The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10

il no question but that his next OF Kin
have the right to cremate. TO embalm
or to bury his body. They might sell
il. ] Imagine. although that is rarely done
in first-class society. Now the point !
would make before a jury would
be-"
81 have no wish to discuss law with
YOU / have demanded the skeleton
and I propose 10 have it whether you
arc willing or not"
Just write that down, boys" said
Fulmer. '.He hints at burglary"
See here" said Wentworth, "you
are not the man we disSected. l be-
lieve you're a fraud"
"Do you?" returned the ghost.
"IIl convince you in order to save my
self further trouble. l can TAKE any
ones form. For instance. that Of 3
rising lawyer" And with that the
figure before them was an exact
terpart of young Fulmer. TIE next
instant the ghost was himself again.
by jove.' said Smile. "what .
splendid Lightning change artist he
would make"
"Say." said Fulmer. "what would
you take for a night at the big hall?
You could per2onatc the head OF the
University and sing Il a to he an
Angel with splendid effect.'
IL am in no mood for chaff," said
the specter. severely. Finally, VIII
you give up nv s~keleton?"
LET him have his old bones" said
Smile.
Il certainly will not" cried Went
worth. why. Smile. l had to drill
one hundred and fifty holes in that
skeleton. No, sir! j. W. Stodgers re-
mains here
.'Hemains is good" said Fulmer.
''Well, Mr.. Wentworth. when you
get tired of the fight just give that
skeleton a decent burial" With that
the ghost was gone.
$50 long" cried Smile. "What
are yon going TO do. Wentworth It's
you and the ghost. it seems"
.'Do? Why, keep j. W., of course
Next day there was an astounding
charge against Wentworth. A pas
senger coming up from Detroit by the
early train had been me on the road
from the station by a student exactly
answering Wentworth's DECEPTION,
who demanded money ut the point Of a
pistol. and the passenger would I'M
dOubtedly have been robbed if two 9TH
ers coming along had not frightened
the culprit. who escaped. Nothing but
SMILES solemn oath that Wentworth
was asleep at the time-it was Saturday
morning-saved Wentworth. On Sun
day all Ann Arbor was scandaliZed rs
it came from church by seeing Went
worth staggering along the street in a
state of beastiy i~ntOXicat;on. The pro-
fessors hauled him over the Goals. and
it was in va n that he protested he had
spent the day worthily. trying to catch
fish up the river.
He went home mad and. as j.. W..
grinned at him as he came in. he seized
the ruler and smashed in the trap-dOor
jaw. The ruler did not pass through
the bony part of j. w.. as it did through
its spectral counterpart.
Next day Wentworth was too i'll to
attend class. Smile left him and wend-
ed his way to college. He had just
taken his seat while the Professor was
jOtting down names preparatory to a
''quiz' when an unearihly yell at
tracted all eyes to the top tier of seats
that descended one by one down to the
table. There stood Went
worth on the back of the highest seat
"One. two, three, look out for me-"
he shouted. and with that he ran swift
" down the backs of the seats. jump
ing over the students heads. hopping |
lig ntly on the subject" that lay COW
cred up OF the revolving plank, then
sprang among the lady students, who
scatt red screaming. and thence up to
the top of the opposite tier.
NOW for a jump across the arena.
Never before attempted by any one out
side of this circus"
Catch him." shouted somebody.
Hes insane"
At that Wentworth went for the mar
row stairway. Smile and another after
him. He beat them easily across
the campus and entered the door Of his
boarding place.
When the two students burst into
the room they found Wentworth sitting
.olefully looking at the damaged front
Of Stodgers. and he swore he had not
been out tina. morning.
Next day he got notice of dismissal
from tho University.
As he sat by his window stubbornly
to be conquered b. a ghost.
and yet aware that per APPS some peo-
pie would not believe the whole story
il he told it. he saw his double on the
opposite side of the street
"By Georger' he cried. '.Ill have il
with h m. If they see US both
believe nv story.
He sci ed the ruler and started out.
The ghost looked behind him. and then
it too had a ruler in its hand. Nearing
the p~ost-os1ice the ghost came sudden
~ up to q group of men. hit put right
and left with the club, struck a polio g.
man across the face. and fled towards
The crowd pursued. As
it came to Wentworth it vanished into
thin air. and the next instant Went
worth was in the hands of the outraged
constable.
From the lookup the detected young
wrote to Smile:
For my sake. buy . cemetery lot and bury
John W. Stodgers. charging the cost to me.
WENTWORTH.
That ended the fight Wentworth.
regret to say. is not the first student
who came to grief by letting spirits get
the better Of hiln.-LnEe SHARP. in De-
lroie Free Press.