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No trace of a weapon had been found, Iarry reported. "Her bui-han- U coming to claim the body." Yea, Alicia was married and It had been her husband who lent money each month for her to Uva. Anrj without waiting for her to re-cover from the shock of his quiet words and their Implication, he went quietly out and the door closed be-hind him. She sat there for long time after he had gone. So Amos had seen her with Tom I And Amog had told Laurence. She bent forward and put her face in her hands and was still until a soft movement behind her startled her, and she straightened with a little Jerk to And Annie In the door-way watching her with compassion-ate eyes. "Us dldn' want to tell Mist' Lau-rence, Miss Meggie but us had to," said the gentle old voice. "Of course, Annie," she managed unsteadily. "Ain' nobody else gwlne know, Miss Meggie " "There was nothing wrong, Annie it was an accident " " 'Course, Mist Meggie ui all knows dat." Annie's voice was com-fortable, assured. "Now yo' run up- - "Oh, yes, he was waiting for us," answered Laurence, "Just as I had asked him to do." Bob Reynold! eyed Megan straightly and asked. "How long has Amos been working for you, Miss MacTavlsh?" "All my life," answered Megan quickly. "Annie came to work for my mother when she was fifteen. She and Amos were married a year or so later, and moved Into that little cabin, and were there when I was born. This is as much their home, almost, as mine." Bob nodded. "Then what would you say about Amos' truthfulness? I mean Is he reasonably truthful In his statements or Is he given to telling tall tales?" he asked. Megan managed a little laugh she hoped did not sound too artificial or forced. "Well, I'd say that all depended, Mr, Reynolds," she confessed gaily. "If you mean when he is explaining to Annie how It happened he's lost all his money in crap game, I think he shows amazing imagination CHAPTER XII She had lost all interest in what-ever it might be that Annie wag telling Laurence. She was so shak-en by the news that Alicia had a living husband, that she couldn't get her mind on anything else. Her fa-ther had wanted to marry Alicia; and Alicia had let him think that she was freel How Pleasant Grove was going to laugh at the fool Jim MacTavlsh had made of himself! Because people were talking about the way he had been pursuing Alicia and now they would know that Allcla'i husband cared enough about her to come east for the funeral. Megan was still sitting in the liv-ing room when Laurence came back from his talk with Annie. Hla brow waa furrowed a little and he looked perplexed. "That'a the darndest story I ever heard," he admitted as he aat down opposite Megan and folded hla arms cross his chest. "I don't know what to make of it but Annle'a not the imaginative sort. She has seemed so sensible and level-headed, such good sound common sense you wouldn't expect her to believe in ghosts, would you?" "What on earth are you talking bout?" she asked. "Annle'a Just been telling me a yarn I told her that I'd have to go to Squire Ethrldge and pass it on to him, because he's nominally In charge of the case here, though of course the bright boys from the county seat will want a share In it. But anyway, this Is what Annie told me." He leaned forward and looked at her straightly. "I suppose you know about that little old family burying ground at the foot of the Ridge, just at the top of your pasture, west of the rock that you always occupy on your and inventiveness. But ordinarily, I'd say Amos Is quite truthful." "In other words, if he says he saw a ghost eight feet high hovering around in an old burying ground, then he saw something looking at least remotely like that?" suggest-ed Bob pleasantly. "I feel quite sure that he did or thought he did," answered Megan promptly and honestly. Bob nodded. "That's the Impres-sion I got from the old fellow," he admitted. He stood in thought for a moment before he looked straight at her and asked quietly, "What would be your explanation for his story, Miss MacTavish? How could you account for It?" Megan set her teeth hard for a moment and there was pure panic in her eyes, but before she could say anything. Bob went on quickly, "I mean, of course, that you are quite familiar with the surrounding te-rritoryit is all strange to me. Do you know of anything that could have alarmed Amos so that he would have mistaken it for an eight-foo- t ghost?" "I've been trying to think." Me-gan said thoughtfully. "There are some old fruit trees around that place. Pear trees in full bloom look ghostly In the dark only It's too early for them to be blooming. I can't remember whether the trunks of any of the trees have been white-washed lately. They are not on " r - my "Yes, I know the