kayhole to keep out the wind."

"Humph! and the ghosts, I suppose. Well, see that you are up betimes
to-morrow and have these salmon nets looked over and repaired."

So saying, Jack turned on his heel and left the room, feeling too much
annoyed to carry out his original intention of smoking a pipe with his
man. He spent the evening, therefore, in reading a pocket copy of
Shakespeare, and retired to rest at the usual hour in a more composed
frame of mind, and rather inclined to laugh at his superstitious fears.

It happened, unfortunately, that from his window, as he lay on his bed,
Jack could see the graveyard. This fact had never been noticed by him
before, although he had lain there nightly since his arrival, and looked
over the yard to the beach and the sea beyond. Now, the night being
bright moonlight, he could see it with appalling distinctness. Sleep
was banished from his eyes, and although he frequently turned with
resolution to the wall and shut them, he was invariably brought back to
his old position as if by a species of fascination.

Meanwhile Teddy O'Donel lay absolutely quaking in the kitchen. Unable
to endure it, he at last rose, opened the door softly, and creeping up
as near us he dared venture to his master's door, sat down there, as he
said, "for company." In course of time he fell asleep.

Jack, being more imaginative, remained awake. Presently he saw a figure
moving near the churchyard. It was white--at least the upper half of it
was.

"Pshaw! this is positive folly; my digestion must be out of order,"
muttered Jack, rubbing his eyes; but the rubbing did not dissipate the
figure which moved past the yard and approached the fort. At that
moment Teddy O'Donel gave vent to a prolonged snore. Delivered as it
was against the wooden step on which his nose was flattened, it sounded
dreadfully like a groan. Almost mad with indignation and alarm, Jack
Robinson leaped from his bed and pulled on his trousers, resolved to
bring things to an issue of some sort.

He threw open his chamber door with violence and descended the staircase
noisily, intending to arouse his man. He _did_ arouse him, effectually,
by placing his foot on the back of his head and crushing his face
against the steps with such force as to produce a roar that would have
put to shame the war-whoop of the wildest savage in America.

In endeavouring to recover himself, Jack fell upon Teddy and they rolled
head-over-heels down