Chapter 16: The Crimson Outline

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠Barbara McIntyre made the round of the library for the fifth time, testing each of the seven doors opening into it to see that they were closed behind their portieres, then she turned back to her sister, who sat cross-logged before a small safe.

“Any luck?” she asked

Instead of replying Helen removed the key from the lock of the steel door and regarded it attentively. The safe was of an obsolete pat