place, of course," Megan answered, waiting tensely, little prickles of chill run-ning up and down her spine like Icy fingers. "Well, it seems that Amos was coming home night before last a bit late from a lodge meeting." said Laurence, smiling. "It seems that he'd had some luck with the 'gallop-ing dominos' and he knew that An-nie wouldn't shoot him on sight for getting home so late. Anyway, it was somewhere around midnight, or a little later; Amos was passing the little burying ground when suddenly he saw something that froze him in his tracks and may make him avoid 'galloping dominos' in the fu-ture, though that's a lot to hope for." "You can't possibly mean that he thought he saw the usual wavering white figure" Megan almost laughed. Laurence nodded. "Nothing less," he told her solemnly. "It was, he claimed, at least eight feet tall and It didn't have any shape to It, just aort of like it was being poured, he t expressed It. There was something shiny about it the moon was not quite full, but the light was good in the meadow. He says the ghost-h- e's quite sure, of course, that it was a ghost floated along the meadow fence and then went towards the rusty iron fence. It had some-thing in Its hand, although he couldn't see what it was. But he stood still in the shadow of a tree, and watched because he was too para-lyzed with fear to try to run. And he thousht that if he didn't Interfere land, you see, and I haven't noticed them recently." Bob nodded, his eyes intenu 'A tree trunk whitewashed half way up is a rather spooky looking thing in the dark. And I suppose there would be Spanish moss on the trees? In the moonlight, with a slight wind stirring that" He was obviously thinking aloud, and his brows drew together In a puzzled frown. "Still, Amos is so sure that the 'spook' went Inside the gate and bent above one of the old mounds" He broke off, grinned and said briskly, "Oh, well, we'll have to wait for daylight to make an intensive search of the place, I suppose. From the descrip-tion Amos and Larry both have giv-en me, I don't imagine we could accomplish much by searching to-night. I'll be over first thing in the morning, and we'll give the place a going over." He was obviously on the verge of leaving, and Megan said quickly, "Won't you stay for supper, Mr. Reynolds? We'd like having you!" "Better take her up on that, Bob. Annie's the best cook in seven states at a conservative estimate!" said Laurence lightly. Bob beamed happily. "Well, now, if you're sure it won't be an impo-- sition, there's nothing I'd like bet-ter!" he assured Megan gratefully. "And I'll give you a lift back to Meadersvllle later, Larry." "Swell!" Laurence agreed hap-pily. Just as Annie came to the door to announce that supper was ready, the front door opened and Jim came in. a " - " "So you are Investigating our tragedy, Mr. ReynoldaT" staihs an' fix yo'self up all purty 'fo' Mist' Larry gets back an' us has suppeh," urged Annie, and vaguely comforted by Annie's matter-of-fact-nes- Megan heaved herself to her feet and went upstairs. She grimaced a little as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was white to the lips, there were shadows beneath her dark eyes, and her hair was untidy. She showered and donned fresh things, a soft green jersey dress the shade of the first new green in spring that has almost a tinge of yellow In it. She brushed her hair until it gleamed and crackled be-neath the vigorous onslaught of the brush. Laurence came back a lltle later, but he was not alone. With him was a stocky young man whose face looked like that of a man in his early thirties, but whose hair was thickly streaked with gray. He had a pleasant, friendly manner, yet one felt instinctively that he could be tough should occasion require it. Laurence performed the Introduc-tions, saying casually, "Meggie, this is Bob Reynolds. He's a detective from the county police who's looking Into this business." "Hello," said Bob Reynolds, with a friendly smile and a firm, pleasant handclasp. "This is quite a yarn your handyman's been spilling, Miss MacTavish. I'd like to talk to him If I may." "Of course," said Megan, looking uncertainly at Laurence. "Shall I with Its affairs. It might not know he was around. He says it moved inside the fence, and bent down above one of the old graves and hid omething. And then It stood up, and looked around and moved back out of the fence and turned away from Amos and Amos, recovering a little from his paralysis, made it home in practically nothing flat!" Megan said uneasily. "He had probably been drinking up some of that terrible 'white mule' his friend Pete whips up and he was seeing things!" Laurence nodded. "That's the line I would follow, if it were not for the fact that that night, possibly a few minutes before