"Well!" exclaimed King. "Nobody opened that door!"

"We must walk in," said Midget. "Father said so."

"Oh, I hate to! We really haven't any right to go into a strange house
like this!"

"But Father said to! Come on!" And grasping King's hand, Midget urged
him inside. They stood in the middle of a pretty and attractively
furnished hall, but saw or heard no people.

"Hello, Mr. Nobody!" said Marjorie, still clasping King's hand tightly,
for the situation was a little weird.

"Hello, yourself!" responded a cheery voice, but they couldn't see any
one.

The voice reassured King, and he said, humorously, "I see Nobody! How do
you do, sir?"

"Quite well," answered the same voice, but it was a bit muffled, and
they couldn't judge where it came from. Also it sounded very gay and
laughing, and Marjorie thought it seemed a bit familiar, though she
couldn't place it.

"My father sent a message," went on King, sturdily. "He says he wants
Nobody's advice and assistance."

"What a self-reliant man!" said the voice, and then from behind a
portière a laughing face appeared, followed by a man's active body. At