Hold That Ghost Page #4

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- Charlie Smith?

- What could have become ofhim?

- He must be down here.

- Mr. Smith.!

- That's strange.

- Mr. Smith?

- Dinner's ready.

- Charlie Smith?

Aaah! Aaah!

Come here!

What is it?

Wait a minute.

What is it?

Somebody blew out the candle.

No! That's just the wind!

Since when does the wind

eat garlic? Calm down.

Take this.

Okay.

What are you shaking about?

Don't none of us get nervous.

Everything's all right. Don't get nervous.

I'm calm!

I can see that.

Take it easy. Not over

there. Someplace else.

Maybe he went upstairs.

Do you think so?

Let's look.

All right.

What is it? This place

is kinda spooky, ain't it?

Don't be silly.

Come on.

What's the matter?

Feels like the scene I played

in The Case of the Haunted House.

I had a great part.

Five screams!

Oh, come on!

Say... about

that scream of yours.

How is it you didn't peep when

you saw the flower on the floor?

I don't know.

I guess I got really scared.

And when I get

really scared, I...

That's funny.

You can't even...

Aaah!

Miss Lind,

what happened?

What did you see? We saw

someone looking at us.

It's a fiend with fangs. Oh, oh!

All right, come here! Chuck, don't hold me!

Did you see

the puss she made?

All right, all right,

c'mon!

C'mon, fellas.

C'mon!

Who's up there?

You, you!

You coward!

Come on down.

It was only an owl.

But with fangs!

There she starts again. What

were you girls doing upstairs?

Went to look for Mr. Smith

and a place to sleep.

That's what I could use. A

nice warm bed... to hide under.

Smith is not in the cellar. It's

best we look upstairs. Let's do that.

After you,

girls.

Wait for me.

C'mon, Ferdie.

Ferdie, c'mon! I can't go another step.

You're going upstairs. I

don't wanna go a step further.

Listen, I don't wanna have trouble

with you. I don't wanna go upstairs.

You're going. Please, Chuck,

don't take me upstairs.

I'll be a lookout. A lookout for what?

For myself! Give me the

candles. I'll go upstairs.

As long as

you leave me something.

Just a fraidy cat, that's

all you are. I'm not scared.

How do you do?

Are you the hatcheck girl?

Chuck, downstairs.

My hat! My hat!

All right.

Keep quiet.

Be careful, Doc.

Say, not bad! All the comforts of home.

There's no bed coverings.

Here are blankets.

If you wanna be a "handyboy,"

come and help me.

Yes, help us

make up this bed.

I feel like a bride

on the maid's day off.

What small sheets! No,

that goes at the head.

Oh, a nightcap. That's cute. No, not there!

Give her a hand. Grab

the other end, Ferdie.

Now slip it under the mattress. Okay.

What are you doing?

What's the matter

with you?

Leave it there...

and slip it under the mattress!

Oh, dear.

What are you doing?

Up here!

Why don't you

make up your mind?

Where do you want it?

On top or under the mattress?

One or the other.!

I'm getting tired.

Oh, ooo!

Well...

looks like

we're gonna sleep together.

I'll find a room for Ferdie.

I'll try across the hall.

Ferdie, put that lamp on the

highboy. What did you say?

Highboy!

Hiya, Chuck.

No, put it up there. Oh, that's a highboy?

How do you know if that's a

boy or girl? Oh, put it there!

Good night, girls.

Oh, boy,

ain't this something?

You like it, huh?

Mm-hmm!

Oh! Will you stop following me!

Hey, look. Look.

Huh?

"M.M." I'll bet this is the

room that Moose Matson slept in.

"M.M."...

That's... What's this thing?

You pull that when

you want breakfast.

If I want my breakfast, I

pull this thing? That's all.

Okay, ham and eggs.

- Uh-oh.

- What did I do?

Chuck?

What?

Is my feet

nailed to the floor?

No! Then I must be paralyzed.

Shall I look?

Go ahead.

Uh-oh.

It's just a door.

Open it and

see what's inside.

Who's gonna open what door to see if

what's inside? What do you think I am?

You're scared.

I think I am too.

What? Of a perfectly

ordinary door?

I know what happens

in mystery pictures.

A guy walks to a

perfectly ordinary door.

He opens it up and zowie! Out

falls a body... right on its kisser.

You think

there's a body?

I ain't sayin' there is

and I ain't sayin' there ain't.

I say...

let's get outta here.

All right, wait a minute now.

I'll open the door. You go ahead.

There you are...

empty.

I should be

ashamed of myself.

I'm gettin' to be

a big sissy.

Oh, Charlie.

What happened?

What happened?

Charlie Smith!

Come here, Ferdie. Hey, Chuck.

Pull yourself together. It's

all right. What happened?

I was standing over there

and a guy... see?

All right, c'mon, Ferdie.

Oh, Doc?

Help! Doc! Doc! What's happened?

It's murder. What? It's murder.

Murder?

Ferdie?

C'mon, c'mon.

Snap out of it.

What happened?

A murder.

Camille?

Oh!

He's all right.

It's in there.

Smith?

Yes.

Well? He's been strangled.

Is that serious?

The man is dead.

That's serious.

Quiet!

Who's there?

Who is it?

Who's there?

Who is it?

Open this door.!

Who are you?

The police.!

We're very glad to see you,

officers.

What's going on here?

Trespassers, huh?

We own the place. We inherited

this place from Moose Matson.

You relatives? We were very

close to him at his surmise.

We can go into this

social detail later.

There's the body of a

murdered man in this house.

He's tied with string and had

something across his mouth.

He had a gag in his mouth. If he

did, he never had a chance to tell it.

This way, officers.

I'll show you.

It's upstairs. I saw

it myself. Ooo-ooo-ooo!

It ain't me.

I'm innocent.

I didn't have nothin'

to do with it. Let's go!

Oh, hello.

Say, could you tell me

what happened to my hat?

That's very strange.

He was here.

Don't ever leave me alone. Shh!

Chuck, downstairs, the

hat. Never mind that.

It's gone. It's gone? Oh.

I got it.

Hey, watch.

What do

you know?

The body was right here. He's disappeared.

He was in the cellar. I'll show

you. We know our way around.

If you folks take our advice,

you'll get out now.

Let's go.

We mustn't let this upset us. The

best thing to do is go back to bed.

Are you going back to bed? As soon

as I have my glass of warm milk.

May I bring you some? No, thank you.

It's a fine sleep inducer.

Well, pleasant dreams.

Camille, the doctor's right. We better

get some sleep. Good night, boys.

Chuck. Chuck! Chuck! What's the matter?

What did I tell you about going

away and leaving me by myself?

I was right here. No, you

wasn't. You was over there.

Oh, behave. Chuck, do we

have to sleep in this room?

You're not afraid, are you? No, no.

But if you see a pair of pants flying

through the air, don't grab 'em.

Why?

I'll be in 'em!

Maybe we'll find another room. Okay.

Oh, well!

A private bath. I'm not gonna

take a bath in this spooky joint.

Nobody's gonna catch me

with my coat off.

Say, this is fine.

We can have separate rooms.

I'm gonna sleep here

all by myself? Certainly.

I'd be silly if I were

scared... wouldn't I? Naturally.

Boy am I silly!

Well, good night.

Sleep tight.

Chuck, if you hear me,

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