The weapon was soon brought and the young major saw that it was ready for use. It looked as if it might do considerable damage.
“Keep all the doors but this one shut,” said Jack, and then tiptoed his way into the hall once more. He looked down the stairs and along the lower hallway, but could see nothing of the tiger.
“How are you making out?” questioned Pepper, coming out behind him with a bed slat.
“Don’t see anything yet.”
Andy came out into the hallway also, and the three listened intently. All was quiet outside and not a sound came from the lower floor of the mansion.
“Perhaps he went outside again,” whispered Andy. “It wouldn’t be natural for him to stay indoors. Tigers love to roam the forest, and lay in wait for——”
“I hear him!” interrupted Pepper. “Hark!”
All listened again, and now they could hear the creature moving from the kitchen into the library, and then to the parlor. A discord on the piano followed.
“Hullo, he is trying the piano!” cried Pepper, and grinned. “Maybe he’ll play us a waltz!”
From the parlor the tiger roamed into the library, and then showed his head in the hallway for an instant. But before Jack could take aim the beast had disappeared.