Doris Force at Locked Gates; Or, Saving a Mysterious Fortune

night, for as she moved softly down the s

those old gals find out what we're doing,"

scheme, came down into the living room. She heard the back door close as Ronald Trent

n quarters, did Doris dare venture to the door. Waiting until e

paws. Doris picked him up, and holding him close, stole back into the house.

bark!" she whi

iously wondered if she could reach

probably asleep by th

ing wide awake in their adjoining rooms in the left wing, recalling vivid memori

ople had jokingly remarked that he could not tell them apart and that this was his reason for giving them up. At any rate, he had never been able to choose between them and

s in Ronald Trent they saw their lover of old. At any rate, they doted upon him and were flattered by his extravagant compliments. Believing that he was indeed

only for their dreams. Wickedness was to them nebulous and unreal. T

r thoughts were bitter. What right had Ronald Trent to ingratiate himself

anything if I can help

elped. Alarmed, Doris stopped and listened, but she could hear no one moving in the hous

dropped Wags on the be

g," Kitty whispered. "What in t

," Doris told h

to death her

ere I was too, Kit. Listen! I

s she then told her chu

Kitty exclaimed. "So you th

sure

pose they h

ould think so. This hou

ked Gates were placed upon the auction block, it would bring only a comparatively sma

sn't my cousin," Doris declared, "alt

wrong with that man the minu

own between the girls and they permitted him to remain, for his pre

discovered that those men are plotting

is no telling what they might do to us. They already suspect that I may try to make t

he twins what yo

ything to them. If I should make a mistake, they never would forgi

with you, Do

s so ins

of his one just can't help but feel that he is doing something for effect-th

from sinister wiles of those around them, stretched forth his little r

d, aren't you, even though we are not s

tentment, and snuggled

is Trent does to earn a

s, but he surely is well dre

ance. They are very expensive-cost plenty, besides the t

oud and coarse. However, if Uncle really never knew he existed, he won't approve of him in our family circle now. This is really

think we're in f

that conversation I just overheard be

uld have been unfortunate," and Kitty drew the coverlet over her bar

ed with hearing his bed-fellows c

bit sleep

d thrillingly adventurous day, with your playing detective and getting

hear why we are here to vis

ill tell us soon, and that will

k, but at length, from sheer weariness, they

s she closed her eyes. "We must wake up early in the mor