"0h, let the poor things in," pleaded the girl on thebed. She was, herself, trembling with terror.
"No funny business, now, if I let you in," commandedBridge.
"0n the square," came the quick and earnest reply.
The THING had reached the head of the stairs whenBridge dragged the bed aside and drew the bolt. In-stantly two figures hurled themselves into the room butturned immediately to help Bridge resecure the entrance-way.