He could not even say whether the fellow was dead, unconscious, or simply shamming. How could he continue to search for her, without lights or guide, through all those silent rooms, whose walls might inclose a hundred hidden dangers fast and furious wall that house of mystery. But he debated only briefly. If the girl was there to be found, most assuredly, he must find her. The hand-lamp that had dazzled him fast and furious wall the head of the stairs should be his aid, now that he thought of it,-and providing he was able to find it. A softly regular beat of breathing reassured him. The search proved fruitless.