News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-22

n dinner of the household served
4 n for his breakfast
Miss Ellery and Miss Parks whei
they took their places were eager t.
hear of his adventures of the night be
fore.
WAS there anything doing in tn,
haunted room last nightT' Daisy ca
gerry inquired. And were you game
Pete. or did you cut and rum"
Och" exclaimed Mrs. Morningstar
aghast, now you didn't sleep over
there. after all. did you? didn't hear
you make any. and you was In your
room TIL twhen) we got up a'ready this
morning"
Yes" answered Pete. surreptitious
~ watching Eunice's face opposite him
rs h spoke He observed that Abe
at her side. was nearly dslocating his
eye'N'ls trying to look at her without
betraying himself by turning his head
| Her habitUal manner of utter with
lrawnl from her surroundings was I'M
| changed today. though he fancied he
detected a GUiyering of her laShes us
he spoke,
You really did have the fine cOur-
age to sleep in that r0Dm?" Georgiana
asked, leaning toward him across the
| table, with her smile anu tone of in
wiling his confidence.
| Il didn't do SO very much at sleep
in" he answered.
| Did the spirits keep you awaken"
she asked indulgently.
Mrs. MoruingStar had dropped her
knife on her plate and was staring at
| him apprehensiyely. while Mr.. Morn
! ings1ar 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 Eunices hearing any
thing of the story of the room
81 seen it. yes, ma'am." Peter an
swered.
ooh, tell US about it," cried Daisy
"What did it do? And what did you
do?"
Il asst it was it the spook and it
sayed it was. Then I asst it would it
set, and it sot. Then I asst would it
have drink, and 1t sayed it didn't
dsink A rigarette?' | asst Didn't
smoke, it sayed. Amt up to date,
tole it. Ladies where thinks anything
of theirselfs these days smokes ciga-
>rettes, l says"
'Oh, a lady, was ftp exclaimed
Daisy. did you have Il sympathetic
time with her? Go on; tell US"
Want some more?" he inquired
smiably. We'll, then, asst her would
she play solitaire with me. Didn't
gamble, neither, she says"
oh, look here, Peter-skiddoo" 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 l never
know wnen you are jollying u.s."
mo use my tellin' you if you don't |
blee' me-" Peter returned, ostenta tious-
ly holding a huge slice of bread on his |
palm and spreading butter all over it.
Il shall sleep there tonight" Daisy |
declared. I'm game! And I'll fix that |
ghost! only wish it were man" she
sighed.
mo, you don't. neither 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. l get it in my nerves Sd
ugly if I'm worried up"' she said !
plaintively.
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.
whats the matter. pOp?" he asked, |
to divert attention from the
discussion of the room to the grotesque
appearance of the head of the family |
whose neck was swathed in req flannel
and who was mixing himself a dose of
whisky and water.
Il amt so good" Mr.. MorningStar
answered hoarsely. 81 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 checksr' he growled.
Gimme straight. plain cash! offered
that there dude check of yourn to the
bank like what you sayed fur me TO
do and tole the Teller at the little win
der to pay up. He says, You must in
dorse it. and give it back. 'How's that
doneT | asst him. I amt on to these
here dude ways!' l says. Endorse 1T
on the back he says. So | wrote,
L indorse this here check heartily
and gev it 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. AID |
was gittin' mad by that time! But
he sayed he couldn't pay me till | got
it right done. SO done it fur him.
But don't want to have no more such
bother gittin' my money! I don't be-
lieve in banks and | never deal at
'eml And here | had to ketch this
here cold yet, got il so bad can't
make very loud no more But nom /