The boys watched till it had gone, and then turned and looked at each other in amazement.
CHAPTER XIX.AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE MYSTERY.
"Well, if that doesn't beat the Dutch," said Frank, the first to recover his tongue after the thing, whatever it was, had gone from their view.
"Seems to melt right into the air, doesn't it?" exclaimed the Wee One. "I thought when I heard of there being a ghost down on the field that some one was just kidding. What do you suppose it can be?"
"That's what I'd like to know," said Jimmy. "The first time we saw it was the night David came. We happened to be in the bedroom and the thing came just like it did to-night, and then went as quickly as it came. There's no kidding about it. It's something, sure as shooting."
"Let's go and take a look," suggested Frank, looking around the group.
"Not on your life," said Lewis. "I'm not out hunting ghosts to-night. I've got something better to do. I've got lessons to get ready. And you'd find nothing, anyway, and maybe the thing would jump out on you. I've heard of such things." And Lewis drew his coat tighter around him and shuddered.
"Jimmy, will you come?" said Frank. "David can stay here and keep watch to see if anything else happens."