THE PHANTOM VIOLIN

CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I The Ship’s Ghost 11 II Mysteries of Night 22 III A Phantom of the Air 28 IV Captivating Phantom 37 V Pale Green Light 43 VI A Strange Catch 52 VII The Last Passengers 63 VIII Dizzy’s Welcome 72 IX The Call of the Gypsies 80 X Silent Battle 90 XI Song of the Phantom 99 XII Gold 107 XIII The Head Hunter 116 XIV Secret of Greenstone Ridge 126 XV A Leap in the Dark 138 XVI Greta’s Secret 146 XVII The Cavern of Fire 156 XVIII At the Bottom of the Ancient Mine 166 XIX Mystery from the Sky 174 XX Aid from the Unknown 192 XXI A Song from the Tree Tops 201 XXII The White Flare 209 XXIII Musical Enchantment 219 XXIV The Little Black Tramp 233 XXV Father Superior Takes a Hand 240 XXVI Passing of the Pilgrim 250 XXVII Green-Eyed Mansion 262 XXVIII Treasure at Last 267. . THE PHANTOM VIOLIN. . CHAPTER I THE SHIP’S GHOST. “Flo—Florence! They saw me!�. The little French girl Petite Jeanne sprang noiselessly through thecabin door. Then as if to keep someone out closed the door and proppedherself against it. “They saw me!� she repeated in a whisper. “And they—Ibelieve they thought me a ghost. I’m sure it was so. I heard one of themhe said ‘ghost.’ I heard him!� Jeanne clasped and unclasped her slenderfingers.. “Who saw you?� Florence stared at her through the dim light of the moonthat came straying through the narrow window.. “Yes. Who saw you?� came from somewhere above them.. “The men.� Jeanne was growing calmer. “There were two of them. They sawme. They had tied their boat to the wreck. They were going to dosomething. I am sure of that. Then they saw me and acted very muchafraid. And then—�. “You _do_ look like a ghost� Florence broke in. “In that white dressinggown with your golden hair flying in the moonlight you look just like aghost. And I suppose you popped right up out of the hatch like a ghost!�She laughed in spite of herself.. “But these men—� her tone sobered. “What were they doing here at thistime of the night?�. “That?� said Jeanne. “How is one to know? They rattle chains. They seeme then Old Dizzy lets out one of his terrible screams and they aregone!�. Closing her eyes the little French girl saw all that had happened justas if it were being played before her as a drama. She saw dark waters ofnight a golden moon distant shores of an island black and hauntingand strangest most mysterious of all the prow of a great ship rearingitself far above the surface of Lake Superior’s waters.