He judged from the sounds made by the prowler that he must be at the opposite side of the room, and a succession of loud, creaking noises indicated that he was dragging some of the cases away from the wall.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
But no sound answered her, save from outside the cry of a bird frightened by some midnight prowler.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Surely, one would think, that nocturnal prowler of pre-War Paris had been so long dead and buried even the most ghoulish gossip should respect his poor remains and not disinter them merely to demonstrate that the Past can never wholly die!
"Alias The Lone Wolf"
Louis Joseph Vance