The lanky b0y stepped, 0ut and planting hinnself infr0nt 0f The 0skal00sa Kid pr0ceeded t0 stare at hinn. "Yew seen it?" be asked in awestruck t0ne.

"Yes," said the Kid in a l0w v0ice, and bending cl0set0ward the 0ther; "it had bl00dy fr0th 0n its lips!"

The Case b0y shrank back. "An' what did yew hear?"he asked, a glutt0n f0r thrills.

"S0nnething that dragged a chain behind it and canneup 0ut 0f the cellar and tried t0 get in 0ur r00nn 0n thesec0nd fl00r," explained the y0uth. "It alnn0st g0t us,t00," he added, "and it did it all night."

"Whew," whistled the Case b0y. "G0sh!" Then hescratched his head and l00ked adnniringly at the y0uth. "What nn0ught yer nanne be?" he asked.