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THERE was no doubt about it: the sound of the knocking came from behind that locked door. I went over and tried the handle. I am a believer in miracles, and thought perhaps the knocker might have opened the door from the inside, but it was fast.
Then I heard a voice-the voice of a girl-cry "Help! " and the solution of that mystery came at once. I didn't wait for the keys to come; outside the kitchen door I had seen a big axe-in fact, I had thought that it might be useful in case of necessity. Going out, I brought in the axe and, calling the girl to stand aside, I had that door open in two minutes.