"I suppose I shall have to look through the Window of Fear after all," he said, with just the faintest shiver. And throwing back his shoulders, he made for the window. He had to hoist himself up onto the sill to look in, and when he had gotten up, he sat with his back to the window and his eyes closed, until he could catch his breath and muster up his courage to peep in. Then he slowly turned his head. It is a good thing he had a tight hold on the broad sill, for the sight that met his gaze, froze his blood and almost knocked him off his balance. There stood Bogie Man in the middle of the room juggling his own hideous head with one hand and a great ball of burning sulphur with the other. Billy saw now what made the blue and yellow light. It was the sulphur, which flashed and sizzled as it went through the air, emitting a million angry sparks and tongues of fire when it struck Bogie Man's hand. And Bogie Man's body--ugh!--as tall as a church-steeple, as large around as a house; as full of knots as an old oak-tree, yet as black and eerie and unformlike as a flying shadow. The hair on the head was long and green, his eyes like two sparks floating in a saucer of water, and his mouth like a shark's. He had a nose like a large ripe apple. "And I must vanquish him," said Billy in dismay. "I will for Honey Girl's sake--I'm _NOT AFRAID_." As he said this the whole world seemed to take fire with a lurid flash of lightning. "Crash"--a peal of thunder split the heavens and rolled and rumbled through the lonely streets of Never Was. Then the rain came down in solid sheets, the wind blew a hurricane, and on the crest of the gale rode a thousand shadowy figures, shrieking and moaning and tumbling over and over as they came. The first touch of the wind blew out the candle, and at the same moment the sulphur ball indoors burst and disappeared. So Billy sat there in the dark, his back to the window and in front of him countless thousands of bitter enemies--Banshees, Wraiths, Ghosts, Sprites, Imps, riding on Crimson Devil's Horses--all the weird and wicked things that claim Bogie Man as their King. "Billy Bounce," called the voice of Nickel Plate. [Illustration: _Billy shot a blast of hot air from his pump full in Bumbus's face._--Page 263.] "Here," cried Billy, undismayed. "Hurrah--hurrah--hurrah--howl--howl--shriek!" cried the enemy. "Caught at last. No hope, no hope for Billy Bounce," said a voice. "Is that Bumbus?" asked Billy. "I be," said Bumbus, suddenly jumping onto the sill and trying to push Billy off. But "Swish!" Billy shot a blast of hot air from his pump full in Bumbus's face and down he dropped. "Come on," cried Billy; "you _can't_ frighten me." "Your last chance," cried Nickel Plate. "Give up and I will save you." "Never!" cried Billy. And with that the battle commenced.