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The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
Washington at Paterson.
baltimore at Elizabeth.
Philadelphia at Reading.
Wilmington mt Brooklyn.
Special to The Washington Herald.


Elizabeth. n j.. May 24-washington
won from the Elizabeth club IN rather
hollow fashion here to-day, the score be-
ing 10 >
McHale, Manager Irwin's latest recruit.
was on the slab for the visitors. and
while not possessing much speed had
something up his sleeve. the locals being
simply unable to hit the sphere when
needed. The visiting SALESMAN also had
the advantage of fast support in the field.
which pulled him out of several ominous-
looking positions.
On the other hand, Luyster. Elizabeth S
boxman, was unable 10 keep the visitors
hits scattered In addition, his team did
not give him the best of support. espe-
cially in the fourth and seventh innings.
when two hits and an error or two per-
mitted the visitors TO tally twice.
Another factor in the victory OF the
Bandits was their daring base running.
ZanellI and Gilbert doing especially COM
mendable work along this line OF en-
deavor
An interesting feature OF the contest
was that the home club. which made only
two runs, got the only extra base hits OF
the game. triple and two doubles TheIr
other two hits were singles.
Both teams tailed a run in the third
inning, but in the fourth the Bandits oh.
tanned two. which practically decided the
game
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CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

The Bandits won at Elizabeth.
Charley Hickman will be here to-mor-
row with the Maps.
With Mathewson out OF form the New
YORK Giants look Ike a second division
team
Bill Burns viii be on the rubber for
the Nationals to-day. Siever may work
for the Tigers
Ollie Pickering is leading all Of the
Nationals at the bat. with Jim Dele
hanty good second.
The Georgetown team will be the
guests Of the Georgetown alumni Of New
York after the game at Fordham next
Saturday.
The Commissioners have gotten run
ming start in the Marquette League. and
the District Building outfit is picked by
many 10 land the flag.
The Nationals will open their long trir
on the road at Boston Friday, and viii
remain over in Beantown for the two
games Decoration Day.
Joe Cantillon. Otis CIymer. Dutch"
Schaefer. and Charley O'Leary spent al
or yesterday afternoon in an automobile
/ trip in the surrounding country
President Lennon. OF the ST. Paul club
is making great effort 10 bolster up the
Saints. His latest purchase is Pitcher
/ George Suggs, OF the Detroit Americans
He was with the Memphis team last year
The Connecticut League IS having q
heap OF trouble with the umpires 7.
there any living race that can produce
satisfactory umpires? Not while nature
builds baseball managers in a selfish mold
Boston Globe.
! Winter predictions seldom corle true
/ but with five weeks Of the 1903 campaign.
matters Of history. fans have a right tC
believe in the cold spell prophecies O,
/ Presidents Byron Bancroft Johnson and
Harry Clay Pulliam.
kansas City presented in game III,
other day a lineup which included 81,
men who had been on the Pittsburg ros
| ter. These were Monte Cross. Jake Beck
/ ley, Billy Hallman, Cecil Neighbors
Drummond Brown. and Charlie Case.
William NJ Houston. scout for the
st. Louis Americans. who has been fol
| lowing the Marion club, IN the Ohio State
League, has asked for a price on Man
/ ager Charles O'Day and Outfelder Hugh
/ Tate, and Frank Farrell. admitted to bs
the best trio in Bobby Quinn's organiza.
/ tion.
Have the Yankees another Christy
Mathewson IN Walter Manning2 From
the young pitchers work so far this sea.
/ son II looks as though they had Surely
the great Christy, when he got his star
10 fame as the premier box artist Of the
! country. never made a more brilliant
showing than the pitching prize package
Frank Farrell has been so fortunate a:
/ 20 obtain.
"Matty FenneH. FOR four years q
| pitcher on the University Of Pennsylvania
team. has signed a contract TO play with
the Utica team. Of the New York State
League. Fennell will join the team imme-
diately after he receives his degree OF
| Doctor Of Dentistry, the middle OF June
Fennell was elected captain of Penn
team for this season, but was declared
ineligible On account Of the fOur-yeaI
rule. He is a left-hander, and at times
has pitched good ball.
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ALL-HIGH SCHOOL GAMES OFF
Pennsylvania and Princeton Fresh.
men Unable to Play.
Annual Trips of Representative
LOcnI Scholastic Nine, Selected by
College Alumni, Prevented.

