Brother and Sister

greeted Brother and Sis

ster, apparently

er finger as one having

e is rented!" she

spered that a man had once seen a "ghost" sitting at one of the windows. That was enough. Ever after no boy or girl would go past the house at night, if it were pos

sked Sister curiously. "Don't y

ly. "Some folks don't care anything about ghosts, thoug

children found a little group of folk watching the green van backed up to the gate. Two colored men were car

ged, redheaded little boy who was tryi

and its cage on the porch, pretended to run straight toward him, the boy lost his balance and fell. He w

We saw him downtown, Louise and I, when we were buying things for the fish

school," said Nellie. "Oh, l

but she had danced out to the van to see how large it was ins

rancis Rider, a freckle-faced lad of ten or twelve. "She lives al

d Miss Putnam like company, esp

van had driven creakingly off down the street, the old lady, w

Putnam," whis

broom. "Get off! I'm not going to have my fence broken

up the street, put out his tongue and made a face at Miss Putnam. The old lady continued t

table that night. "I came through there on my way home from the station

has rented it. She is a Miss Putnam and she makes lovely braided

in Brother severely. "She chased us all off

a thing 'cept watch her move in. Francis Rider stuc

on glanced a

out meaning it, bother an elderly and crochety person. Miss Putnam has every right to keep her house and yard for herself, and

by her short skirts as she attempted to slip past hi

r supper, and only Ralph and

ng his little sister's hair-ribbon playfully. "You and Brother hav

small foot in its patent leather slippe

irl to his lap and holding her firmly there in spite of her stru

as Jimmie tried to see her face. "

ittle shake. "Stop acting like this, Siste

able of doing this very thin

!" she sobbed, burying

?" demanded Jimmi

n the barn door!" flashed Sister

and Ralph laug

e kindly. "It isn't just to keep you and Brother out, Sister. I'm making yo

sly. "I thought maybe you didn't wan

en?" inquired Jimmie,

mitted Sister, smiling aft