The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-10

| was going on, DuJ ne COulu see all Jnt
boys running towards spot at which
some excitement seemed to center.
perhaps some ones broken in," said
one of the boys.
Jack gave the ground tap with his
foot which sent his sled to the bottom
of the hill.
Bring sled, y he heard as soon as the
sound of the scudding runners had
ceased. He sprang up and seized the
rope.
"What if the ice is broken?" suggest.
ed one of the boys
But it did not escape notice that Jack
seemed to forget his fear of danger
when there appeared need of his help
"What is it?" he cried, fastening to-
wards the group on the ice.
| 1t was not however, a break in, but an
accident of a different character. Archie
had been hotly pursuing Hal when the
latter met with sudden fall. His
skates had been we'll sharpened just be-
fore engaging in the evenings sport,
and Archie In falling over him had re-
ceived severe cut in his arm, which
was bleeding profusely in spite of their
awkward attempts to bind it up.
1--WE must get him home at once,'
said Hal, in great concern. "Here,
boys, let us put our coats on the sled to
fix him. Now-two of us at time take
hold and we'll go kiting."
But strong wind was against them
and they found it impossible to keep up
very swift pace through the sometimes
deep and untracked snow. The return
ing party, plodding quickly along, was
in strong contrast to the noisy one of
earlier evening.
"There's light in Squire Horizons
bouse," remarked Hal, who, having
been relieved in his duty of hauling,
had fallen little behind
| 81 didn't know they had got home"
"They haven't" said Jack; my father
got letter from him to-day and he said
no one would be home till next week."
"But some ones there, sure as you
| live"
There was no denying this. The
large house, standing alone on bit of
rising ground not far from the road, had
borne forsaken look in it's darkness
and loneliness when they had before
passed it. But there are now unmis-
taxable CLEANS of pale light appearing
first at one then at another of the win
dows.
"Folks must have come home" in
sisted one of the party.
''It looks queer" said Jack. 81 mean
to go little nearer and take peep in
at that window"
Hal followed him as he went up the
broad walk to the front door. But just
as he was about to turn aside upon the
grass in order to obtain 1iew into win
dows within which appsaied the puz-
zling light he suddenly stopped short.
whats that?" he said, turning to
Hal
The latter took few steps forward
to look, then turning with white face
grasped Jacks hand and dragged him to
a short distance from the house.
did you see it?" he gasped.
''See what?"
"That--ghost," he whispered.
"Ghost! nonsense" said Jack, with
laugh.
"Hush-do hush," said Hal, trembling
with fright, "You couldn't have seen it
or you wouldn't laugh"
~ did see some one all in white, if
that's what you mean," said Jack.
"Yes-all in white. That's what they
always wear"
Some of the boys had also turned into
Squire Horizons yard, and were now
windows.
Ibid you see it-did you?" asked one
in great excitement.
''See! there it is
Jack and Hal looked and could plain
ly see the same shadowy figure.
Hes gone upstairs said Jack, com
posedly; ~ wonder if any of Squire
Horizons folks are playing games or any
thing"
.Games," said Hal, in a trembling
voice, II say, boys if there's such a thing
in the world as ghost, that's one. o
gracious-look there!"
A pale, blue light shone now from
another window, giving the white-robed
individual inside a CHASTITY look which
struck renewed terror to the boys. They
huddled closer together and held their
breath
Il don't believe in ghosts" said one
boy, making a feeble attempt at BRAY
cry.
''Seeing is believing, seems to me.
Did any of you ever see a living thing
like that?"
I'm going in to see why it looks So"
said Jack.
Don't be simpleton, jack" said
Hal, 81 never half believed in 'em my
self before, but look at that-just ex-
actly as we've all read about 'em."
"Yes, all ghostly white" said one lit
tie fellow between two gasps.
"If you shoot at 'en it wouldn't hurt
'em Bit" come in another awed whis-
per.
mo, it goes through 'em just like air.
They amt made of nothing"
"If that's SO I don't see how they
could hurt any body" said Jack. "Ghost
or no ghost, Pm going to see what he's
doing in Squire Horizons house."
Don't do it, jack" said Hal, in be-
seeching tone.
II guess I'd better go and help 'em
get Archie home" said faint-hearted
boy.
sand l." said another. ut amt right
to leave the other boys to do it ALL"
But Hal and few others remained,
still trying their best to dissuade Jack
from entering the haunted mansion.
"If you hear me holler suppose you'll
come and help me, won't you?" he said,
throwing off his overcoat
.lVaa ,yas ,,,i1l sold Hal ctnutlv faa1.