Amos saw the eight-foot-hig- h ghost, a woman had been killed and the weapon has never been found," he pointed out. Megan said swiftly, "You can't possibly think that Amos' hallucina-tion had anything to do with with that?" "I don't know, of course," Lau-rence answered. "But, of course, any unusual happening that night, at around that time, will have to be carefully investigated." He hesitated a moment and then he said quietly, "There is no reason whatever, Megan, for anybody to know that you were on the Ridge with Fallon at the time Mrs. Steven-son was murdered." Megan caught a glimpse of him be-fore Laurence or Bob saw him; ne looked desperately tired and forlorn, his shoulders drooping. But the next moment he became aware of the stranger In the living room. His shoulders went back and his head went up, and he came in. bracing himself, friendly, polite, hospitable, as Laurence performed the Intro-ductions. Annie made her delayed an-nouncement of supper, and they went In and were seated, before Jim spoke to Bob. "So you are investi-gating our tragedy, Mr. Rey-nolds?" "Yes," answered Bob, eyeing hun-grily the crisply browned stuffed chicken that Annie had placed be-fore Jim, who was about to wield an expert carving knife. "And I don't mind telling you that I con-sider It an open-and-sh- case." For the barest moment Megan thought the carving knife shook in her father's hand; but the next in-stant he went on carving delicately thin slices of chicken and laying them carefully on the plate before him. "An open-and-sh- case? You mean you have er an idea aa to the guilty person," Jim asked, with a beautifully balanced Interest and curiosity in hla voice. (TO BJC CONTINUED) call him In here " "I think Amos would be more at ease if we talked to him in his own cabin, Bob. I know where it is, Meggie suppose I show Bob the way?" suggested Laurence, and Mr. Reynolds agreed that that would be best. They went out and a little later Annie came to the door and asked uneasily, "Yo 'speck dat policeman gwine stay fo' supper. Miss Meg-gie? Hit's mos' ready." "He's a friend of Mister Lau-rence's, Annie I imagine he would stay if we asked him. Suppose you set a place for him?" answered Me-gan mechanically. Annie hesitated, something else obviously on her mind. But after a minute she said her expressionless "yessum" and her felt-sole- broad feet padded silently away. Megan felt that Laurence and Reynolds had been gone a long, long time and looked at the clock to see that barely ten minutes had elapsed since they had left the room. But it was closer to thirty minutes before they returned, and as they came along the hall, Megan heard their cautious voices and her nerves crisped a little. "Did you find Amos''' she asked with what she hoped was exactly the proper amount of polite infiec-tio- a Woman's World Economize on Clolhing Budget By Making Kiddies' Garments Popular Jumper - WHAT If more fun than sewing children entering school" Nothing, that I can think of right at the moment, because these youngsters usually have such fine, healthy bodies, basically good flg-- i ures, clear skin and bright eyes, They look so perfect in almost any-thing you turn out, that it's a pleasure to sew for them. Youngsters go through their cloth-ing so rapidly, or outgrow it so quickly, that home sewing for them it a necessity. Not only can yard goods be made up into at-- I tractive dresses, but many other things can be remodeled to fit quick as a wink. Styles in young girls' dresses vary little from year to year, so if you have two or three good basic pat-- I terns, these can be used over and over again. You'll discover that your little girl Is very not of grown-u- p styles so much, but in her own age and social group. She wants to wear dresses like her friends, the same type, if not the same fabric. Don't steer too far off that course if you want to keep ber happy. For school dresses and outfits, your best choices of material are velveteen, light-weig- woolens and plaids. For warm fall days, cotton will still be the choice. Styling Important in Youngster's Garment Though basic styles do not :hange much from year to year in this age group, little girls have fads and fancies which you'll do well to follow. If they should like wide rib-bon trimming or bows, or a certain kind of rlc rac, then let them nave their own way to keep peace In the family. Princess styles are very becom-ing on the younger figure. If you plan to have a button front on shem, the little girl will be much more able to dress herself, and will require little help from you during tJBJJr.W'W'. SaaaaaM Any girl who is handy with a needle can make this jumper, a perennial favorite, for less than five dollars. The fabric recom-mended for it is a rayon and aralac with a wool finish. rials for