"What's that?" cried Allen, who was beside Betty.
"It sounded like Jane, the cook," was the answer. "But——"
More screams interrupted Betty, and then the voice of a woman was heard calling:
"Come quick! There's men in the cellar!"
CHAPTER XVIII
ANXIOUS DAYS
"Come on, boys!" cried Allen, evidently the first to sense the meaning of the alarm.
"Oh, but shouldn't we have some sort of weapons, you know?" spoke Percy.
"Get out of my way!" cried Roy Anderson, brushing past the dude. "My fists are the only weapons I want."