The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-01-06
Three Ways to
Do II
By ROSE MEREDITH
. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
(WNu Service)

CsCO," SAID James FRrnaham, look
- Ing with kindly, shrswd eyes at
the ardent young man who wanted to
marry his daughter, $50. Anthony. you
are asking for my Annf"
Yes. sir" said Anthony, looking
very proud and straight AZ he stood
before Mr.. Farnaham. II love Ann,
and / want to marry her."
well, then, there are three things
you must do before I win say yes"
to your question" said James Farna-
ham gravely.
"Will you spend 4 night In the
haunted housel Then, will you md
out who II smuggling liquor into the
town, and lastly, will you pay up every
debt that you owe before you are mar
ried?"
Right" said young Anthony firmly,
II will do all Of those things In proper
order and report to you. May speak
to Ann before I go7"
"Of course" said Mr.. Farnaham, ex-
tending his hand. please stay and
have supper with US and spend the
evening, TOO, AntnOny.
Thank you, sir. But must get to
bed early for have much to do II
am going to spend the night at the
haunted house"
Three things to do." thought An
thony later on that night, az he
slipped out of his window, slid down
the rainwater pipe to the ground, and
shook himself. I've certainly had my
suspicious Of the old house and AZ for
the identity Of the rum runners, why
I believe that the two matters are con-
nected-and If guess those two rid
dies, and win the large reward, can
finish paying up my few debts, and
Ann and l can start with money In
the bank and not debt to our
names!
The old haunted house, ~ 1t was
called, occupied a quiet back street
not far from the little creek that en-
tered the sound when the tide was GO
| ing out.
Anthony Ware thought of all Of
| these things as he went up on the
broken front porch of the old house.
| The tide was coming in and Anthony
really expected something might hap
pen that night when the tide was
high. So he tiptoed through the old
house on rubber-soled shoes, not hear
ing sound until after he had been
sitting In darkness for an hour
Brave as he was, Anthony felt the
hair lift on his head when those limp
ing footballs began away off some
where In the kitchen, and came near
er, nearer. He had slipped into tiny
| cupboard In what was known as the
sitting-room, and 1t was all that he
could do to stuff himself In there and
close the door before the footballs
came very close-they seemed to CIR
Gle the room and then went off again
and after awhile he heard them up
stairs prowling into every room, and
then, at last, they came down again
and went out of the back door.
"He has gone to the creek to meet
someone" said Anthony, and he went
to the kitchen loft and hid himself In
q dark corner by the window where
he could see the creek In the queer
light Of a waning moon. He remem.
bered stories that he had heard of
how the village constable and some OF
his men had hidden near the creek
and all they discovered was old Oscar
Johnson bringing home load Of lob
ster pots filled with crawling black
shapes. And now, old Oscar was com.
ing up the creek, his hat-bottomed
boat piled high, with lobster pots. The
old man stopped at the old place and
unloaded his pots into q two-wheeled
car that was behind the house. and
trundled 1t out OF the yard and down
the street 70 his own house and hsh
shop. After that, 1t was quiet again
for a long time, and then came the
sound of oars and paddles and an.
other boat. loaded with square, deep
boxes, wrapped In newspapers. There
were four men working there.
From his window In the kitchen loft
Anthony Ware watched the unloading
Of the boxes until all Of 1t had been
transferred to the cellar and all the
men disappeared down there. Thsz
Anthony, slipping from place to place
like a ghost, locked the trapdoor In
the kitchen, and locked the outside
door. and ned noiselessly down the
street to the constable's house and
reused him. Then they went and ar
rested the guilty men who were sort
Ing out the bottles In the cellar OF
the haunted house
In the morning, when James Farna
ham opened his kitchen door to come
outside he found Anthony sitting there
waiting for him.
"Well2' said Mr. Farnaham.
II came to receive my answer to last
nights question:" said Anthony.
"Did you spend the night In the
haunted house?"
"Just came from there"
what about the smugglingy"
Anthony told him that the guilty
men were In jail.
"And / suppose the reward you
will get will pay your debts" said
Mr.. Farnaham with 4 twinkle.
"But you see, Mr.. Farnaham, haven't
any debts at all-instead Of that. I've