The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21
THE CANDY
GHOST

Young Mrs. Norway stood on the
bottom stair surveying the library
table at her left. On it still reposed
the five-pound box which she and ner
husband had left there the night be-
fore filled to the brim with the finest
chocolates. She had eaten only two
and Harold had eaten none. Now the
box was absolutely empty.
They stared at each other unbe-
lovingly. Then Mrs. Norway tossed
her head and went in to breakfast.
II Harold really thought 1t was funny.
let him keep 1t up. She would find
the candy when she Strengthened up
the house. AS for Norway. he felt
that he was being trified with.
The constraint lasted several days,
during which neither mentioned the
mysterious disappearance Of five
pounds OF perfectly good candy. Janet
had turned the house upside down
without finding the hidden sweets.
Then she brought. home bag of mo-
lasses chips and the next morning
when she came downstairs. Harold
with her. they both gasped. Che mo-
lasses chips bag was empty. There
upon they made common cause of the
trouble
There isn't another living soul in
the house but you and mel" Janet
quavered. almost tearfully. Even
| the maid is away on a visit There
isn't a thing disturbed or taken but
the candy. and every door and window
is locked. as It should be. There's no
use talking. Harold: we've got a
g-g-ghost!"
Nonsense" Norway FASTENED to
| say. though he said it nervously still.
the candy's gone It's decidedly puz-
zling"
IT'S CHASTITY" announced his wife.
setting down the coffee pot with lit
tie shivery bang Harold. did you
ever walk in your sleep?"
Never" declared her husband
We'll II ghost didn't take the
candy you must have done it." Mrs.
Norway insisted You've probably
| dug a hole in the coal pile down
cellar and concealed It Please. won't
you shovel on some of the coal and
| see f."
II will mott" said her husband
firmly. I'D rather endure ghost
Besides. tell you never do any
thing else when I sleep except sleep!
Maybe you did It yourself"
why. Harold!" his wife cried. in
dignantly. You know. I'm so afraid
Of the dark! But what could have
taken 1t? I'm afraid to stay here
alone today"
The Morways' candy ghost sprung
into immense popularity among their
friends. who insisted on ghost party
but the Morways objected They
said II II was a ghost they didn't
want to see II. because somebody
| would have Mysteries. They were sure
II was a ghost. because after leaving
candy on the library table they tied
strings to their wrists and the other
ends to the brass rods OF the bed to
disprove the sleep-walking theory But
the candy disappeared However. rs
Tommy Taylor pointed out. there was
nothing to prevent clever sleep
walker from untyine knot In n
string and later tying 1t again.
Two or three weeks later still an
other box nearly full OF candy was
emptied during the night The Nor
ways could not resist leaving the bait
exposed They had endured so many
thrills that they had developed an
appetite for them The question of the
Ghost had turned into a thing OF seri-
Gus consequence Not a scrap OF the
missing candy wan to be found In the
house. Even the coal pile had been
explored by a boy.
There's no use beating about the
BUSH" Tommy Taylor said at one OF
| the Morways' Sunday evening teas
which had grown terribly popular be-
cause everybody talked solely about
the ghost. you've got a sea serpent
in the house, No mouse could get
at one fell swoop."
Besides. there aren't any MICE"
said Mrs. Norway. with finality.
There were shadows under her eyes.
Il shall go crazy II we don't find out
| who-what does IT."
The state OF nervousness in which
| the Morways were tangled made the
tension of family life too great In
spite of everything each suspected the
other. Finally. Mrs. Norway went
away on a visit and the night before
she left candy box remaining below
stairs was emptied as were the 9th
ers.
I'm afraid to leave you alone In
this housed" she quavered. as she and
Norway started for the train. -Har-
old-did you forget and leave that
plate OF chocolate fudge made for
you out on the table? told you to
put II inside the sideboardi"
Il forgot it." confessed Norway
nervously. "Oh. It'll be all right"
The FIRST letter Mrs. Norway got
from her husband stated without pre-
amble that when Norway. after put
ting her on the train and spending the
rest Of the evening at his cousins.
had returned home at midnight he
found the fudge plate. empty. This"
he wrote. proves that neither you nor
have been doing It am going to
halt several rnousetraps and ~ they