The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-02-17

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j. 81 should think" criticized Mrs.
,0awson, that such a smart person
10 Mrs. Berry would hear that ha'nt
and put an end to it."
Mrs. Berry's a good woman" "
Grandma Clark interposed charita-
bly, from her wheeled chair.
"Goodl" interjected Kate Stem
nard. She's, too good. She'd rather
do her duty than eat. She thinks
no one knows anything but herself.
~ we told her about hearing all
those queer noises she'd say our
minds weren't right"
"She treats US like childreni"
Priscilla Dill said scofnfully. ''N5th-
ing short of such a big meeting for
the Cause would have made hef go
on and leave US all day like isis.
she never dreamed, though. that he
children would be up to st.ch
pranks."
A series of chuckles went around
the group at the recollection and
The five aged faces wore expses-
sions Of guilty satisfaction. ~
!. The day had started with break
fast of griddle cakes and maple
syrup-no cereal and toast for them
that morning!
The baby from the new farbily
down the street had been borrowed
for the forenoon, much TO the de-
hight of all except Mrs. Dungan,
busy In the kitchen roasting khe
turkey the ladies had Clipped In
together to buy. And, though each
and every one paid good board. no
turkey had graced Mrs. Ber:y's
table since their arrival.
The dinner was a decided SUCCESS.
There were two guests, Grand ma
Cark's grandson, Bob Whitfield, nd
Kate STANDARDS niece, Aethea Eur
gess. There had been method In.
inviting the two. And their evident
pleasure In each others company
filed the scheming match-makers
with mischievous delight. -
Now, left alone as the afteH ION
waned, they were ready for 9. TEST
and a quiet chat. All but Kate S55n-'
nard and Priscilla Dill. Being, the
only unmarried ones In the group
and but. a bit over 20, they were
known as 1.-THE girls" and dressed
rather more gaily than the others.
Now their minds were working bus
lily to concoct some further fzild
scheme to round out the day, be-
fore Mrs. Berry's return on the six
o'clock train.
Again came the mysterious so lDds
that for several days had filled the
old ladies with weird wonderE Il.
was hard to locate them, so IA ntly
did they come. Sometimes it seemed
like soft, murmuring voices. Again
there was low, clicking, ringing
sound, indescribable yet full Of pos
sibilities.
None of the older ones heard it
this time. Grandma Clark was
sleeping soundly in her chair and
Mrs. Slayton nodded over her Knit
ting.
Mrs. Duncan was murmuring soft
~ as she rocked: Something must
be done about those turkey blnes
before she gets here" -
Kate and Priscilla looked at Zach
other with sudden determinatioa.
.eWe'n dispose of 'em," PRISCILLA
announced mysteriouSly.
"What'n you do with them?" Mrs.
Duncan asked with interest.
BURY 'em in the garden, "'.Pris-
ella told her promptly. Then, just
TO put a satisfactory kibosh on this
eventful day, Kate and l are going
TO find that ghost and put an end to
il, whatever it is.
The two did not wait to hea the
awed explanations that foil5wed
but, after bundling up their heads,
for the wind was cold, took thu pan
Of ten-tale bones and the fires ovel
from the kitchen and tiptoed cit as
guilty as though Mrs. Berry Saight
be watching.
'sThe noise comes from under our
sitting room, somewhere. and shat's
in the west wing" Priscilla an
nounced, after. the burial was slabo-
riously accomplished.
Lets have a look aroun9 the
outside" Kate suggested.
Basement windows, as shining as
the larger ones above, were all
about until they reached the ex-
treme end of the west wing. there
the contrast was very decided. Dust
and dirt covered them so tbickly
their transparency was lost. Not
quite, though. The two, pserfng
closely, could discern ghostly Light
inside. A light that was moving.
1.-THE whatyop.can7iti" Kate
rasped, clutt8shg Priscilla's q n1,-
Priscilla considered, her Ssunt-
less spirit squs1cned for an .inatsnt.
.Than her face set in determined
lines and she studied the surround
inn with her keen, bird-hke eyes.
This hatch-way goes down
there" she whispered Com, ofl. !"
The slanting door was faster I'd IN
hide. however. Hates sigh st this
Siiscovery was one Of relief But
Priscilla, once started on a hing,
knew no such word as failures
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