The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
TIL
CT
Young Mrs. Norway ST.
bottom stair surveying the

DOttOn SIalT surveying Tue
table at her left On 1t still r.
the fve-pound box which she and
husband had left there the night b.
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-
lievingly. 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 a bag OF mo-
lasses chips and the next morning
when she came downstairs. Harold
with her. they both gasped. The mo-
iasses 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 thing disturbed or taken but
the candy. and every door and window
is locked. as 1t should be. There's no
use talking. Harold: we've got a
s-g-ghost!"
NONSENSE" Norway hastened to
say. though he said 1t nervously. still.
sthe candy's gone. It's decidedly puz-
.zling."
setting down the coffee pot with lit
tie shivery bang. Harold. did you
ever walk in your sleep?"
-Never!" declared her husband.
well, II a 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
zee f."
4 win mott" said her husband.
hrmiy. I'd rather endure a 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 itf I'm afraid to stay here
alone today"
The Norway candy ghost sprung
into immense popularity among their
friends. who insisted on a ghost party.
but the Morways objected. They
said II II was . ghost they didn't
want to see II. because somebody
would have Mysteries. They were sure
II was Q 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
disprovs the sleep-walking theory. But
the candy disappeared. However, a.
Tommy Taylor pointed out. there was
nothing to prevent . clever sleep
walker from untying . knot In .
string and later tying II 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
thrills that they had developed an
appetite for them. The question Of the
ghost had turned into q thing Of seri-
Gus consequence. Not . scrap Of the
missing candy was to be found In the
house. Even the coal pile had been
explored By q 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 housed No mouse could get
away with i've pounds Of chocolates
at one fell swoop."
Besides. there aren't any MICE"
said Mrs. Norway. with hnality.
There we're shadows under her eyes.
= shall go crazy II we don't ind out
who-what does I'll"
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 q 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. liar
old-did you forget and leave that
plate Of chocolate fudge made for
you out on the table? told you to
put It inside the sideboard!"
Il forgot it." confessed Norway
nervously.. "Oh. It'll be all right"
The nrst letter Mrs. Norway got
from her husband stated without pre-
amble that when Norway. after NUT