A Voice in the Night

Dark, ominous,and rainy was the night. The mountain wind whistled ferociously through the trees and around the cabin shaking its rugged doors. Lightning cracked the sky and thunder rolled over the mountain peaks resounding in an echo of authority. A hooded stranger stood knocking at the door. Where was Mr. Joplin? Will he return in time to save the boys from danger or will the boys open the door to the frantic knocking of the stranger outside?