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"Oh, you fellows give me a pain," said Ben, rising and stalking off to
bed.
He was soon followed by the others, Ted and Kit remaining behind to
gather up the money and slip rubber bands around each of the packages of
currency.
"We ought to have a safe in the house, Ted," said Kit, looking over the
pile of money. "We often have large sums of money in the house, and some
time we might get robbed."
"There's not much danger of that, Kit," answered Ted. "There are not
many fellows who would have the nerve to come into this house. Too many
guns, and too many fellows who are not afraid to shoot them. I'm not
afraid."
"What was that?"
Kit was staring at the rear window.
"What?"
"I just looked up and thought I saw a face at the window."
"You're getting imaginative."
Just then the clock struck twelve.
"No, I don't think so. I heard a slight cracking noise and looked up.
Something white appeared at the window for an instant. It looked like
the face of a child."
"Nonsense. A child couldn't look through that window.


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