Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-10-09

friend, and how II It hadn't been for
Mrs. Jimmson ! could have let her
take the slipper and been glad to have
her do It; and how Mrs. Jimmson must
have pleased herself In placing the
clippers just that way, backs to the
wall. 80 they'd show of to best advan-
tage AZ works of art and decorate the
room at large with their beauty; and
how It must have puzzled her to find
three slippers all alike In my ROOM
not two, not four. but three; and why
three2 And what would the good
creature say II told her I'd stolen the
odd one?
These thoughts may seem too trivial
to mention, but the point Is that /
Thought them and they were SO obvi-
Ously suggested by the way Jimmson
placed the slippers. heel to the wall.
But here's the uncanny thing that hap
pened: When / got home one hour
after seeing them that way and turned
on the light my eyes fell upon the
slippers-TH WE'RE ALL TOEING
THE WALL.
It gave me such shock that sat
flop down on the bed. So far as
knew not a human soul had entered
during my absence Of one hour and
some minutes, nor was there any evil
dence that anything else in the place
had been touched--the other shoes
stood toe To the wall just as I'd seen
them when went out with Claire.
suppose I'll be set down as per-
feet fool, but actually turned sick all
over, and 1t required positive courage
on my part to pick up the slippers and
examine them. Which taught me moth
ing. Of course. and-I may as well
confess all my folly--I set them back
heel to the wall and actually sat there
and watched to see II they'd turn
about of their own accord. But moth
ing happened. and there they stayed,
heel to the wall. till morning.
That snme evening. however, an
other thing happened that annoyed
though 1t didn't alarm me. was
awakened about half past two by the
sound Of a key in the front door
someone was trying to get In.
bounced out Of bed and looked to gee
that the chain bolt was on-that wat
all that worried me for ! had a neigh
bor on floor below who came home
frequently at that hour Of the might
in SO elated q condition that he never
stopped ascending stairs until HI
rel ched the top. and as my fiat directl,
correspondent with his, on the lower
floor he tried to get in with his key
and sometimes threatened to smash
the door in II Minnie" didn't open It
So hearing the familiar key now
fumbling, I looked at the .chnin-bolt
and then merely "hollered" through
the door my usual. you're trying te
get in the wrong lat-yQurs is down
stairs"
The key slid out Of the lock and
there wasn't another sound. stood
there shivering in my nightie, waiting
| for the usual colloquy that would con
vince Mr.. Man wasn't his Minnie. bu
| as he didn't favor me with so much a!
an oath Of recognition, / went back II
bed after q few moments and fel
| asleep. It never entered my head tina
the person. at the other end Of tn,
latchkey wasn't the high-spirited NJ.
Man that I knew and was prepared
for, but another Mr.. Man ! didn'
know anything about.
went to sleep dreaming about slip
pers; ! walked up to wonder abou
slippers. They were just MS I'd lef
them-which gave me real disappoint
ment. / was out nearly all day, ant
when came home my first look wa
to see II the slippers had been making
any more manifestations"
ALL THREE SLIPPERS WERE
GONE.
4 CHAPTER III.