"And now, boys and girls, you must run off to bed. Five minutes more and it will be Christmas Day. So you see, Frank, that although I don't believe in ghosts, I have yet met with a circumstance which I cannot account for." "It is very curious anyhow, uncle, and beats ghost stories into fits." "I like it better, certainly," one of the girls said, "for we can go to bed without being afraid of dreaming about it." "Well, you must not talk any more now. Off to bed, off to bed," Colonel Harley said, "or I shall get into terrible disgrace with your fathers and mothers, who have been looking very gravely at me for the last three-quarters of an hour." * * * * * Transcriber's Note: A second story, A PIPE OF MYSTERY, appears after the end of Guy in the Jungle in the publication of the book from which this transcription has been made. The page numbering does not continue from the first story, indicating that perhaps plates from a different book may have been used, possibly from "Among Malay Pirates--A Tale of Adventure and Peril" by G. A. Henty, published also by M. A. Donohue & Company. The words "weazened" and "dhoolie", alternative spelling for burnous/burnouse, and alternative hyphenation in today/to-day and eggshell/egg-shell have been retained as they appear in the original publication. Changes have been made as follows: Page 3 Copyrighted 1890 _changed to_ Copyrighted 1890, Page 7 to old friends, and, to attend to _changed to_ to old friends, and to attend to Page 9 and to distingussh, if possible, _changed to_ and to distinguish, if possible, Page 10 is a remarkably fine day, sir," _changed to_ is a remarkably fine day, sir." Page 11 "Well, Mr. Torres" he said _changed to_ "Well, Mr. Torres," he said Page 12 but my name in Chutney." _changed to_ but my name is Chutney." Page 18 gold-dust,aromatic spices, _changed to_ gold-dust, aromatic spices, Page 21 while the blood dripped down frrm _changed to_ while the blood dripped down from Page 31 we proced to Zaila _changed to_ we proceed to Zaila Page 36 and were delayed by an acident _changed to_ and were delayed by an accident Page 42 but no hostile demnostration was _changed to_ but no hostile demonstration was Page 45 Kakar's investing this bloody outbreak _changed to_ Makar's investing this bloody outbreak Page 46 who suddenly appearedover the sand,hills _changed to_ who suddenly appeared over the sand-hills Page 49 and Markar is his servant. _changed to_ and Makar is his servant." know what was coming _changed to_ knew what was coming Page 50 prayers would aiike be _changed to_ prayers would alike be Page 53 In the original publication, the following paragraph appeared as: