The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-28

replaced with new men the newcom-
ers had refused to remain in the plant.
declaring it to be haunted.
The engineer employed to replace
the striker had disappeared after the
first nights work, and it was declared
that he had been thrown into the fur
mace.
Night after night his phantom form
could be seen lowering in the smoke
and steam from the stack and exhaust
pipes. and no man dared remain. the
fear of the night shift communicating
itself to the day force
Raymond always had good influence
over the men, and Nettie felt certain
that he would be able to adjust mat
ters, but she had given her pledge not
even to speak to him, and she could not
urge him TO take up the work
1t was late that night and Nettie was
combing her hair when there came q
gentle tap ON the door, and she opened
it to admit her father. She was shock
ed at the change that had come over
him in the few hours since dinner. His
form stopped with care.
II have been thinking over what you
said.'' he began without preface as she
assisted him to chair 81 do not want
to break my word, but absolute ruin
stares me in the face. If Raymond can
stop this fear of the supernatural in the
men | will take back what said and
accept him as my son-ln-law. VIII you
send him to me in the mornlng?"
Are things as bad as that?" she
asked Ellison nodded.
Unless | can obtain a permanent
force by the end of the week." he said,
''ir will be impossible to complete this
contract in time"
And this is only Tuesday" she
mused Ted can do it."
Ellison went away comforted. Apart
from what he termed his presumption,
he liked tie man with his clean cut in
cisive manner and quick comprehen-
sion. Somehow he felt that herein lay
his solution.
The next day there was CONSERVATION
in the strikers camp. The pickets r,
ported that Ted had been made super
intendent OF the works They liked
him. but also they feared him.
That night gave Ted his first view
Of the spocter lie remained with the
night shift. and shortly after midnight
there was Il cry Of alarm in the yard
and he rushed out 70 find the men NJ!
staring at the huge smokestack
There iii the swirling wreaths of
smoke fioaied the dead engineers ~.
age once or twice the specter ran
ished. only to reappear again, and for
twenty minutes the men stared. Then.
as if moved by Il single Impulse they
went to their lockers, and an hour
later Ted and the OLD Waterman We're
left alone in the yard.
The day shift went to work. as usual,
but it was not long before the men
grew uneasy There were no appari-
tons in the daytime, but they felt
nervous at the thought that the spirit
| IF The murdered man lowered oy ar the
works
At the noon hour they talked it over,
,lilh W litl lile NiiSilC picN iVA bhC AC
turn to work they went TO the Office in
a body. They found Ted busy with
some bits of glass covered with red
paint. He looked up as the spokes-
man entered.
Better make it short he said quiet
! ~ Il suppose you do not want to
keep on working in haunted foun-
dry"
THAT'S right" declared the leader.
I'VE can't stand it,
Think you can hold out through the
| afternoon?" he asked. Eve are going
to give little ghost party tonight.
Keep at it until knock-off time comes,
and the two shifts will have supper
together"
won't that ghost be around to-
night?e demanded the leader suspi-
ciously at may be all foolishness,
but you saw it yourself last night"
Il hope to again this evening" he
said THAT is where the fun will
come Like to be ghost yourself to-
night?'
Something in Teds manner con-
WINGED the committee The members
went out into the yard and advised a
return to work All the. afternoon
there was an evident dislike. Of going