhenwhoeverhadcomeherehadgoneoutagain。
Whoeverhadcomehere！Shecouldhavelaughedouthysterically。
Wasthereanydoubtastowhoitwas？OneofDanglar’semissaries；
theCricket，perhaps-orperhapsevenDanglarhimself！Theyhadseentoitthatlackofpromptaction，atleast，wouldnotbethecauseofmarringtheirplans。
Alittledazed，overwrought，confusedatthegroundbeingcutfromunderherwhereshehadbeensoconfidentofasurefooting，shemadeherwayoutofthebuilding，andtothestreet-andforablockwalkedalmostaimlesslyalong。Andthensuddenlysheturnedhurriedlyintoacrossstreet，andheadedovertowardtheEastSide。