both jumpers and blouses. Remember that these will have to be washed constantly, and they should be easy to iron. Another must for the younger wardrobe is a skirt, or preferably several skirts to be worn with blouses and sweaters and even contrasting jackets when the weather becomes cool. Plaids are very popular with the younger set and these are easy to run off on the sewing machine. If you are considering a suit for the young girl, make it very sporty for everyday wear. By that I mean have a loose jacket with a pleated skirt. Work in soft woolens or all wool or part wool plaids. Both the jacket and skirt in such a suit may be worn separately with other things, of course. Another good idea for a suit is the ever popular bolero style. This-ca-be worked out attractively for the younger girl if you trim the hem of the skirt and the edges of the jacket in bright wool binding of a contrasting color, or even a decorative braided wool. Whenever you sew with woolens, remember these three pointers: Cut larger than average seams so that the material will not ravel. If the woolen does not tend to run and ravel, pinking shears may be used. Secondly, always press out the seams after they are sewed, and have them lie fiat. The third has to do with finish-ing the seam. Most woolen seams should be overcast and finished with a binding tape so there is no oppor-tunity for raveling and loose yarns. When you tew for youngsters. . . . the breakfast rush hour. Sew but-;on- s on securely, but do not fasten them too tight. Another tip to help your young-ster dress herself independent of your efforts is to have neck-lines open down the front rather than the back, whenever possible, rhis makes it easy for her to slip Into the garment, and she won't have to wander about the house aalf buttoned until you can get around to her. One of the cardinal "don'ts" in dressing children is not to have the iresses too long, just because you don't want to take them down every year. Long dresses can give a youngster an inferiority complex if her other friends are wearing them short. Another rule is to have them flt nicely enough to allow for move-ment, neither too loose nor too tight. Don't select fabrics that the youngster has to be careful of al-ways. This will make her too wor-ried about spoiling the dress. Garment Choice Makes Wearing Easy Just what exactly should be in-cluded in the young girl's ward-robe to give the greatest amount of wear? The answers to that ques-tion are easy. First of all there should be plenty of jumpers and blouses, or perhaps one or two good jumpers which can be con-- You'll safe money on clothes. verted into five or six outfits all apparently different just by a change of blouse. For early fall plan to use some of the more sturdy cotton mate- - Instead of buying assorted col-ored sox for the children in the summer, buy several pairs of identical white sox. If any be-come lost or worn out, the remaini-ng sox can be matched. e Line the lower edge of dad's trouser pockets with a piece of chamois. This material is sturdy, and keys and other objects he car-ries in his pockets won't quickly wear through it. e When planning the location of a new building for the farm, keep in mind the possibilities in labor-savin- g arrangement as well as ap-pearance. Know-Ho- w on Fabrics A number of chemical proc-esses are now used on fabrics which give certain types of fin-ishes. It is essential to know them because care of the gar-ment differs with its finish. A resin process makes certain fabrics cottons and rayons crease-resistan- t, but not crease-proo- f. This is helpful in making skirts and dresses and suits. Some fabrics contain perma-nent stiffening and as such will require no starching. Look for washing directions on this type to come with the material. Some stiffening will last only through a few washings, but others will last the life of the garment. There are some stain-prno- f fabrics which resist certain stains and dirt. When you buy the material, ask which has a wax finish and which a chemical finish as this information will be important when you wash the garment. . Fashion Forecast For warm school days there's no neater trick than the striped cham-bra- y dress that is so easy to laun-der. They will look especially youth-ful on the teen-ag- e girl if they're made with touches of ric rac, saucy shoulder tucks and full gathered skirts. A three-piec- e suit offers infinite possibilities for mixing and match-ing costumes. What's neW m color f tt First of al) there are the hree bas.c types to choose from-bl- ack brown and gray. For tnose want something a little more vivid S' br:ght -- d d brilliant see these colors appearing constantly in fall piaids For-dressy dresses, select often combined with phfd taffeta-- or velveteen with wool |