LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS[Both girls gasped and stared incredulously][A flight of stairs could be dimly discerned][They stared with the fascination of horror]["Well, what do you suppose that can be?" queried Cynthia]["Do you know any real elderly people, father?"]["Oh, I wish I were Sherlock Holmes!"][There was nothing to do but sit and enjoy the spectacle][Then, with one accord they began to steer their way around the furniture]CHAPTER I