Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-11-29

cd us tha' 'ster Agnes l.as4i,ci come
back yet. ] hey said we had been gone
only about 90 minutes.
1tseemed long time to US. We were
all in now. There was no one absent,
but Jenny, and perhaps Sister Agnes
would never miss her when she came.
While we stood there felt as though
would faint again.
"Alyce," said turing to Alyce Hud-
son, "if don't go out will certainly
faint again"
Come, then" said Alyce, slipping
her arm around my waist, and to-
gether we stepped out into the CORR
dor, gained the side entrance, and in a
few minutes we We're standing on the
veranda.
do you really think you heard a
name, Emily?" asked Alyce, doubt
fully.
81 never heard anything palmer in
my life," l answered, land am dread
fully frightened. l wish l had never
gone.
From our elevated position on the
slope we could look down OH the old
mill, and l had scarcely finished my
sentence when around from the north
of the ruins came light 1 turned to
run, but Alyce caught me, and held me
fast.
"Spooks don't carry lanterns, Emily"
she whispered; 1--WE must see more of
this" 1t was the figure of man, that,
we could see distinctly in the moon
light. We saw him stop, put out the
light in his lantern, and come on
| towards the academy When he
reached the walk below where we
stood, we stepped back into the shade
of the veranda, but he had detected us.
SIS that you Miss Bell?" he asked,
and we recognized the voice. He was
Henderson, the gardener.
Yes" said Alyce, stepping to the
edge of the veranda. She was about
Bells height and complexion, and
could easily pass for Bell in that light.
well, it's the best joke ever heard
Of" said Henderson. "My sides ache
from laughin'. Does you want the
paper now, Miss Bell?"
eyes, I'll take it," said Alyce. So he
put down his lantern, opened his vest
and took neatly folded paper from
| the pocket, which he handed to Alyce,
all in good faith.
Thank you! Henderson" said Alyce.
ooh, indeed! Miss Bell, the fun had
frightening them is thanks enough.
| Saying the names three times Just
! gave me time to look them up. You
and Miss Kittie planned it good, Miss
Bell" and SO saying, Henderson took
off his hat ard bowed himself away,
chuckling as he went.
Emily, we have a veritable gold
mine here" said Alyce, patting the pa
| per, "but we must go in now. You
don't feel like fainting any more, do
you, dear?" she laughed When we
went in we found Sister Agnes still
absent, SO Alyce said: Come, Emily,
we will look over our treasure" We
stole off to the seniors boudoir and
Alyce said the treasures of Capt. Kid
would be insignificant beside this bit
of paper. When we opened it we found
list of the girls names arranged in
alphabetic order and opposite the
name of each girl was placed the boys
name that would be most likely to
make her scream and faint. This was
written in Kittie Mather's legible
business hand that we knew so we'll
There were no two girls in school SO
trusted, or confided in as were Kittie
and Bell They knew the name of each
girls sweetheart, and this was the way
they used or rather abused their
knowledge. Henderson, sitting under
the window, had read the names by the
light of his lantern, and Bell and Kittie
I were not frightened at all. They had
been acting. Later we learned that
Sister Agnes was their accomplice and
that from a window in the noviciate q
party of sisters and novices had
watched our escapade.
We arrested the two girls. They
pleaded mot guilty" and we had a
mock trial; evidence was strong
against them, and the jury sentenced
them to 60 days without fruit or bon
bons, so for 60 days the contents OF
every box that came to the address oil
Eittie Mather or Bell Monteith was
freely distributed among us. 1--WE
broke the box and split the sniff and
think my story is long enough" quoth
Emily