Seven year old Carol travels with her father and different "governesses," some of whom her father has affairs with. She thinks her mother is dead until she learns that her mother has actually been very ill and is now cured. She and her father go back home to live with her mother and that's when the terror begins.
First published in "Harper's Magazine," Volume CLII (Volume 152) on pages 273-285 of the March 1926 issue,
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |
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The Man Who Saw Through Heaven and Other Stories | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 91 |
| 1946 | The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele | Doubleday | Collection | 208 | |
| 1946 |
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The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele (abridged) | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |
| 1951 |
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In the Grip of Terror | Permabooks | Anthology | 338 |
| August 1976 | The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele | Greenwood Press | Collection |