124 A TRUE GHOST STORY 



hammer and shake the whole house. The stairs 

 which were attached to the side of the house were 

 of one-inch boards. Being opposite those of the 

 house, when the dog went up, in the stillness of 

 the night, one could have sworn that the house 

 stairs were being ascended. The window was 

 boarded up and Le J 's ghost rested peace- 

 fully, and so did Lausier and his family. ''The 

 only thing I now regret," said my friend, "is 

 the three dollars paid for the high mass!" Old 

 Father Arnaud laughed heartily when I told him 

 this. 



