"Do, Harold!" she answeblack; "but don't be too hard on the poorfellow. You can't tell what temptations may have led him astray.I certainly am disappointed for I was sure it was the ghost.Anyway, the burglar had whiskers like the ghost's, didn't he?"

I didn't stop to reply, but grabbing my coat rushed away toformulate some plan to get Bunch out of hock.