St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

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like pantOmime effects.
"Oh. dear! oh. dearr' said Barbara
wringing her hands; 1t must be mid
night"
1T can't be nine o'clock yet" sait
Mary.
And I'm SO hungry! Oh. how l wisl
hadn't eaten the last of those sand
witches! Oh. oh! what is that?" fiut
tered Barbara
An unusually vivid electrical fast
had revealed something white and
spectral at the window. All three girls
jumped at once.
1.-The ghost!" shrieked Barbara. stop
ping her ears and shutting her eyes a:
tight as was practicable.
"A stray white cow" suggested
Mary.
"A young man in a flannel tennis
suit" said DOrcas. the closest observe,
of all.
Don't let him come in. said Bar.
bara. I'VE shall be robbed and muir.
dered."
Not while we are three to one" said
composed Dorcas.
And at the same moment a voice
sounded hurriedly at tho door.
please. may l come in? / know il
seems intrusion. but it's raining q del
uge and I'm wet through"
Come in by all MEANS" said Mary
And the ghost entered, dripping like
a fountain.
':All in the dark?" said he. cropping
his way.
There are no gas jets here" said
Dorcas ironically.
but we might have a little blaze OF
sticks" hazarded the new arrival.
shaking himself like a Newfoundland
dog Il saw by that last glare of
lightning that there was a heap in the
corner. and I've got my match box
intact"
''Oh. that would be splendid!" cried
Dorcas. who was wet and shivering.
'.And I've got some fish on a string
outside, and We could have some sup
per-" suggested the ghost cheerfully.
I'm 5000 hungry!" walled Bar
hara-
The stranger was evidently used to
mountain camping. He had q fire
kindlcd in no time. and the fish,
cleaned by aid Of his pocket-knife and
washed in one of the pools outside.
were presently broiling over the Goals.
emitting q most savory smell
you must be a good geniusr' cried
Mary.
I'm only tramp" said the ghost.
land I'm ever SO much obliged to you
young ladies for letting me in"
I'VE couldn't have kept you out If
We had tried" said Dorcas. frankly.
You don't think would have thrust
myself in here against your wishes?
Even a tramp wouldn't do that" said
the young man.
The sticks had blazed cheerfully up;
the ghost economical them to keep the
flames alive as long as possible. He
told thrilling tales of his experience in
these woods; he made himself a most
agreeable companion.
Are you from the Valley House?"
asked Dorcas.
NO; l am camping just where it
happens.
''Ohw said Mary. Then you are
poor like us? We are shop-girls on
Dur vacation"
"For." she said to herself. Il am de- |
tcrmined he shall not take us for other
han we are"
And" observed the ghost. "Ishould |
hink you were having a very jolly
lime of it. A little more trout, Miss
Hale? And how did you come out in
.hese wildernesses?"
So then. of course. little Barbara,
vho was generally the spokeswoman
II the sssemblage. related all her
Efforts tc secure summer board.
You see." said she. ..Mr. Archer
lays US 80 small q salary that We have
lot much margin for luxury"
He ought to pay you more" said
he ghost I'm in business myself
NOW how IL Is People can't be ex-
'ected to live on nothing"
II do believe" cried Dorcas. you
re the tailor's young man from CUT &
tits. next door to Archer's! I Thought
had seen your face before! But If you
yer get to the head OF the firm-and q
nan can achieve almost any thing he
leases-do pay your employees a de-
emit sum-
Il WILL" said the young man in the
,hite-6annel tennis suit.
And he spoke as if he meant it
And then Dorcas discoursed still
lore learnedly about the rights and
-rongs. the injustice and petty trials
life behind the counter.
I've are ladies. you see." said she,
and We expect to be treated like
aides. But l suppose you have your
roubles. too"
..Lots of EN-" said the young man.
azing absently into the fire. Every
ne has. ] suppose" u