Jane Allen, Junior

ne ghost stories having that effect in this staid, soli

udents are not scientifically inclined as you are.

llege ghost. And just as trite and commonplace is the fact that these nocturnal howls come at safe hou

ne of action I like better than another it is that of laying ghosts.

lly news, for Wellington had been buzzing the spirit's ears for days and not until some of the you

ng breath after vaulting a horse or two. "We should never da

s extra year to specialize. But even were I a senior, Maud, I would be happy to

sudden jerk of her bobbed head. "Jane, will you help us organize a ghost raid? We cannot have the freshies all scared blue by someone's nonsense, and Dozia, Inez, W

ad the charge myself. Do we have outposts, and pickets, and

e their quarters changed, and if all were given transfers I am sure Lenox Hall wou

have time to round up a few reliable girls. No use going after the 'sperit' with a band of cowards. You know yourself what fun that would be for his spookship."

eally I hate to think how the ghost will feel when we get through rattling his bones." A sudden dash at a pair of ceiling rings set the whole line dangling along th

ersisted Maud. "I have promise

asped over her knees. "Is this ghost a person of r

Lenox night before and she almost went into hysterics when the rattling beg

rk together beautifully, of course, for what we can't understand we must put down to faith, and what we want to believe we are inspired to by our friends on the other side. Dovetails perfectly, sort of a fidele de convenance. W

, Shirley Duncan, is the only one not terrified. But I suppose country girls are accustomed to wil

giving buttermilk and cream cheese," replied Jane. "It might just be-" she hesitated, then jumped to her feet with a l

said Shirley was so-so antagonistic that her presenc

finished th

t to bring any more trouble upon poor Shirley. She's only a freshma

audience for the wildest sort of yarns. And just now naturally they go to the youngsters' heads. Honestly, Janie, no less than

h them, but it would be worse than useless for me to attempt to interfere. In fact, I think if I did so she would take up Irish Folk Lore

South American character in Jane Allen: Center, who still kept within the shadow of

needs some sort of treatment. Her week of dusting Dozia's room is up today. I hope the lesson brought down her hoity-toity a peg or two. There come the girls from the villag

companion. "You girls will stick around a stuffy old gym, will you? Well, then, you have got to miss things. Come on in, children, and watch Jane's hair

. "Whatever has happen

d!" gasp

about?" demanded Jane. The g

gone with an offi

anet. "They were short but complete and I have recovere

we might wait for the emotional details," snapped Jane. "If Ju

Judith espied two messenger boys on the rail fence. They were apparently squabbling about something, and just as we came along by the wild cherry tree,

he grabbed from Tim, the lit

now, we must get to Judith," declared

darted out from the

ot forget to tell that, but if you think you

a, please, I am

p the officer?" deman

ares we are up to mischief, and when the big boy ran, Judith ch

and threatening so

aid of him?"

s all so sudden," said spokesman Dozia. "And of course we realized any more c

face it all alone

explain. "I was walking with Judith and two other girls were just a little a

," Jane

eemed so intent on watching them sh

between those two," d

d I guess Judy

o do with the fightin

bewildered from th

Beauty Shop. When we saw the last of it we couldn't tell whom Judith was chasing, but she ran right into Dol Vin's shop," declared Dozia, "and of course Cop Sandy was not long in doing

e had been wasted in the recital, the loss was atoned in the pace taken by that