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Her fingers trembled as she opened it . It was decorated lavishly with skulls and crossbones , splashed with red ink , supposedly blood , and written in the same suggestive color . `` Skull and Crossbones has heard the plea of Miss Constance Starr . If she present herself at the Parsonage Haymow this evening , at eight o'clock , she shall learn the will of the Society regarding her petition . '' Connie was jubilant ! In a flash , she saw herself admitted to the mysterious Barnyard Order , and began working out a name for her own designation after entrance . It was a proud day for her .