Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-30

icehouse, while Harold, after much
daring" and "double-daring," followed
cautiously at a distance. AT the door
of the icehouse the little girl paused.
Upon its blackened door was a new
paddock.
Its locked, and we can't get in," she
said, relieved. But If we did go in
there'd be no Thunder-man.
"The Thunder-man's in there de-
clared the boy. Dare you and double
dare you to knock on the door"
Alice took the dare. Defiantly she
banged with her tiny knuckles on the
door,
The Voice Cried for Help
Instantly it seemed to the children
there came an answering sound from
within.
Help, help!" said weak voice. Then
there was a low moaning.
Alice turned and ran. But Harold
forgot his fright in the justification of
his theory. Standing before the door
he shouted after Alice:
Didn't l tell you? There is Thun-
der-man there"
Harold Martin" called the sister,
run, or they'll get YOU"
Harold ran.
That was the beginning of it. For
the next three days Harold was a hero
and sharer of the great secret with
his sister. Their Imagination created
the Thunder man" and the Thunder
cat" and the icehouse was a yet more
fearful place. But on the fourth day
Alice insisted upon tempting the Thun
der-man again. The experiment
brought the same result. Then followed
another period Of trepidation, to be
succeeded in it's turn by the skepticism
of six over five.
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turned from Sunday school and had had
their dinner, they went as believer and
agnostic to the park. This time Har-
old knocked upon the door. He had
come to have not only an infinite faith
in the world of his thunder creation,
but a certain degree of affection as
we'll.
Doesn't it frighten you?" his sister
asked.
Yes" Harold agreed. "But Harold
| likes to be scared"
| His knock on the Sunday afternoon
was bold. For time it brought no re-
sponse At last there came. not the
voice, but prolonged cries, in which
there was so much agony that the
children after they had run as before
| to a safe distance, decided to tell some
one.
II know said Alice. "We'n tell a
| pOllCtlndI.
The two wandered to Myrtle avenue
toward the Glendale police station. AS
they walked and watched there came
riding up the avenue Mounted Police
man George A. Still, Just like a
knight" Alice said. To him the chill
dren rushed.
do you see that icehouse in the
park?" began Alice. "Well, there's "a
Alice was saying. when Harold broke in
with:
There's a Thunder and a Thun-
der-dog and a Thunder-cat In 1t.
"Oh, | guess not, sonny" said the po-
liceman. laughing.
! 81 don't think it's very nice of you
to laugh when you're told of some
thing" said Alice, Indignantly. you're
| paid to guard the city, too.
| "All right, little girl said the big
man, indulgently; well have look at
your Thunder-man.
What the Policeman Found
SO the three returned to the icehouse,
where Harold knocked upon the door
The moaning responded. Alice ran.
What do you think II is. son?' asked
the policeman Harold whispered:
THE Thunder-man."
"Well, Wen see." The policeman sent
TO the agent of the real estate firm
which had just bought the property for
subdivision. An employe brought the
key
"If there's any one or anything IN
there it's been there for over week, y
ne said for the lock has been on that
long
] While Alice and Harold looked on