The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-20


 DICK-Wealthy young playboy, Rogers rival In love.
 Yesterday; Joy learns that mysterious things appear to be happening at the summer resort in Maine. This character "Jig- ger" for Instance, proves mystc- rlous,
 CHAPTER
 Wednesday; Wonder If there's anything to what Peter told me last night when tucked him into bed Thought at the time he was Just imagining things, Told him hC mustn't make up stories,
 "Theyre not stories, Joy" ht insisted, sitting up In bed. e really did find Q haunted house In the woods today"
 Nonsense, Peter, There Rren' any haunted houses nowadays" declared,
 "Well, there's ono, the one found today. It's way of In thu woods. walked all round 1t first for l didn't see anyone around Then I climbed up on some rock! and looked In at the windows"
 "Why, Peter, that wasn't 0 verN nice thing to do what woulC the people who live in 1t think9"
 T didn't see anybody least not at first ', , only dishes on tn, table and guns"
 "Now, Peter, you're making uI . fairy story. You're too big fol that sort of thing. Better 90 tc sleep" said, and Startec towards the door.
 "Wait, walt. there was man, Peter begged "and e dog, l mus tell you about that first, Some body opened the door, and Q grea big hound dog came lickitty spli after me. looked back, and [ fat ugly man cried, Hey, digger coll your dog. If Nero bites tha kid"
 "Oh. Peter, you must be careful Sometimes strange dogs don't like little boys"
 "Ee liked me oil right, I tol( him I wasn't afraid, l patted hi dog. Then the one they called Jig ger--he had queer dark eyes--said Tive around here, sonny" Sure answered, down at the teahouse, Then better get home to your golks. But I told him I'd like to come anC play with Nero some other day"
 "You must never go and pla! with anybody unless it's witt someone VIC know. If anything happened l wouldn't know where to Ind you" I said, startled a hearing the name Of digger,
 "Well, I guess I don't get { chance to play with Nero, The fa little man sounded pretty maC when he said. Nothing doing, kid yoN stay where you belong"
 ~rhat's just what l say. To, stay at home and maybe Cal wil Ind you some nice playmate"
 "1'm going to get c dog, Tn, digger fellow came after me ant told me if I'd stay ct home he't det me e nice pup all for myself
 well, Well, we'll have to SCI about that" l said, and switchinl of the light, I left the room.
 Now. as I sit at my desk, Tn beginning to wonder If there il something queer going on in thu woods. Surely If Peter was making up that story he'd never have uset the name of digger I wonder | that's the same man who gave m such c fright that night, Must soune out Cal again. Maybe he'll tell m what he knows.
 That reminds mo. he does lik, to bring us news, When he ap peared this morning Che drives ul ln Q car of uncertain age) he said:
 "Well, girls, Miss Pegler's opened her cottage again. and, by gosh she's brought e handsome younI man with her"
 "Who is hep" Tess demanded She's always interested in ney young men, likes to measure then against her devoted Jimmy to se If she's got the best marriage mar has to offer her..
 '"The gardener says he's he nephew amt been here sine he was a kid been at colleg abroad and reckon he' old enough to have had a job too,
 Don't believe he needs a job Cal" Tess declared. Miss Peg ler's terribly rich"
 "Every man should have Q jol this chap too even If he' expecting to get her money wher ghe goes. You bet you'd neve find me waiting for dead mem shoes, or women's either spe eially womens. You can't tel what they'll do leave all thei fortune to the heather or marr, some old flame"