SHEATHBILL THE ROBBER 
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there’s a door through somewhere,” he said to 
himself, “or Stormy Petrel could never have 
gone round behind the wall to the place beyond 
the sun.” So he plodded on and on, his feet 
growing more tired and getting hungrier at 
every stride. But, at last he came to a door 
right into the rock. But it had such a high 
door-sill that Mannie could not climb over it, 
try as he might. Three times he tried it, and 
at last slipped and slid a long way down the 
hill. But he was plucky and climbed all the 
way back again. 
“There’s a little ridge over there,” he said, 
“I believe I can see over the door-sill and can 
tell what is beyond if I climb up there.” Up 
he climbed, and then turned to look. He 
nearly fell over backward for fright at what he 
saw! But he steadied himself and looked 
again, and by this time he was so surprised that 
he could not have moved from the spot. 
The door led into a broad hallway. It 
was a very wide door, and you could see about 
