The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-04

land it is the only one il Is when
she reads Science and Health Il
don't like 70 ofen the shutters. Mr..
Lawrence she explained Not since
the night you went away"
But, pressed further, she refused to
explain The doctor said you were
not TO be excited she persisted
Heres your beef tea"
Not drop until you tel me-" |
said grlmly Besides you know very
wen there's nothing the matter with
ne This arm Of mine is only false.
belief" sat up gMgerly Now
why don't you open that Window
Mrs. Klopton succumbed. "Because
there are queer goings-on in that house
next door, she said 'If you Will take
the beef tea, Mr. Lawrence, | will tell
you"
The queer goings-on, however,
proved to be slightly disappointing It
seemed that after / left on Friday
night, light was seen fitting fitfully
through the empty house next door.
Euphemia had seen it first and called
Mrs, Klopton, Together they had
watched it breathlessly until it disap-
peared on the lower floor
you should have been writer OF
ghost stories,' | said, giving my pill
lows thump. And so it was fit-
ting hitfulyw
That's what il was doing" she re-
iterated Fitting fitfully-I mean fit.
ting ftfully-how you do throw one
out, Mr. Lawrence! And what's more
it came againM
"oh, come now, Mrs Klopton.' |
objected, ghosts are like lightning:
they never strike twice in the same
night That is only worth half a cup
OF beef tea
You may ask Euphemia" she re-
torted with dignity Not more than
an hour after there was a light there
again We saw it through the chinks
of the shutters. Only-this time it be
gan lt the lower floor and climhed!'
you oughtn't to tell ghost stories
at night came Meningitis voice from
the doorway. Really, Mrs. Nopton,
I'm amazed at you. You old dufferl
I've got to thank you for the worst
day Of my life"
Mrs Klopton gulped Then realiz-
ing that the "old duffer' was meant
for me, she took her empty cup and
went out muttering.
1.-THE Pirates crazy about me. isn't
she?' Mcknight said to the closing
door Then he swung around and held
out his hand
BY Joye," he said i've been lay
ing you ont all day. lilies on the door
bell, black gloves, everything Ii you
had had the sense OF a mosquito in Il
snowstom, you would have telephoned
me"
Il never even thought OF it, ! was
filled with remorse Upon my word,
Rich, hadn't an idea beyond getting
away from that place. II you had
seen what ! saw
Mcknight stopped me Seen Il!
Why you mnatic, I've been digging
foI You all day in the ruins re
lunched and dined on horrors Give
me something to rinse them down,
Loilie
He had tished the key Of the eel.
larette from its hiding place IN my
shoe bag and was mixing himself y hat
he called Bernard shaw--a founda-
tion Of brandy aud soda, with little
OF everything else in sight To give ID
snap. Now that | saw him clearly. he
looked weary and grimy hated to
tell him what | knew he was waiting
to hear bur there was no use wadng
in by inches. ducked and got it
over
"The notes are gone. Rich said
as quietly as could In spite of him.
self his face fell
"I-of course expected IT," he
said. "But-Mrs Klopton said over
the telephone that YOU had brought
home a grip and ! hoped--wel, Lord
knows we ought not to complain.
You're here. damaged but here" lie
lifted his glass Happy days. old
man
III Won will give me that black bot
tie and teaspoon, rll drink that in
arnica. or whatever the stun IS;
Rich the notes were gone before the
wreck
He wheeled and stared at me. the
bottle IN his hand Lost, strayed or
stolen" he queried with forced light
nets
Stolen although believe the theft
was incidental to something olse"
Mrs Klopton came in at that mo-
ment, with an eggnog in her hand
She glanced at the clock, and with.
ont addressing any one in particular.
she ntimatcd that 1t was time for self
respecting folks to be at home in bed.
Mcknight who could never resist a
fling at her back, spoke to me in a
stage whisper
"Is she talking still? or again?" he
asked, just before the doog closed,
There was 4 seconds indecision with
the knob, then. judging discretion the
better part. Mrs Klopton went away.
Now. them Mcknight said. set.
ting himself in 2 chair beside the
bed, spit Il out Aot the wreck ]
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