New-York tribune., 1910-10-30
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Misses OeOfckenborn' s

g. Elizabeth Jarnison.

stepped hack into her room Then she
waited.
do you think it could have been a
burglar. sister," asked the younger Miss
Twlckenham IN a hoarse whisper.
1T sounded ike a dozen or more whis-
Pered back the elder Miss Twickenham.
I'VE may be taking our lives IN our hands.
dear, but at all events we must protect the
young ladies'"
Estelle's fear suddenly left her. She
wanted 70 laugh and cry at the same mo-
ment. Poor, brave. frightened old dears,"
she said TO herself. Then another impulse
seized her. I'm going TO try it" she de-
clared. III take ali the blame, and they
can eXpel me afcerward Il they want to-"
Quicker than the thought. she sprang out
from the shadow OF her door and went
dancing and pirouetting fantastically down
the hall straight toward the startled Misses
Twickenham. Al sight Of the black imp
botn ladies screamed q little. then stood
as II raraIyzed. When Esrelle reached
/ them. sne made q low bow, stepped be
tween the two ladies' took a hand of each,
! and led them. half dazed 8 they were,
] right 70 the recitation room where all the
! girls We're assembled. She threw open the
/ door. after giving the signal, two quick
rars and four slow ones, and Ushered the
/ Misses TVickeuham IN.
! The room was lighted bv ack-o'-lanter1s
and was flled with ghostly figures all in
/ s-eet and pillow case costume - the door
/ opened they were dancing slowly round
ana round IT circle
When the door opened all the ghosts
/ turned. and when they saw the Misses
. Twickenham long, gasUing "O-o-ooh"
. burst from them.
4 Girls said EsrelIe calmly, "its al
right. You know the Misses Twickenham
have always told rs that while We were
in school they were 10 Us in the place Of
1 our mother and you know our mothers
! always Ier Us have this kind Of a cele-
t-arion On Halloween: so, Of course. the
I Misses Tvickenham DO not mind And you
All know that the orIy reason why we
did not invite them TO our lark was be
= cause We knew they would not want their
veet disturbed but when I met them in the
corridor and found that their rest had al
ready been disturbed. brought them right
alon- 10 Join US in our fun. I was quite
rirhr wasn't 7, Mss Twickenhan1?" ," and
tre IMP bowed low 10 the elder Miss
! / T.yi- i----ham.
For q moment there was silence: Then, 70
/ the anazeuent Of all. the elder Miss
Tvxickerhan smiled. and her smile was
rare and friendly and sweet-a smile that
made her face beautiful n spite Of the
horny curl papers
You are right, Miss Drayton; I am al
ways glad to be drawn into your fun. For
( this one night young ladies, we are all
. girls together"
Then the younger Miss TwickeHhaIn
I laughed. and Erasped the inn by the hand,
and the elder Miss Twickenham grasped
her other hand. and round they all went
! IN the witches dance.
+ Then came ghost stories in the dim light,
and the younger Miss Twickenham told
. -77. E-lostliest ones OF all, and tricks we're
tried. and games were played and last OF
ali the elder Miss Twickenhan led IN q
raid on the apple barrel in the storeroorn'
and when they mad eaten apples 10 their
! hearts. content she put them all 10 bed and
/ told them breakfast would be an hour later
/ f. Lle morning
/ lessons did not 20 on quite as usual the
+ next da-. They were all sleepy heads; but
! there was q new sympathy between teacher
and pupil and every glri in the Twicken-
/ ham school voted the Misses TwichenhaIn
/ 10 be perfect old dears-'