Nevertheless, he could not refrain from smiling a little as he added, "What do you propose to do with this money?"
"Deposit it in Upton Bank, to-morrow," was Grace's prompt reply.
"And in whose name?" asked her father.
"In Marian Barber's father," said Grace steadily. "This time it will be safe, for she has learned her lesson."
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MESSAGE OF THE VIOLIN
The news of the finding of the lost money in the haunted house came out in the evening paper, and set the whole town of Oakdale agog with excitement.
The sensational robbery at the close of the Thanksgiving bazaar was too bold to have been forgotten, and the news of the recovery of the hard-earned money was a matter of delight to the public-spirited citizens of the little northern city.
The haunted house soon lost its ghost reputation, and was ransacked by small boys on the hunt for sliding panels and hidden treasure until the owner of the place, who had been absent from Oakdale, took a hand in things and threatened severe penalties for trespassing, which greatly cooled the ardor of the youthful treasure-seekers.