Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-09

N ing that the early Il o'clock
 IN dinner of the household served
 \ A 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 ca. gerly inquired. And were you game Pete, or did you cut and run?" "Och," exclaimed Mrs. Morningstar aghast, "now you didn't sleep over l there, after all, did you? I didn't hear you make any, and you was in your room till (when) we got up already this morning."
 "Yes," answered Pete, surreptitious- ly 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 un- 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" Georgiana asked, leaning toward him across the table, with her smile and tone of in- viting his confidence.
 q didn't do so very much at sleep in'," he answered.
 'Did the spirits keep you awake?' she asked indulgently.
 Mrs. Morningstar had dropped her knife on her plate and was staring at him apprehensively, while MT. 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- ly one 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
 q seen it, yes, ma'am," Peter an- swered
 i "Oh, tell us about it." cried Daisy. "What did it do? And what did you do?"
 i T ast it was it the spook, and it saved it was. Then I ast it would it set, and it sot. Then I ast would it have drink, and it saved it didn't urmk. "A cigarette" I ast. Didn't smoke, 1t saved. Ain't up to date, I i tole it. Ladies where thinks anything of theirselfs these days smokes ciga- rettes, l says
 ''Oh, a lady, was it?" exclaimed Daisy. Did you have sympathetic time with her? Go on; tell us."
 Want some more?' he inquired amiably. Well, then, ast her would she play solitaire with me. Didn't gamble, neither, she says
 "Oh, look here, Peter-skiddoow cried Daisy. Now, stop jollying us and tell 1 us what you did really see-please," she begged. Were you up against anything? You're so foxy I never know when you are jollying us."
 ''No use my tellin' you if you don't blee' me-" Peter returned, ostentatious- ly holding a huge slice of bread on his palm and spreading butter all over it.
 T shall sleep there tonightr' Daisy declared. I'm game. And I'll fix that ghost! I only wish it were manr' she sighed.
 No. you don't, neitherr' exclaimed Mrs. Morningstar. I'll 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. I get it in my nerves sJ ugly if I'm worried upr' she said plaintlvely.
 Peter felt 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 irrepressible Daisy Parks coming in on them.
 What's 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 flannel and who was mixing himself dose of whisky and water.
 'I ain't so good" MT. Morningstar answered hoarsely. "I took the cold goin' to town yesterday in the rain to git the money off the bank with them checks you gev me, Pete" he said rue fully. Don't you be payin' me agin in no such checks" he growled. Gimme straight, plain cash! I offered that there dude check of yOurn to the bank like what you sayed fur me to do and tole the feIler at the little win der to pay up. He says. You must in- dOrse it. aud give it back. 'How's that doneT I ast him. I ain't on to these here dude ways" I says. Endorse it on the back he says. So wrote, I fndorse this here check heartily and gev 1t tO him agin- No. that wouldn't do. neither: must write of my name. he says Now. writin' don't come so wonderful handy to me. and I was gittin' mad by that time. But he sayed he couldn't pay me till I got '' -4t done So I done ii fur him But don't want to have 10 more such bother gittin' my mOneyI I don't be- Heve in banks and I never deal at 'em, And here I had to ketch this here cold ystl I got it so bad I can't . make very loud 10 more But nom , she cIzpt such a tar plaster on me and |. xFzsH s--7e- r7 zo rr7u- I lin r7aE-o a