Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
By Adelaide Fuller Bell.
Copyright by Henry T. Coates 4 Coy
CHAPTER VI.
"I Am Thy Fathers Spirit. y


phil. l say Phil, don't you hear met"
The boy paused in his work and looked
about to see whence the loud whisper ad-
dressed to himself proceeded. He recog-
nized the voice: it was Covers, but the
owner was not visible. and ne had not seen
him since the night when they visited Nose,
now week In the past. Phil was engaged
in removing the unsightly weeds and plants
that, early as 1t was in the season, were
disfiguring the banks eff the artificial pond.
Where are your he asked
| Here" said Cover cautiously parting
the cedars, and having made sure that
Phil was alone, he emerged from his hiding
place and stood beside him
Where have you been all this timer
I'm the house with Mark Glover, the old
cross patch! VIII you believe it, Just be-
cause / went to the cabin with YOU that
night, instead of making up the hour /
missed in the school room in the morning
he has kept me in that hateful old dungeon
every afternoon for two hours, and sent
me to bed at o'clock so l should get
er ough sleep, and all because I was sleepy
on, morning! When l did go out for a
walk or on my bicycle he was along. l
haven't seen a soul for week.
Il didn't know that you were to go back
to the school room that evening or
wouldn't have coaxed you off. | like Mr.
Glover-he has been kind to me-"
IF you tell him that it was your fault
he would let me off. / had to run away
from him now. Dean told me where YOU
were"
But it wasn't my fault, for I didn'.
know that you were running away
oh! you are anxious never to be blamed
you are-little saint"
Il don't intend to tell lie to save you
Cover Montjoy, that's sure" said Phil
hotly.
You needn't tell lie for me, Mr.. Par
Dr}rr h,,t
you Will do for me. or I'm mistaken"
4 viii IL want o''-independentIy.
"Oh, you will anyway" Cover said with
an assurance that filed his companion with
the means of making him lose his place?
What do you mean?" he asked.
We'll, see here! fellow isn't going to
be treated as Mark Glover has treated me
without getting even with him--you needn't
say anything till I'm through talking
his companion attempted to protest
Il missed an hour out of the school room
one evening. l forgot when 1 promised 10
go to Moses that | had the time to make
Upland when evening came l wasn't going
back on my word to you He looked ac-
ctisingly ct Phil as he made this deeiara-
ton Mr.. Glover was{mad when l didn't
come. and l belieyeehe sat the whole hour
thinking how he would PUNISH me.
Next morning hssneyer said a word, but
after lunch grabbeA me by the arm and
led me into the school boom and made me
stay tHtit Two hours. Wnen ne let ME out
said | would go and look for you, but he
said, I've other arrangements; you need ex-
ercise. and Wen ride to Easton on our oil
cycles
When evening came, of course you'd
gone home, and | said / would go over to
Everard Ponsonby's, and he said, No, if
you go there, you won't get back TIL late
and then you will be sleepy in the morning
You VIII go to bed at o'clock tonight
Well. that same program has been carried
out for week I suppose its finished, for
ne didn't shove me into the school room
this afternoon. and 1 slipped off. for fear he
would find some other amusements for
me-"
Phil could not help laughing at Covers
discontinue.
"Oh! you think It's funny! Well. Mr.
Mark Glover will find 1t isn't so funny, and
SO VIII you. I'm not through yet. You
think that / was scared by the ghost we
saw at the cabin."
You were afraid"
Well. I was afraid then, but know all
about 1t now. l thought 1t was queer that
You stayed there after We ran away-did
you know that Nose was so frightened that
ne wouldn't go home, but slept In the barn
al night? Ha, ha! After you left me.
watched you run up the hill-and come
down again." Cover paused to watch the
effect Of his words
well, I've been going to bed early for a
Every night heard a noise in Gyp's room
and so got to listening for It, Her door
would open and she would slip out. coming
BACK about o'clock. I've watched her
many times when everybody III "ght she
was In bed. When mamma o;nette
We're entertaining Stedman 7 the
parlor, and the servants lib lad
her safe for the night she were
chasing squirrels on the hill.
Once after I heard her go I Aght I'd
give her scare, and went into her room
intending to jump out and brighten her
when she returned.
rIn~a ,1
than anybody ever saw, and that Is draw.
There were lot Of sketches there, and just
to pass the time, 1 began to look at them.
couldn't make out one, at first. but all of
sudden 1 saw through the whole thing.
There was Mose-no mistake about him
running for the barns and l streaking 1t
toward home Then you were standing in
front OF the cabin, and finally made out
that 1t was she who had frightened us.
knew, too, why you hurried away that
night and do believe that you had made
It al up with her beforehand. ar
Il hadn't, said Phil stoutly. II ran
around the house to see who was there and
found her.
ooh. she was erer-triumphantly.
Phil Redeemed.
"You didn't mean to good-naturedly
since he had ELECTED positive information.
Did you brighten herr"
mo. concluded I would hold my knowl-
edge edge over. over her and keep her straight by
Phil tossed his head contemptuously.
well ne said, what do you mean by all
I'm coming to that You told me that
nobody but people like Nose, and very
Ignorant folks generally, believed In ghosts.
I've just found out that Mr.. Glover does"
Pshaw! You know better than that"
Il don't either for he, told me he did. He
went to sleep one afternoon, and just for
fun called out real loud, I know my les
son now, and he jumped and said. I am
thy fathers spirit then he looked awfuily
silly, and I asked him II he believed in
spirits. and he laughed, but said he be-
Aeyed In the one he was just talking OF,
all about It -
II can't think that, OF Mr.. Glover.
we are going to try and find out II he
decidedly.
TN not going to 40 anything that win
You win do what I tell you tor
10 like to know WHY
Because II you don't I'll tell on Gyp. ana
sne VIII be sent away to an awful strict
scnool, and she hates school"
fnil dropped down on a convenient rock,
feeling that Cover had him In his powsr.
VIVA, Mnat are you going to dor he asked
VIII You help me-"
Yes. u you will promise something"
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