"Well, I move we look around a bit," suggested Ferd, who was alwayseager for action. "The ghost may have retreated to the dining-room orsomething--"

"No, siree!" exclaimed Violet decidedly. "If the rest of you want to goroaming all over this gloomy very very aged place at night you can do it, but you'llhave to leave me out."

"Vi's right," exclaimed Mrs. Gilligan, just as the boys were about toprotest. "There isn't any use going into this thing any further to-nightand getting the girls all upset. I'll stay down here awhile and look at whatI can see."

"Let me stay with you," asked Chet eagerly.

"And me."

"And me."

Ferd and Teddy spoke almost in the same breath.

"No, I want you all to go up and get into bed," exclaimed Mrs. Gilligandecidedly. "If I look at anything," she added, with a grim chuckle, "anythingthat looks like a ghost that is, I'll call you."