Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

went up. They shut the door behind
them, 50 could not hear their voices.
! Now what shall ] do?" | reflected.
IL seems little mean to hear esery-
thing they say. but it's lists n cnn. I'd 4
| make any noise to let them know am
| here IL Will scare them out of their wits"
and began to get nervous. What Ii the
| boys should come back? That would bss
interesting. AT last | heard the two
women dumping down. -
| II don't gee what they want to furnish
| SO many rooms for" LoiZy was saying.
There amt but three of them. / don't
see what they expect to do with this old
Perhaps they'll take summer board.
ers." suggested Mis- Smell.
May be, but that girl don't appear
thing"
Listeners never hear any good Of
themselves, / thought,
Now, let's look in the. but'ry. 1 all
that's a main prey SET OF dishes. 1t
looks like one the Deyens girls got SELL
dish? They have got dishes enough but
there don't seem to be anything much TO
eat. Here's some cracKefs, cut the
h hread jaF s Il empty guess they mt
There was some Iurt her q K and at
Ting OF dishes. and then they came q Ii.
New Wei go aHd nave took 81 the
north front room"
My" went On LCizy. "A.H't yor Lad
We come? | don't know when I've lad
such good time. Thls Is the room lis
Jacob Emmons used 10 have for q are
room. but | guess by the l0ons they are
going TO use IL common. lac "a pet
va Mt big enough. WAS T.? Vel ! nix
them painted edges LOOK n6at IN. KIND of
skinpy MY! and they're going 80 use
the open fireplace Now / sao.i!d lave
wanted that bricked up aud ItIblred yer
and liked up Kind o neat. Wen. there
am rnnch 20 see here; legs 8 INTO the
other froni room.
| started it UP. and az saw the g.1t un-
der the door. slipped quietly into n tile
bedroom next the k.tcne!. / was one
TOO too quick 4. either fer ia;m edia,r!!y hard
thtrn IN the room had JUST eft
-, Wen, now, This looks Kind q home
like. Guess they like to read, b. he
looks Of that table. and jusf see he
BOOKS In that case. And declare.
There's an oid-fashiOned desk jus. ike
the one Mis- Jacob used to have. and if
Il amt in just The same place she nad
hers Now. l cal thai curious
it?'' put in Mis- Smell.
Yes, it is, ana lts comforfa Die, 100.
I've seen EN- something like It tina vas
the most comfortable things ever get
in"
Va " she exclaimed. suddenly, I'd
clean forgot there VAS a bedroom II re.
Il amt very big one, out anyway lous
And now vas IN pred.can 4,
There was no time to pan escapc i
could only step behind Inc door as ey
IL
reau and then wlth tAeig backs TOW I'd
me began 10 inspect the window d. p
cries
/ was fiustered ard | did no. reaee, IN
turned out the lantern. l only thou
ii it was dark | could escape. ne
softly stepped toward ii. my finzncs
ciutched the screw and the deed vas
done.
l never was so scared in my life AZ |
was an instant later, when two blood
curdlinS shrieks rent the air. The III IN
was just rising and shone dimiy into ne
room. | could see Loi2y and Mis- Shell
standing there bowling at me.
! tried to tell them who 1 was ut
couldn't make myself heard. They IL pt
on screaming and with sudden r. sh
bolted past me.
The old faded wrapper / had on 100, d
white IN the moonlight, and as l sud- i.
a ghost, | was seized with an irresistible
impulse. to~.1ursue. and forgot all about
not v-o-'ing 10 brighten them.
~ ran RAM sT Gd mo IN me XII k{ehe1; ouE
We're a short distance ahead Of me I
got near enough SO that l could h If
what they were saying.
Miss Smell. I.
We'll If ever | saw a-Oh. there It
comes again and they broke into IN
l escorted, them almost to their dor.
then went henie, getting there few nIil-
utes before ire boys.
The next mora.ng l returned i..il.
lantern. She gave .i,tle gasp VI. -T -ty
saw II. but quickly recovered herself. A.
she tooA go from my hand our eyes me
Wouldn't you like some Of m. bIl-
ter?" she said. I've jest wo.k5d i. 4y.r.
and was gong to carry some to you
She urged i, upon me, and accep j
the bride
AS | went cut the door she asked:
DO you think there is any chance of t
being a fair day:?'
NO | answered. viewing the sl.-,
" hich had become overcast since SUN
Use Il don think there's the ghost O. /
chance Exchanges