CHAPTER XXI

For one stunned instant as she looked up at the unwieldy shape crashing down upon her Julie was too frightened to move. Then she gripped the ring on the inside of the trap-door and drew it down as she swung to the steps which led underground. She slammed it shut and slid down the iron ladder. She clung to it and waited. Had she been dreaming or had she really seen that monstrous thing shooting straight for her? A crash above answered her question. She was awake. The force of the impact sent a portion of the dirt an…