The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-15

until she felt herself held firmly in mus
cular arms and heard the labored breath
ing of human being.
She stirred and tried to peer through
the thickness of her wells. but all she
saw was more white wells
You are not a ghost. them" she aues-
toned when she felt reasonably confident
of an answer 1. the negative.
Great Scot-you gave me an awful
fright" Jimmy Barker said. and mopped
mis- brow with portion of his Shostly
raiment. II thought you had gone of
for good He released Doreen from his
arms, and when he saw tn" he was
quite capable of standing on ner own
feet a sigh Of relief escaped him.
What in the deuce are you doing
prowling about in this dank garden" he
questioned. wishing he could get a look
at her face.
And what pray. are you doing In
this-it is not a dank garden" she said
with some heat. 1T Is a most delightful
garden. and in the winter 1t Is just like
a valley of diamonds" she said.
"Dtppy!' thought Jimmy. and might
we'll be excused for his conviction until
Doreen spoke again.
If you want to know the truth she
told him with a soft laugh that Jimmy
found most charming. Il am simply try
ing to haunt these people out of their
new home. ] want it so badly that
am going to wall about this property I'M
til they get out for fear of losing their
minds"
Jimmy laughed and drew trifie near
er the other ghost.
Two haunts would certainly move
them quicker than One-don't you think
so? Now. | have come here with the
same evil intentions as yourself. so the
best We can do is to join forces and do
our haunting together"
Doreen certainly wanted the presence
of strong, muscular man such as she
knew the second ghost to be in order
to stifle her own fears and to make
haunting a more pleasant business; yet
she felt that it was not quite convention
al to meet strange man every night
even for the task Of getting the city cou
pie out Of Fir Vale. However. the man
would never see her face to face. and
they would always be perfect strangers,
so why hesitate?
But you want the house as badly as
do she said generously. and we cam
not both have IL"
THAT is a facial present. but one
that could be happily altered IL by any
chance we-but that Is rather looking
ahead. and you might be cross-eyed and
pigeon-toed-"
II happen to be neither one nor the
other" Doreen informed him. and
Jimmy heard a slight sniff in her tone.
He laughed softly. Neither am l." he
told her. But come" he added. pick
ing up his grewsome blue torch and TAX
ing Doreen by the hand. IF We want
this Fir Vale We must get to the busi
ness Of haunting these people out of their
80 Ira0 har
er the cottage and together they walled
and flashed the blue light. as perfect n
pair Of ghosts as ever walked.
Might after night they performed their
most ghostly tricks. but the couple with
in maintained a comfortable. unimagi-
native sense Of security. 1t Is true that
from time to time the two ghosts trailed
down 10 the foot Of the garden and there
sat on a fallen fir tree to discuss affairs
OF the heart and other emotions that
stirred the human as we'll as the spectral
man.
1T is very strange" Jimmy was say
ing on one of these trips to the fallen
tree that nightly became more prolong ID
while haunting was forgotten. II seem
to be in love with you. but at the same
time" he paused a moment hesitating to
continue. Il am desperately interested
in a girl I have met in the world Of So
ciety. Do You happen to know her
Doreen Woodward? cannot tell her
love her because you always come in be-
tween us-I think I am losing my mind
over the two Of you
"And ] have met one Jimmy Barker
at dances and on the beach and in So
ciety." laughed the girl softly. Il won
der II you happen to know him."
''Doreen-darling."
''Jimmy-dear."
The wells of ghosts were for the first
time swept aside.