"Keep at him until he answers," he ordered the girl.
It took ten minutes to rouse the deacon again.
"Is this Deacon Staples?" he inquired.
"Consarn ye—"
"I was n't sure you said good night. I should hate to think you went to sleep in a temper."
"It's none of your business how I go to sleep. If you ring me up again I 'll have the law on ye."
"So? I 'll return good for evil. I 'll give you a warning; look out for the ghost of old Burnham to-night."
"For what?"
There was fear in the voice. Donaldson smiled. This suggested a new cue.
"He's coming sure, because his daughter is a widow, and needs that money."