The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-20
CHAPTER XVI.

IN dinner of the household served
a 4 for his breakfast.
Miss Ellery and Miss Parks when
they took their places We're eager TO
hear of his adventures Of the night he
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 rum"
"Och." exclaimed Mrs. Morningstar
aghast. nov you didn't sleep over
there, after all, did you? l didn't hear
you make any and you was in your
room till (whem we got up already this
morning
Yes" answered Pete, surreptitorls-
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.
Il didn't do so very much at sleep
in" he answered.
Did the spirits keep you awaken
she asked indulgently.
Mrs. Morningstar had dropped her
him apprehensively, 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
ly one who did not look at him.
did you see it, DocY' 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.
81 seen it. yes, ma'am," Peter an
swered. d. t>,.. q. ""i.l
"Oh, tell us about itv' cried Daisy.
What did it do? And what did you
do?"
II asst it was it the spook, and it
sayed it was. Then / asst it would it
set, and 1T sot. Then I asst wauld it
have drink, and it sayed it didn't
drink. a cigarette:' | asst. Di-nt
smoke, it sayed. Amt up to date,
tole it. Ladies where thinks anything
of theirselfs these days smokes cig;;-
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. We'll, then, asst her would
she play solitaire with me. Didn't
gamble, neither, she says" "."
''Oh, look here, Peter-skiddoov' 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 4 never
know when you are jollying us"
"No use my tellin' you if you don't
blee' me-" Peter returned, tostentatious-
" holding a huge slice of bread on his
palm and spreading butter all over it.
'"I shall sleep there tonight" Daisy.
declared. I'm game! And I'll fix that
ghost! only wish it We're man." she
sighed. -'''' ''''' '''s' '''
! mo, you don't, neitherw exclaimed
Mrs. MOrningstar. "rll venture down
that there hall myself and make the
door locked before III 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 So
1gIy "a Int,n.; p,n Worried rnpF' she said
peter felt bit wvoprur4ied wvoprur4id up; ups himself ilnsslf
at the thought OF his prospective visit
with Euhice that night being interfered
with either BY. the locking Of, the door
Or; worse still, by the irrepressible,
Daisy Parks coming IN on them, "a,
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 flannel
and who was mixing himself a dose Of
whisky and water.
Il amt so good" Mr.. MOrningstar
answered hoarsely. Il took the cold
goin' to town yesterday in the rain to
git the money off the bank with them
checks you gey me, Pete," he said rue-
fully. Don't yeu be payin' HE agin
in no such checks!' he grOwfed
Gimme straight, plain cash.! l offered
that there dude check Of yourn to the
bank like what you sayed fur rae to-.
do and tole the feller at the little wins
der to pay up. He says, you must IN
dorse it,'sand give it back. How's that,
done? l asst him. I amt on to. these
here dude ways.'l says. Endorse it
on the iback,'i he sayso So j. wrote.
4 indorse, this here check heartHy,';
and gey Tito. hims q aginu No; that
wouldn't do, 8neither;aIbmusti writeo off
my name, he says. Now, writin' denftl
dome so wonderful handy to me, and
] was gittin' mad by that time! But
he sayed he cenldnit pay fihe tai I got
II might done.b b,Edj I3 done itofure him. |
RutI don'tlwant toehavezno more slchlI
bother gittin'uni 'moneyti 1 idon,tr Del |
lieye IN banks and IL newer deal bsatl
,'em! And here, / had to O ketch this
here cold yet!t got it so bad L can't |
make very. loud no more K But NOM
she clapt such tar plaster on me and 4