Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-03

cuseh the ghost. OUT thought he was iai
due for day OF two, and resolved e.
make ono last appearance and then i,.t
up the performance till thin.s GAINED
down.
"Who are your she asked
I'm tho detective" said.
She looked me over in evident awe and
CONSERVATION, tinged with some surpri2e
on account of my age.
what ore you going TO do with me-:
Il shall have 10 expose you"
The girl cried again and begged to bs
released and allowed to 60 home, but
tina. did not suit me at all. l said she
was my prisoner and as such must do.
liver her up to the authorities. and after
good deal OF waiting she suggested that
had better give her up to her own fa.
ther. Iagrecd to that, and picking ur
her sheet l held her arm and took heI
with me 10 her fathers house, about
mile distant.
Don't you know that you might have
been killed by some of those people you
frightenedY l asked.
mo, sir, never thought Of that.
Everybody who saw me ran away"
When we got to the farm house where
Jennie lived it was half past o'clock.
Everybody was in bed and the lights
were all out. but boldly Knocked at the
door. A window Opcned and mans
voice said:
"Whoso therer'
"Me."
"Who's mef'
"The detective"
you're rather late. Why did you not
wait until tomorrow? Better come
around and see me in tho morning"
IL want to see you now. have the
ghost"
At this the window was closed with .
bang and ! heard hurried steps on the
stairs. The door opened and old Baylis
stood in the doorway. He was draped
in very long old fashionsd white gown
and wore tall stsspls shaped night cap.
One hand held up tin candlestick and
the other shaded the light. A circle of
beard sweeping under his chin from ear
to ear made him look very comicsl. He
looked ut me in astonishmont, and when
he saw his daughter and the sheet
thought he was going into convulsions.
"You, Jennis7" he asked at length.
eyes, father" said Jennie very humbly.
Old Baylis sighed and said, Come in."
He sent for the neighbors Immediately.
/ don't know what was said at their
meeting, for was not admitted TO IL,
but CID Bsylis gave mo letter to the
captain and packed me of on the mid.
night train. Next morning l reached
the Office early and found all the men
present, waiting for the captain to detail
them. The men grinned ut me and
passed the time Of day pleasantly enough.
They all knew where had been and an
ticipated wonderful tale of disaster and
defeat, which they were ready to laugh
at, a''hough was favorite with them,
having done many piece Of extra work
for every man there.
II thought | sent you to Fort Wash
ington, Harry" said the captain.
Yes, sir
"Made an ess Of yourself, supposoy'
There's a letter, SIR"
Willie the captain read the letter the
men guycd me.
This Is IA very nice letter, Harry"
said The captain. Boys, the younSster
captured tho ghost"
Did heF said the men.
Yes, sir, he did. The boy is a credit
to us" and then the captain read tho let
ter of the selectmsn out loud. At every
sentence grew foot.
"Well, now, how did you do it," s,v-
eral inquired.
1 told the story, and you can be sure !
did not refrain from giving myself plenty
Of credit. My tale was very highly col.
ored, When it was concluded Long Jim
Lsngdon drawled out:
Harry, tell the honest truth. Was
you frightened when that match went
out!"
mo, Of course not! said /. But was
frightened Two years later when ! asked
the gho.t 20 marry me, and thought she
was Gcing 10 say no. However, she
didn't -phila1nlphia Tipoca