recalled hearing Mollie say. Evidently the children had run out in the
storm. A nursemaid caught Paul, but Dodo eluded the girl, and ran
straight for the road along which Grace was plunging.

"Go back! Go back!" screamed Grace. "Go back, Dodo!"

But Dodo came on. The next moment the child seemed to be beneath the
feet of the maddened horse, which, a second later, slipped and fell,
throwing Grace heavily. Her senses left her. All was black, and the
rain pelted down while the lightning flashed and the thunder rumbled
and roared.

CHAPTER IV

THE MISSING DOCUMENTS

"How do you feel now? Do you think you can drink a little of this?"

Faintly Grace heard these words, as though some one, miles away, was
repeating them through a heavy fog. Myriads of bells seemed ringing in
her ears, and her whole body felt as though made of lead. Then she
became conscious of shooting pains. Her head ached, there was a
roaring in it. This was followed by a delicious drowsiness.

"Try and take a little of this. The doctor does not think you are
badly hurt. Fortunately the horse did not fall on you."

Again it seemed as though the voice came from the distant clouds.

Grace tried to think-- to reason out where she was, and discover what