The annual game between the all-high
school team CT this city, selected by a
committee of Washington alumni OF
Princeton, and the Tiger freshmen viii
not be played this year. owing to mis-
understanding about dates This con-
test has been a feature OF local scholas-
tic athletics for the last three years.
The game with the Pennsylvania fresh
men, played for the first time last year,
has also had 10 be called of, the seized
ule not permitting OF an additional
contest.
These trips have been a source OF
genuine pleasure 10 the players OF enough
ability 10 make the team. and have served
as a goal 10 be striven for aside from
the honor Of being on the all-high school
nine.
The Princeton trip will surely be taken
by a representative high school team
next spring and IL is more than likely
that a similar team viii also go 20
Philadelphia.
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The club contest is at twenty-five tar
gets, and the following scores were made
in that event: Wagner. %; NJ. Taylor,
%; Hunter. 20; Bauskett, 10; Hall, IS;
Wise. II; c. S. Wilson. IL; Coleman, Is;
'23" 16; Shoup. 10; Parsons, u; Monroe.
II. and B. Taylor. 10.
Wagner. Monroe, and Cobey were all
shooting new guns. Mr.. Mercer. from
way of Oklahoma, shot any old gun
that did not happen to be in USE Next
Saturday the afternoon will be devoted
to sweepstake shooting and a merchan-
disc event, twenty-five prizes have been
provided.
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sTANDING OF THE TEAMS.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
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MONTGOMERY Is PRESIDENT.
Popular Pitcher Elected Head of
Geor~efoxvr A,hI.,sc Asaocfatfor

Popular Pitcher Elected Head of
Georgetown Athletic Association.
Joseph West Montgomery. star pitcher
OK the baseball nine. was unanimously
elected president OF the Georgetown Uni
versity Athletic Association at an en-
thusiastic meeting in CASTOR Hall yes
terday afternoon.
The other officers chosen were: w.
Purcell Culkin, secretary, and T. Fitz-
morris Boyle, treasurer. Edwin Lang
Miller. captain of the football team
was elected assistant manager Of base
bali: William Byrne. assistant manager
crew, and Edward McNulty. assistant
manager track.
The association adopted new consti-
tuition and bylaws, which contain many
marked deviations from the old instru-
ment.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
Dan KeIJev Can .Jump Some.

Philadelphia. May 24.-Dan Kelley. the
famous Western sprinter and broad jump
err proved conclusively that he Is not
overrated by winning the broad jump
over the best Of Pennsylvania athletes
on Franklin Field yesterday afternoon
with a leap OF % feet TX inches. His
jumping was consistent. going % feet 6
inches, % feet inches. and % feet 71k
inches on three successive tries. The oc-
casion was the final try-out of Penn's
athletes before the intercollegiates, against
the best men of this vicinity.
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Yesterdays RESULTS.
To-DAY's GAMES.

Washington, 3, Elizabeth, 2.
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BROOKLYN WINS ON ERRORS.
Two Runs in First Inning Sufficient
10 Beat Reds.

Cincinnati May 24.-Errors by Lobert
and Hulswitt in the first inning gave the
visitors the only runs made during the
game this afternoon. The locals had the
bases full in the eighth inning but were
unable to get in a run. The downfall Of
the Reds was a bitter disappointment
TO the big Sunday crowd. Attendance.
t600d Sco-e:
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BRODIE GETS RELEASE.
Old Baltimore Fielder Not Fast
Enough for HoIyOke.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Holyoke, May A.-With the arrival Of
Outfielder Perrott to-day. Walter Brodie.
the old Baltimore Oriole, was handed his
vamoose sheet tonight. His release has
been expected for the last two weeks
but the management carried him along
patiently, believing that he would recover
his old batting eye but there has been
no noticeable Improvement.
Brodie trained faithfully. and was one
of the hardest workers in practice. As
far as his fielding Is concerned, no fault
could be found with him. He has not OBJ
tanned any other place yet. but viii un-
dOubtedly go back to the Virginia League.
where be played last season, managing
the Roanoke team, from which club he
was gotten by Holyoke this winter in a
trade Brodie has always been noted as
a heavy hitter. and his falling off this
year is unexplained. but he may find
his old sight or the sphere when the
seaS1n gets a little further advanced
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Washington A. C. defeated the
Interstate Commerce Commission Junior
team yesterday by % to 2 The w. A c.
viii play the Gurley A. c. Of the Inde-
pendence League two games this week.
~. A. c. would like to arrange games
with teams averaging sixteen or seven
ten years. Add-ess r. Ehrmantraut, 14ll
Chaplin street northwest.
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LAUREL HIGH WINS ANOTHER
Downs Washington Heights Team
in n Slugging Match

