Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-20

ing that the early II o'clock
dinner of the household served
Al for his breakfast.
Miss Ellery and Miss Parks when
they took their places were eager to
hear of his adventures of the night be
fore.
"Was there anything doing in the
haunted room last night?" Daisy en-
gerly inquired. And were you game,
Pete, or did you cut and run?"
Och" exclaimed Mrs. Morningstar.
aghast, 'now you didn't sleep over
there, after all, did you? l didn't hear
you make any, and you was in your
room till (when) we got up already this
morning"
Eyes" answered Pete. surreptitious-
~ watching Eunice's face opposite him
as he spoke. He observed that Abe,
at her side, was nearly dislocating his
eyeballs trying to look at her without
betraying himself by turning his head.
Her habitual manner Of utter with
drawal from her surroundings was I'M
changed today, though he fancied he
detected a %quivering Of her lashes as
he spoke.
"You really did have the fine cour-
age to sleep in that room?" Georglana
asked, leaning toward him across the
table, with her smile and tone Of In
viting his confidence.
II didn't do SO very much at sleep
in" he answered.
Ibid the spirits keep you awaken"
she asked indulgently.
Mrs. Morningstar had dropped her
knife on her plate and was staring at
him apprehenstvely, while Mr. Morn
ingstar suspended his onslaught upon
his food as he awaited his story. Abe
and Ollie also fixed their eyes upon
him wonderingly. Eunice was the on
" n who did not look at him.
did you see it, Doc" Mrs. Morn
ingstar asked breathlessly, evidently
forgetting in her anxious interest her
objections to Eunice's hearing any
thing Of the story of the room.
II seen 1t, yes, ma'am," Peter an
swered.
ooh, tell us about it," cried Daisy.
''What did it do? And what did you
do?"
II asst it was it the spook, and 1t
sayed it was. Then I asst 1t would It
set, and it sot. Then l asst would 1t
have a drink, and it sayed 1t didn't
drink. "A cigaretteY / asst. Didn't
smoke, it sayed. Amt up to date, l
tole it. Ladies where thinks anything
of theirselfs these days smokes cigA-
rettes, says"
"Oh, a lady, was it?" exclaimed
Daisy. Did you have a sympathetic
time with her? Go on; tell U.S."
want some more" he inquired
amiably. "Well, then, 1 asst her would
she play solitaire with me. Didn't
gamble, neither, she says"
"Oh, look here, Peter-skiddoo" cried
Daisy. Now, stop jollying us and tell
us what you did really see-please,'
she begged. "Were you up against
anything? You're SO foxy 1 never
know men you are jollying U.s."
mo use my .tellin' you If you don't
blee' me-" Peter returned, o~stentatious-
ly holding a huge slice Of bread on his
palm and spreading butter all over 1t.
81 shall sleep there tonight" Daisy
declared. I'm game! And I'll fix that
ghost! l only wish it were a mani" she
sighed.
mo, you don't, neither!w exclaimed
Mrs. Morningstar. "Ill venture down
that there hall myself and make the
door locked before I'll leave no more
boarders sleep in there! I'm all wor-
ried up with thinkin' Doc was in there
last night. l get it in my nerves 30
ugly If I'm worried up" she said
plaintively.
Peter felt a bit worried up" himself
at the thought Of his prospective visit
with Eunice that night being interfered
with either by the locking Of the door
or, worse still, by the trrepressible
Daisy Parks coming in on them.
whats the matter, pop?" he asked,
thinking to divert attention from the
discussion Of the room to the grotesque
appearance of the head Of the family,
whose neck was swathed in red 1annel