Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-15

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a pleasant little nod she sailed of.
/ never saw until afterwards what
a comparison had made-one all
courage and no brain, and the other
all brain ana no courage. ! had
things badly, that was cyl
dent, and the worst of it was that
she never gave me an opportunity to
let her know had not intended any
disrespect to her future liege.
All this time Sol. Humphreys never
ceased talking about buying the
large house. At last Mabel made
the proposition that some night We
three, Ned, utter-Scotch and myself,
should go there and stay until morn
ing, and if our report was mo
ghosts, she would not say any more
against the purchasing scheme; but
il anything diabolical or mysterious
happened, that her father WAS to
give up the idea Cur consent being
asked, we cheerfully gave il, and as
one time was as good as another, we
decided to make the experiment that
night.
Armed each with stout stick aud
a pillow, we advanced upon the
haunted dwelling about nine
o'clock, and were admitted by
the man in charge, whose head-
quarters were in an adjoining
building, which communicated
with the house by a long entry at
the end of which was m iron door
This door was closed and bulted
after us, and we We're left to make
our own way.
/, for one, did not expect 10 ser
anything supernatural, but Mabel
stories We're very vivid, and would
have liked to Obliged her BY seeing
something uncanny. We had
brought lantern with us, and But
ter-Scotch had very self-sacritlcingly
taken charge OF it. So We assembled
the stairs, and made tour Of the
upper floors, then descended and
made another tour OF the ground
floor and cellar, and Butter-Scotch
considered, the exploration so
thorough that he strongly advo-
Gated going home and To bed, and
bringing in Il sealed verdict, mo
ghosts. +" But We wouldn't hear 81
it. So, having made sure that the
front door was unlocked on the in
side, and could be opened instan-
taneously if the proposed ghost were
disposed to be violent, or use Ian
guage unfit for ears polite, We
made ourselves as comfortable III
the hall as circumstances OF no bed
and an indefinite ghost would allow.
Ten o'clock-no ghost. Eleven
not a sound Eleven thirty" Ned,
you're snoring"
oh, no; was thinking how"
Great Heavensl" whispered But
ter-Scotch.
Where? where?" we asked stimuli.
taneously.
Butter-Scotch wiped 4 moth of
his cheek.
II thought you saw something, I"
Ned said 10 him, irritably
He went in my eve. Probably
you'd cry out if beetle went in your
eye"
That's all right scotchy. You re-
game, eh. old MANI"
This issheernonsense, Mr.. Steele
Whirr.rrrr fizz, thupp!
Butter-ScoCch yelled, and started
up.
sit down. Don't you know d
June beetle when you hear one.
Was it indeed?'' and Butter
Scotch wiped his forehead.
Suddenly there was a crash some
where in the house.
by Georgeln gasped Ned, we're
in for it, boys.
don't know how long we waited,
but II began again-frst snceze.
then a kissing sound, then a pail
rolling down stairs, followed by an
assortment OF dust-pans and fire
irons.
This was frst-class. After the
storm ceased Butter-Scotch, in
committee of one, proposed that we
should alter the verdict to GHOSTS
smphatically," and 20 home. ut
was entertaining, but to tell the
truth, he was sleepy.
In few minutes there was another
rash, and we saw something white
on the stairs, slowly and solemnly
approaching. As il neared the bot
tom 1T raised an arm; low moan
anne from it, and a rasping sound
lf 10y no means cheerful character.
Butter-Scotch made for the door
md in his excitement pushed against !
t instead of pulling, so he could ret
Iut. The ghost, seeing our fright
Uttered a shrek, and came swiftly I
.owards MS.
lhls was too much for flesh and
Hood to bear, and Butter-scotch
'elled Murder! thieves! fret, frantic
With horror, and we all three pulled
md pushed, beside ourselves with
ear.
Just as the ghost nearly reached
Is, Ned pulled the door open. and
here was a crash and rush. and
efore knew what had happened the
DOR was shut with bnng, and /
,as left in darkness in the hall with