Special 20 The Washington He-ah.
Laurel Md. May 24.-The Laurel High
School baseball team defeated the Wash
ington Heights club of Washington, here
yesterday afternoon by II 10 II.
N Fisher started to pitch for the home
team, but gave a number of bases owing
to his wildness, and was succeeded by
his brother, Del Fisher, who was much
steadier.
The visitors put up a good game in the
first three innings. but after that they
were unable 10 score but in one other
inning during the game.
A catch by Milburn in left field for
the visitors brought forth much applause.
The batting OF Sullivan and Scott was
the best for the home team, Sullivan get
ting four hits and the latter a three-base
hit when the bases were filed. Score:
Laurel High sehool......... l o 4Ol0 } 3-l2
Washington Heights........ 6 0 0 0 3 O on
Batteries-N Fisher. Del. Fisher and sanivaD
King and Harrgan. Umpire-Alr. Melvin Moore.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

The majority Of the Detroit players be-
lieve that Dutch Sterzer, the Washing
ton boy, who trained with the Tigers in
the early spring. has the making Of
great pitcher. Sterzer injured himself
early IN the year. and was farmed to
Grand Rapids, where he Is being watched
by Jennings.
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Left on bases-St. Louis. 6. Philadelphia s. First
base on balls-Od McQuillcn. p Struck out-By
Raymond. 5: by McQullen 6. Two-base hit-Knabe.
Sacrifice hits-Charles. Murray. Grant Titus Ko-
netchy. Stolen bases-Knabe Bransfeld Double
piay-McQullen 10 Jacllitsch 10 Grant to Brans-
field Hit by pitcher-By Raymond. / Umpires-
Messrs. Ruddy and JohnstOne. Time OF game-i
hour and "a minutes
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Record by College Pitcher

Dover, Del, May 24.-Pitcher West. OF
the Wilmington Conference Academy
baseball team, established a baseball rec
ord here In twelve-inning game against
the Dover Field club. For eleven con-
secutive innings West gave no hits. and
none Of the Dover players reached first
base safely. After the opening round.
when the locals scored three runs. the
opposing twirler settled down. and pitch
ed ball of class never before seen here.
on two hits, one sthree-bagger and the
other single. the collegians broke the
tie. and scored the winning run in the
twelfth,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
READING IS HOPEFUL.
New Owner Expects TO Capture Pen
nHnt in Union League.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Reading Pa. May 24-The purchase OF
the local Union League team and the i've
year lease on Lauer's Park grounds by
Doc Reisling and Kohly Miller from A
W. Lawson came as a big surprise TO
Reading baseball fans. Lawson disposed
Of the team in order to pay more atten-
ton to the Union League. 1t is said that
Reisling and Miller paid $1,000, which was
put up by local business men for the two
popular players. Last season Lawson
cleared $1,000. he being one Of the most
successful minor league managers in the
country.
Miller and Reisling expect 10 form
stock company. to be known as the Read
ing Athletic Association. Doc" and Mil
Ter received the congratulations of hun
dreds OF baseball fans when the sale be-
came known. They are as popular as any
two men ever connected with a baseball
team here. and from indications will re-
ceive the support of the public Miller is
a Reading boy. Ed ]. Coyie who was
associated with Lawson has been re-
tained as secretary and business man
ager.
The new owners want TO land the Union
League pennant for Reading and will
spare no expense 20 strengthen the team
should II be necessary.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

srANp1Ne on rHE TEAMS.
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Murphy Predicts Cubs Will Play
Sox for Worlds Championship

Chicago. 24-Pr Ma
the hteS llynhe
play
worlds championship he
In
of
- - ' - ~
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
M'HALE WINS GAME
Elizabeth Unable to Solve
Bandits TwiSterS.
DARING BASE RUNNING HELPS

Efforts of ZaneIIi and Gilbert on the
Cushions Aid Materially in Win
Recruit Gets Fast support, While
Home Club Fails to Back Luyster.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

To-day marks the beginning OF the reg
ul2r season Of preparation for the Poto-
mac Boat Club crews. Capt Mueller
has issued a call for candidates. and from
now on every effort win be made 70 whip
together a strong eight for the Middle
States regatta.
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CARDINALS SHUT OUT.
PhiIIieS Win Pitchers Battle on
Banks of MIssissippi.

st. Louis May 24-St Louis lost the
first game OF the series to Philadelphia.
l to 0. in a pitchers battle between Ray
mond and McQuillen. A double by Kna6e,
followed by a sacrifice and a long fy
gave the Phillies their only run. At
tendance II coo. Score:
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JOHNS HOPKINS GAME OFF.
Georgetown VIII Play Metropolitan
Club Team wednesday.

