The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-10
The
MYSTERY
HOUSE
CHAPTER III
All about the mystery House"

The days slipped away as if by
magic. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewe had
started on their trip and Betty and
Billy had come just yesterday
This morning, they all awoke a
little earlier than usual. After
having dressed, the girls heard
occasionally from across the hall
ouch! that hurts" Gee, that was
a hard one" Pitch me good one, u
and easily guessed the boys were
having a pillow fight. They went
over to their room and were readily
welcomed with pillows, thrown at
them from different parts of the
room. The boys were getting the
best of them and so they all ran
back TO their room and got pillow
apiece. The boys thought that they
had defeated the girls and that
they wouldn't come back, so they
finished lacing their shoes which
they had forgotten So the girls
tip-toed in and made a surprise at
tack upon them. Then the fight was
renewed but in the end the girls
won.
After breakfast they began to do
their daily chores and the guests in
sisted upon helping them; so the
work was soon done. Then they
went out on the side porch Betty
with the morning paper, Moreno
with her embroidery. Agnes with
a "'Mystery Book" that she was
reading, and the boys had nothing
in particular to do. They sat
around for awhile and soon finding
the girls too busy for them, started
off to find some other "fellers" to
play baseball. Then silence took
hold of them until finally Agnes
closed her book with a slam so that
the others would know that she
didn't intend to read any more at
the present. Betty looked up from
her paper.
81 thought that was the book
that you said was so interesting"
she said.
at is" replied Agnes, "but
would rather read it at night.
That's the time for mysteries"
"Ugh!" shuddered Betty. that
would make me dream about it all
night then"
That's just what l want to do"
said Agnes, | like to have scary
dreams"
as there a murder in it," asked
Moreno.
"Yes," replied Agnes.
Good night" said Betty.
mo, good morning." said Nor.
enc, cunningly.
AS silence was almost taking
possession, Agnes said, Moreno,
why doesn't anyone live in that
house over there" and she pointed
toward an old-fashioned but PRETTY
built house next door to the Dewe's.
1t was three story house and set
back in the yard quite a piece. It.
needed painting and repairs: the
grass was long, and one could see
little patches of grass growing be-
tween cracks in the bricks that
made the long walk that led up to
the house. 1t was a shady place
and looked cool to Agnes.
well, | don't know exactly"
answered Moreno. That is a long
story. Do you want to hear it,"
ooh. yes" exclaimed Agnes.
First of all, people say it is
a haunted house." began Moreno.
And, to tell the truth. | believe it
IS. The house belongs to a Mr..
Thawly. He was Civil war vet
cram, fighting on the side of the
North. He was only a young man
when he went to war, leaving his
sweetheart (whO had promised to
marry him when he came back be-
hind. Toward the end of the war,
lis father failed in his business
which left him almost penniless,
while before he was a wealthy man.
"Then when young Mr.. Thawley
-Grinard was his Christian name
came back from war one of his
rms was off. He wrote a note to
lis sweetheart asking if she still
her promise and if he
ould come and see her that even
ng. What her answer was no one
yer knew, but Grinard never mar