The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-09
heard the screams Of my children over.
came my timidity. rushed into the din.

heard the screams Of my children over.
came my timidity. rushed into the din.
ing.room. The CHASTITY wall, blood.curd-
ling in it's intensity, was dying away in
hollow cadences. I searched every
where for some hole or Granny from
(which the noise might have proceeded,
and, finding none, lit lantern and
went down Into the basement, search
ing the coal-bin and every place, in
fact, likely to conceal practical joker.
The most careful searching, however,
failed utterly to throw any light on tho
subject.
1.-Two days went by and we heard
nothing further. On the third evening,
however, my wife was suffering from
nervous headache. Overhead the young
gentleman with the red hair was play
ing that everlasting 'Boulanger March.
People who live I'M flats have no
right to play the piano until nearly
midnight. At the risk of making bad
blood between the two families, went
upstairs, stated that my wife was sick
and politely requested the proprietor
of the fiat to ask his son to desist. He
was quite rude about it, and said that
his son was studying music, and had a
perfect right to play day or night. FL
nally the fellow almost shut the door
in my face, and I went downstairs
swearing to myself like pirate. AS
layi bed that night, 1 couldn't sleep
thinking that the red-haired musician
might be at the bottom of the spook
business.
I'm the morning got up early, went
down town, hired a detective, and
brought him back just in time to be
able to point out my red-haired friend
as he was getting on a street car.
I" You follow that fellow said. Il
believe he's at the bottom of all this
tomfoolery.' had got SO laughed at
the spook theory myself; but Mrs. Hart
we'll, her sister and the children still
lived in terror, lest a repetition of the
hideous sounds should occur. felt
quite exhilarated when l saw my de-
tective jump on the car with the red.
headed musician, in order to follow
him down town. He came into nv
office at four o'clock in the afternoon,
and Isaw success written Enthusiastically
on his every feature.
" That's the fellow who's playing
ghost, he said. He works for a big in
surance company. l have found GU
he's Dragging to his fellow clerks
the nice scare he's given you all. He
seems to think it a splendid joke. He's
invited two friends of his up tonight
to see the fun, as he calls it. The
spoolSs will wall again this evening,
you may bet your boots. Are you very
busy?
{" Not particularly
Well then, we'll go right up to
your fiat at once, and fix this fellow up
nice, warm reception
ARRIVED at my flat, the first thing
the detective did was to ask to be
shown the dining-room, and then to re-
quest the loan of a carving-knife. l
watched him as he went around thump-
ing on the walls, with looks of sheer
Amusement.
"'What on earth are you looking for?'
~ am looking for speaking tube
All, here it is. See the handle of the
knife has gone clear through the paper
1.-THE break in the paper was direct
ly over my head. 1t was just the very
spot from which the spook sounds had
issued.
but where does the tube lead to?' l
inquired.
"'Never mind that replied the de-
tective. when the spook begins to
wall the red-headed fellow will be at