I tried a key on the bunch, but at once discovered that a key was in the door. The door was locked on the inside!
I knocked. There was no answer. And just then I distinctly heard a sound inside the room.
“Who’s there?” I called out. “Let me in!”
A sound, resembling a sob, reached me faintly. I heard light footfalls. The key turned slowly, and the lock clicked.
I turned the handle, and went in.
Chapter Eight.
More Mystery.
I halted on the threshold, wondering and aghast.