Thad looked somewhat sheepish.
He allowed his head to droop, and shrugged his shoulders.
"I did see something move, I tell you. It seemed to skip back out of sight, like it didn't want me to get my peepers on it," he said, with a conviction that would not be denied.
"All right. I hear you; but please show me the animal or human being. I'm willing to be convinced, Thad."
The other started to smile.
"I reckon I can't show you the thing that was here, Maurice, but I might do the next best thing," he said, eagerly.
"What's that—point out it's shadow?" jeered the other, still skeptical.
"A smoke ghost don't leave any marks behind, does it?"
"Well, I don't know. I wouldn't like to say, since I never ran up against one. But why do you make that remark, brother?"
"Looky there!"