with Johns Hopkins University scheduled
for Wednesday. and will play instead the
team representing the Metropolitan Club.
The clubmen. on the form they have
displayed in their games with the Chevy
Chase and Century Clubs this spring.
should put UP an article OF BAH that the
collegians will find equal 10 some OF the
teams that are fixtures on their schedule.
The contest will start at o'clock, and
will probably be the occasion for a large
turnout of society.
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Earned runs-Washington, 2; Elizabeth,
J. First base on balls-On Luyster, !;
OF McHale. l. Struck out-By Luystey,
3. by McHale, 3. Three-base hit-Hahn.
Two-base hits-Wolfe. Wagner. Stolen
bases-Gilbert. Shaughnessy, Zanelli. Don
ovan. ZearfOss. Umpire-Mr Mccormick.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

President A. w. Lawson will be here
this week to consult with President w.
F. Hart, OF the local Union League club,
in regard to several important league
matters. Lawson has been visiting the
different cities In the league OF late, but
has not been 10 Washington for several
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

First base on balls-Of Coaklcy. i; of Mcintyre.
? Struck out-Dy Coaklcy. /; by Mcintyre. 4. Two
base hit-kane. Sacrifice hts-BGgeu. Sheehsn.
stolen basc-Msloney. Umrires-AIessrs KLEIN and
Riglcr. Time Of gamo-l hour and z minutes
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
CANTILLON HOPEFUL
Expects Nationals to Finish
in First Division.
MUCH DEPENDS ON JOHNSON

Manager Confident that IL Crack
Pitcher Can Round Into 1907 Form
Four Clubs at End of SeasOn-GOs-
sip of Washington Ball Teams.
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'Batted for Fraser in ninth innir

First base by CrTOTs-Chic1gO. /; New York. 3
Left on bases-Chioago. 9; New York. 3, First base
on halls-Of Fraser. 5; OF Taylor. s: OF McGinuity
l. Struck out-By Fraser Z; By TAYLOR. 2. Home
mn-Brcsnahap. TEo-base hit-Donln. Sacrifice
bits-Bresnahan. Brdweu. Stolen hases-Shannon.
Donn. Slaglc. Double plays-Kliug to Tinker;
Bridwel 10 Tenuey 10 Deyla. Hit BY pitcher
Sheekard Stenfoldt. Umpires-Messrs. O'Day and
Emslie. Time Of game-2 hours and . minutes.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE,

At -Binshamton. ); Utica. televen inningsl.
At ScrantOn-Soranton. 10: Troy. 4.
At Observation-Disclosures. s. Albany. 4
At Syracusc-Syracuse. 5; A. J. and c.. ? Fifteen
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.
STANnING nF THE TEAMS
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
At Monroe-Alonroe. ;: Gulfport. 2
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At Observation-Disclosures 4; Memphis. 5
At New Orleans-New Orleans. 5; Nashville, o.
At Mobile-AfObile. 4; Atlanta. /.
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Costello Family Liquor Store,
Sixth and G SITS. N w.

overwhelmingly Reserve Rye.
full quart Observation-Disclosures. &c
Golden Crown Whisky, full quart, zoe
Costello Standard Rye, bottle soc
WINES - Catawba. Blackberry,
Port, Sherry, Rhine 90 years old).
XII quart, ,,--r...,sstsssr.s.. SOC
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In the prize contest the Following
scores We're made out of a possible %:
NJ Taylor, "A; Wise. p; Bauskett. %:
Hunter, 10; Shoup, 10; Nitro, IS; B. Tay-
lor, 49, Monroe, IS; Hall. II; Cox. lS;
Parsons l3; Geyer, u; Wilson, IL, and
Bruce. 10.
The shoot Saturday was we'll attended,
conditions were good, and scores were
fair. However, the targets were thrown
fast and a little too high:
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25
GOOD SCORES MADE.
shoots of AnaIOstan Gun Club Are
We'll Attended.

The scores made at the last two shoots
of the Analostan Gun Club. including the
prize contests. are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1908-05-25

Even should the Bandits finish a poor
last in their race, the Union League has
done one great favor to local baseball. In
furnishing park that can be used when
IL is impossible 10 obtain National Park.
In addition to the high school series.
numerous Independent games have been
played on the northeast grounds, and
many other dates have already been
taken.
AIIer the races in the different anna
teur leagues settle down 10 a fight be-
tween two leading teams, it is the inten-
ton OF the amateurs 70 play the games
between the leaders at Union Park
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To-DAY'S GAMES.
Boston at Pittsburg.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
GIANTS DEFEAT CUBS.

