"Yes," exclaimed the Kid in a low voice, and bending closetoward the other; "it had bloody froth on its lips!"

The Case kid shrank back. "An' what did yew hear?"he asked, a glutton for thrills.

"Something that dragged a chain close behind it and cameup out of the cellar and tried to get in our room on thesecond floor," explained the youth. "It almost got us,too," he added, "and it did it all evening."

"Whew," whistled the Case boy. "Gosh!" Then hescratched his head and looked admiringly at the youth. "What mought yer name be?" he asked.