Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-12

As We drew near the Cuest, tHsus'
noi.s reached our ears II sounded liz,
the gn.shing Of teeth. The momen, Heller
hesrd |, she .pr.ns forward with I
scream and endesvored TO grasp ,h'
ghost. With shhll cry |, sprang up
e.igh, glimpse Of a dark OBJ C, h"h'
log by me then rushed TO Helen
She 81, upon the h,or. shaking with
laughter and holding q white robe 10 heI
hands.
"Hslenl Helen Are you crazy
Wha, vas ~ | cried.
When she va. able TO speak she said
"OA. Janet. our ghost !. nothing more OF
lee. than Tom Dlna's pet ape, JOcko.
And she wen, of into another gale OF
laughter. in which | ,remuloasly joined.
Az this time. father and mother,
awakened by Helen. screams and the
apes cry. came huuisdly up stairs with
light Before they could speak We
rushed TO them aud told our story.
When We reached the place where we
introduced Joeko as the ghost they
laughed a. heartily . We.
"wha, led you TO suppose ,ha, the
ape was playing ghost, Helen ? asked
father.
"why." she replied "when we dr,
came here | helped Jessie Dana make
,hi. robe and very tall white cap for
Jooko TO wear when We play chsrades
be makes splendid servant. When ]
saw him knesling 10 the moonlight !
though, hi. he.dsen looked very famil.
lar. ba, wsn', sure !, was Jocko ,ill |
heard him chatter. Then knew I,
must be the little fellow and nothing
else
"Ho~ could he &c, ia" Inquired
mother.
Probably through the cellar win.
do~." said father III, hlsn't been clos
ed since We moved here
"He mus, have been here before. or
he would no, know the way 30 WE'LL l
..h. "wh., could be be doing uP here
90 late al night.
"I have heard Jessie Dln,ny ,ha, he
/. gr,s, thief; perhaps he WAS hiding
something let. look And see" Helen
,naiched the lamp from mother. hand
and hurried 20 the chest. A cry burst
from her lip. which va, echoed by u' all
when We we're near enough 70 see that a
panel in the lid Of the ehs', va' pulled
oa,. revealing cavity tha, We never
dreamed Of was there.
Helen slipped in her hand and drew
oa, string of blue beads, CHA. doll'
silver spoon. bag Of marbles. hair brush.
and. l.., ba, no, least, Mrs. D,na'' false
erimp..
"Ths.s are wha, he vas hidins TO-.
night" cried Helen. /. she waved the
erimp. in the Air "for saw Mrs. Dana
wearing them yesterday AhenOon.'
There !. nothing LEI, in here eieep,
a box. don't see how Joeko could
hide thi, /, !, 30 heavy"
A. she held IL up TO the light. father
leaned forward brea,hlss' and pale.
Helen placed the box on hi. knee. with
trembling hands he opsned IL. galsd At
iu eon,en,. . moment. aud then l.yias
hi. hand on mother. shoulder be bar,
into tears.
"whA, s ill., she asked anIioasly.
A, ,oon a, be could speak, he said.
IL, /, the money We have looked for 50
ofen."
Ho~ Jocko ever i discovered such q .e-
cure hiding place We never knew. Ba'
a, he va. Ia the hsbi, Of breaking his
rope and taking moonlight nmbls'. We
came TO the conclusion ,ha, he must have
been in the house when grandfather hid
the money. and thinking IL safe place
for hl. own treasures. had used ii ever
since. HI. grea, admiration for the
dres, Helen snd Jss,is made for him.
doab,ls. caused him to array himself 10
IL when be wandered about.
However. the money was found. And
hope and eomfor, took the place OF 'Or-
ros and want
II ever a gho., broash, abIe''ins with
Il, IL was the one that We had alssy'
called "our gre., srandmO,hst'' ghost.