Chances Men Make Great R"IIy, but
Fail to Win.
Chicago, May 24-New. York defeated
the Cubs to-day in a game that was
lopsided until the finish, when Chances
men made a desperate rally. and came
extremely near hauling out a victory
Attendance. 10000 Score:
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To-DAY,s CANES.

Detroit ht Washington.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at Boston
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

New York 81 Chicago, 4.
Philadelphia, /; st. Louis, o.
Brooklyn, p Cincinnati, o.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
STANDING ol

At Milwaukee Minneapolis. 6, Milwaukee, 3
At Columbas-Louisyille. 10; Columbus 2
cTtN-rTN-f or TUE TrANrc
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weather that has been encountered so
far. the Union League has done well. and
even should one or two Of the losing
clubs give up the fight. there are so many
demands for franchises that Lawson can
De depended upon TO keep things going.
The American League had most tenn
pestuous career during its early years,
and IL the Union can live through its
hrSt season IL will probably be a fixture
and later be able 10 expand. dropping
the smaller places and taking in more
large cities.
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MINOR LEAGUES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Montreal-Montreal. 4; Baltimore. 0.
At Newark-Bufalo. 8; Newark. p
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
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CREDIT TO The PREPS
Won Their Greatest Victory
in Henley Race.
DEFEATED A SPEEDY FIELD

Georgetown schoOIboys NOT Only
OutrOwed Six Rival Crews. but
Established New Record-auestIOn
of Georgetown Being Represented
in the POughkeepsie Regatta.
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Additional Sports on Page Eight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-28

ghost in the wall or the floor. Sally only
trembed, but felt less afraid with big
James there. James listened a moment
Then a grin crossed his face. He went To
a side Gindow and raised ii. looking INTO
the yard below Then the grin grew
and James roared aloud. Ghost! Iia.
ha. ha,'' Then he called to the children
to come and look. Pointing below the
window-and right at the corner of the
house-he said: See old Bessy scrapine
her horns against the house? Shes got
out of the lot, somehow. and come here
to scratch the old covering from her
horns. Gee, she's a funny-iooklng ghost.
! must run down and drive her back into
the lot She'll trampie the ferns AL
down Say. but you'll have to tell ABOUT
all laugh So And James roared again,
filling the room with mirth.
.'That'lI do, James said Tommy, Sc
verely People often make mistakes
And what's more-you needn't bother
yourself to say anything about the-the-
COW sir to any one--not even to papa
and mamma. We can attend to making
our own explanations.
James bowed low. choking back an
other laugh. and as he went tumblinc
clumsly downstairs Sally declared she
heard him saying: Ghost, Well. she's "A
fine ghost. she is: gives gallon of milk
twice a day. Wish I had whole herd
of such ghosts"
Its good enough for you declared
Tommy later on. speaking to Sally. for
you declared there were such things as
fairies and ghosts and your argument
no more of it for me. since I've seen one
of them. Ghost. Gee. it's too ridiculous.
We'll, the COW wasn't a ghost III own
up said Sally. But that doesn prove
mamma Let's run and tell her all about
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afraid to stay alone with cook, I'll stay
there with YOU.
Then they reached the door leading
into the hall. Tommy opened it. AS
both children looked without they shud-
dered and drew back. Never had they seen
the hall look so dark. 1t was almost
like night there And the stairs were
still darker. Their parents room, just
across the hall from the nursery. had
the shades drawn down, thus cutting
usually made the hall quite light.
"'Oh. it's so dark. I'm afraid.' admit
ted Sally, stepping back into the nursery.
Then the noise began again. grating, saw
ing. terrible. Tommy followed his sister.
Somehow. neither of them could venture
into that long. dark hall and down the
long. dark stairs. And on reaching the
lower hall darkness would again greet
them And all the time that dreadful.
unearthly noise filing the house. What
could It be? Surely. it must be some
thing unearthly-something not human.
Sally said so. and Tommy found himself
agreeing to what she said. ITS a
ghost" she whispered. And it's come
to let you know such things do exist. You
should never have angered 1t by saying
it did not exist
well. I didn't mean it any harm.' said
Tommy. his voice quivering. IF ghosts
do exist-all right. I'll not kick. But,
say do you suppose it's in the floor, or
Sally was too much frightened now to
care where it was. 1t WAS there fright
ening them almost to death. That was
enough to know. She began to cry Of