? ? ? ? They found their quarters in a bad state of disorder. Clothing from their open boxes and bags strewed the little apartment, and even their beds had been torn to pieces.
? ? ? ? "Evidently someone was more anxious about our belongings than we," said Clayton. "Let's have a look around, Alice, and see what's missing."
? ? ? ? A thorough search revealed the fact that nothing had been taken but Clayton's two revolvers and the small supply of ammunition he had saved out for them.
? ? ? ? "Those are the very things I most wish they had left us," said Clayton, "and the fact that they wished for them and them alone is most sinister."
? ? ? ? "What are we to do, John?" asked his wife. "Perhaps you were right in that our best chance lies in maintaining a neutral position.
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