The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-20
repeated.

Ssss
TOUCrCQ OUcr the shrinking figure.
be refunded You will pay to Eunice
within the next week the sum of
$1,000. III allow you thousand
dollars for your care of her up to the
age of six years, though of course you
never gave her thousand dollars
worth of care in the whole nineteen
years you've had her.
You'll allow!' gasped Mr. Morning
star, while his wife's eyes fairly bulg-
ed from her face. "What are you got
to do about it:'
"And how'd you know it was that
much left us:' sputtered Mrs. Morn
ingstar i .r ~ 1"a
II spent the greater part Of last
night in the haunted room, and" he
said, with a mysterious Significance,
Il learned things. -Four thousand dol
| lars was found on the child when you
took charge Of her. You, Will pas
$1,000 to Eunice within a week II
you make any difficulty about it, /
shah exact her back pay-S2 a week
for the past five years and interest Oh
the $1,000 for nineteen years. See
here MOrningstaPv' NV ~
He rose and with his hands in his
pockets strolled over to the settee mid
lowered over the shrinking figure OF
the little farmer. II am not a man to
waste words or enter into useless dis
cussion. l mean just what SAY Il
am going to beffiand. this young girl
andn see that she gets herr rigllts.5i
learned some things in lyour haunted
room last night which have given me
the, poWeE Iithinka ! to do So. zNow. l
give you Just a week to make, ZIP your
mind, ii y9u ,ean,t come to; the point
by that time cIll help, you--,by means Of
lawsuit - Do you. understandf'1 u
You, mast be- crazy!p rAIofningstar
chokingly exclaimed. Pay tina t; there
girl $3,OC0!I Morein Gun Qllie'll git till
she, gifts. married a'ready!!al Wlyidit
would leave US poor Fet.iisIi 10 anRsrn
i".You have 20 right e be -richI Jon
other peoples II money! on ':hei Sa 900 be-
longs to Euniitceer ~ niitc;eer FNNqwsg don't make
any fuss, or I'll exact nineteen years
interest besides, You :, must pay, the
money, That's, settled, ait .0go2
"Well, won't! Go ahead with your
. lawsuitv' Morningstar retorted, his
{ face apoplectic. .ze..,,.; .,.i5 a
."I never thought Doc, you'd turn on
us. like this, here-or, I'd cert'nly never,
took you to board.' lamented Mrs,
Morningstar. her cheeks very white II
"Tm not turning on you, Mrs.
Morningstar. I'm helping you to clear
your conscience and do the honest
thing to that orphan girl. 1t is really, !
not so much for the girls sake she
may not need the money, though ,again,l
she may-but for your immortal souls
sake" -..-l
'What do you mean? She mayn't
need i. Is it that you're sweet on
her ana want to marry her, or what:
Why, l amt never. seen YOU so much
as look Il her --t -,i s..r
"What was it you seen, and heard in
that there room:" growied Morning /
star, that gives you such check to
talk up to ,us?"' 70 'sA''@ % gu
"Ghosts reveal secrets. / may tell
you after you've paid over tile $4,000 7
a"WelI,' l ain't payin' it,, Put that in
your pipe and smoke it, will YOU ?"' ~.
sAs you please If there's a law
suit you'll pay it with Interest ana
back wages besides! Eet me, know by
the time 7 Come back Which yuu pre:
fern rmt going "a way tomorrow. mofnh.
ngsand WIFI return here I'M d week 'son
s9Sot here. Ne and nidm amt boaardse
IN you another day" % eSSfoF sh1
"Then shall put up at the vftagef
tavern when 1 come backa" u SEQ Dluof
sI1l tell them young ladies you afh't
no farmland no y h@''1o "s '"oE
"And lose the money l have prom
ised you if you did, not fbetray who l
was?''' he asked indiffereptly. ly.s;,,.abae,
This always strong argument he saw
was answer enough to the threat; II
"Now, Mrs. Morningstar,", he turned
to her quietly, will you be so good as
to let me have the little necklace and
lOcket found on the child containing
her photograph and that of lady?"
Mrs. Morningstar stared at him al
most with horror. n" did you see the
ghost, and did she tell youzabout. that I
there chain and Iocket?', she faltered. T
II can't explain anything to you
now. l may tell you when l come
back. Meantime give me the neck
lace"
Don't you give it to him." Mornine-