The Ordway new era., 1907-05-31
Two Ghosts.


his a moment before.
vanished as completely az IL
II had swallowed II up.
ctiyely sprang back and
he door with n bang. while
el was going through his pock-
bewlldered sort of a way that
ferrous to witness.
things gone." said MacArdel,
nished his search. Il wouldn't
Xken an even hundred for IT.
q mysterious occurrences are
explained in very simple
when all Is said and done.
he'd, dryly. Doubtless we'll
trouble in finding out what
OF It."
dry upt" said MacArdel. i'm
as was his wont.
door was only open about six
continued. Nobody could
|me in"
Ione out" said MacArdcl.
| went on. its shut now.
H. We have a look about"
bnt any apparent reason we
b the room high and low for
sIng cigar case. pecring into.
bd Jars. moving furniture about
turbInE things generally until
b. looked Ike a curio shop In
die of housekeeping.
B We gave up in disgust. and,
struck with the ridiculous
our own performances. sat
the chairs that we had for
occupied by the side of the
tigar case was lying under the
Ihcrc MacArdel had first laid
was nothing to say. and SO
nothing. At length. MacArdel
b up. examined II carefully. put
pocket and muttered: Lets
of here. Ware. want some
r"
outside the house. he contin-
THAT'S the most remarkable oc-
! ever heard of. Ghosts don't
day, so IL couldn't have been
but how on earth do you ex-
y"
n't explain It," I replied. ITS
r. the note on the bed"
hang the note on the bed,"
acArdel. This happened right
pr eyes and noses!"
what II It did" / persisted.
any more mysterious. and
pr TO get to the bottom OF the
hsiness before we can let Miss
come back. No vacation for us.
We must stay here and find
pts going on
falked all around the house. in.
ing every nook and corner of
5 and shaking the cellar win.
ID other subterranean'openings
e ourselves that they were Sc
fastened. Not finding anything
est ON the outside we returned
the interior and beginning at
inspected every square inch
until we reached the base
pa were ready to descend to
pr ] had discovered two can
pleh we lighted for this explor-
no confess that my hand
instlnctively to the revolver
pup pocket as we started down
RS.
ellar, however. disclosed moth
nportance, though we examined
Pughly AS we were about to
noticed the pile of empty
bottles, and. after finding that
[ere exactly two dozen of them,
doubt that they were the
carney had ordered and emp
ihs his short stay at Carney
hree years before.
ei there was nothing to indi.
the house had been disturbed
way since 1t was closed by Miss
and we strolled slowly along
to Hoskins' for our luncheon.
tely baftied at every point.
you keep watchman here?"
dacArdel at length.
MED to-" replied. But the
didn't think 1t necessary"
night we sat on the veranda,
ns the happenings of the day,
ne full moon shone coldly in
l.n and the river splashed fret.
sa'hst its banks back Of the
town clock in the distant vii
Just struck the hour Of mid
ha was beginning to yawn
after my long day of excite.
aa exertion, when MacArdel
lighingly:
u .he time to trot out your
Ware. The clock Just struck
know" ; 4.
spoke ! grasped his arm ana
y the path leadtnk u the
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