The Phantom Treasure

aiting for the rest and reading quietly in the large living room. "Goo

decided not to mention her fright of the night before, "but I thought

Janet. It is a good thing that Jan is coming to brighten life here for you

was thinking of what he said about his being a 'wrec

than thousands of the boys, forgotten in the hospitals now." Andrew's voice was a little bitter. "Don't ask me to te

d Janet engagingly. "I thi

ew. "Well, you are a nice litt

Did you kno

re for my father. He was so much older, for one thing, and I fancy that she thought him dictatorial. We did not

ins. But only a sister with one daughter was living. The

Van Meters buri

asked Andrew in his turn. "You

mother's grave," she replied. "That was all,-just onc

ather. Your mother's things were all here, but she did not send for them and was coming to visit that summer after you were born. Then we

ry that she knew, but Uncle Pieter had silently entered and was standing beside h

very well. But he was being good to her. She must remember that. Griddle cakes, bacon and the sweet maple syrup were very good indeed. Janet noticed that as they all left the table Pau

muse yourself in any way you like for

I'm going through that old desk of Mother's

" Mrs. Hol

however, though none of any importance. A package of letters from her father to her mother she hesitated to read and saved it as possible at

Andrew were not there, she curled up to read Uncle Pieter's books. There were copies of Little Men and Little Women which she took down to read for the third or fourth time

ard as she started toward the living room, where th

h voice. "How do you do, Uncle Pieter?" Jan, like Jan

in the doorway to talk to the rest of the family who had apparently just entered. "Here's another," he cried, glancing around and seeing Janet.

ittle excited over his arrival and reception. Paulina passed through, having brought something to the table in the room. Janet saw her looking at J

school, but not as one who had any responsibility about the matter. Obviously, Cousin Diana and her son were in the family circle because of her service

me," said Janet to Jan when they settled

of mine lives. I came on one of their horses, and

a workshop and everyth

everything about electricity. Uncle Pieter did not think much of it at first; but when I fixed the electric bells and got things all right when fuses burned out, and a few ot

'expressive,' I've heard Miss Hilliard say, but she correct

'm trying to get permission to stay on instead of going back to school. Uncle Pieter doesn't interfere, only about that, b

d think

et Uncle Pieter to liking you

nly knows me a ver

ort of help, the farmer at the tenant house told me, so I'm going to risk it, and ask Uncle Pieter if I can't turn farme

g as well as ele

e of

annet thought of it. They were to be Jan and Jannet, then. That would be fun. Jannet next asked if there were ot

u, Jannet?" Jan

urt

almost sixteen. He's my friend. Then there's Tom. He's pretty n

, was laughing at the very ordinary nickname. How fun

o by our right names. I'm sometimes one thing and sometimes an

says that my room is haunted, and your mother said that yo

na is always right, Jannet. This is a 'haunted house,' as the natives

ghosts walk at night, espec

ebody comes down some invisible stairs; you can hear slow footsteps, you know. Maybe someth

singing, or dista

ld be you

sometimes I think that she is a little queer in

id Jannet. "But what else does the gh

ay 'ghosts.' For all I know

ve got the hau

easily

g to have a flash

er w

e ghosts. If I flashed my light

do. I'd love to see on

t. "Jan wants to broadcast a ghost," she explained, but Uncle Pieter did not smile. "Remember

. "Excuse me for livin'," he remarked. "I'd like to tell

fterwards, when Jannet thought of Jan's remarks, she wondered why he wanted to mention "remorse" to