“To be sure I did. It fairly made some of the younger lads tremble.”
“Did you notice how scared Mumps was?”
“Yes.”
“Well, Mumps is going to see a ghost to-night, Andy.”
“How do you know?”
“Because we are going to fix one up for him,” and then Pepper unfolded a plan that had just entered his head. It met with instant approval, and soon the two boys started to carry it out.
Taking a tree branch they wrapped it up in a white sheet, and on the top placed a white duck cap, making the whole look like the ghost of a cadet while at a distance. Then they took this out of camp, and placed it at the end of a strong cord, running up over the limb of a tree. The figure was pulled up among the branches, out of sight, and this done they sought out Mumps.
“Say, Mumps, was it you told the fellows that a cadet was once murdered around here?” questioned Pepper, innocently.
“Murdered?” returned the sneak of the school. “No, I never heard of it.”
“They say a cadet was murdered at this place about four years ago, and that if you watch for it, you can see his ghost among the trees.”