The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-20

ished. only to reappear again, ana lor
rwenty minutes the men stared linen.
as if moved by single impulse, they
went to their lockers, and an hour
later Ted and the old Waterman were
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 apparl-
tons in the daytime, but they 1eiI
! nervous at the thought that the spirit
of the murdered man lowered over the
works.
| At the noon hour they talked it over.
and when the whistle blew for the re-
| turn to work they went to the Office IN
a body. They found Ted busy win
some bits of glass covered with red
paint. He looked up as the spokes-
man entered.
Better make it short he said quiet
ly. Il suppose you do not want 10
keep on working in haunted toun-
dry"
That's right" declared the leader.
eve can't stand it."
Think you can hold out through the
afternoon? he asked. I'VE are going
to give a 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?" demanded the leader suspi-
ciously ut 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 a ghost yourself to-
night?"
Something in Ted's manner con-
vinced 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
into dark corners alone, and the engi-
neer shivered every time the draft
made the furnace roar, but they all
stuck to the work and shared i'll the
party at O'Clock.
1T will be dark enough by 9 to
have the party" declared Ted. when
the whistle blows come into the yard
and don't be afraid
Just before 8 Nettie and her father
came whirling up, and few min
utes later the whistle blew its sum-
mons The men troOped into the yard
and gathered about in little knots,
whispering to themselves. Presently
from the stack there arose a dense
white smoke, and almost Immediately
the ghost of the dead engineer ap-
peared With a cry the men drew to-
gether, and a moment later Madison.
the spokesman of the morning, came
toward Ted.
1.-The boys want to know if you are
going to keep your word" he said
roughly. You said you was going to
fix that ghost
80 | am said Ted evenly. Il said,
too, that | was going to make a ghost
of you. Look up"
With shrek Madison fell to the
ground, writing in terror. There in
the smoke wreaths was his own face.
Ted's face followed and in turn a
died away and Ted mounted the steps
Of the office.
Boys" he said in voice that pene
trated every part of the yard; Il prom
ised you that l would lay that ghost.
think l have done so. 1t was a clever
stage trick The strikers are using
Jones' hall across the street for their
meetings. You can see that the tower
Is about level with the stack. When
fresh coal was put on and the smoke
was heavy it acted as q screen for a
magic lantern in the tower. That was
all there was to it. When they went
up to work the lantern tonight l had
the police there to catch them, and my
own man worked the lantern for this
little seance One of the men they
caught was the engineer himself. He
is no more dead than 1 am. Are you
satisfied to go back to work? We have
a big contract, and l want to know
that you boys will stick"
You bet we will!' came the chorus,
and Ted turned to Nettie
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