WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.

He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.

I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
"Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.

"I have just been making a discovery.

It appears that Mose's ha'nt amounted to more than we gave him credit for.