. Book of the Royal blue . s in thorougly good con-dition. Of course every old house has itsghosts and hobgoblins, and this one is noexception. An excellent old lady, a , whose son was the caretaker, spenta large portion of her time in the littlehouse during the dav, and when the goods,.ul was to rest there iunnc- Indiaii, the tavern, the home of the Frees,stands just off the road almost shut fromview by the hedge fence and the Englisliboxwood. Its doors are locked, windowsnailed fast, and even the big gate whichopens to the driveway leading to the houseof the caretaker is
. Book of the Royal blue . s in thorougly good con-dition. Of course every old house has itsghosts and hobgoblins, and this one is noexception. An excellent old lady, a , whose son was the caretaker, spenta large portion of her time in the littlehouse during the dav, and when the goods,.ul was to rest there iunnc- Indiaii, the tavern, the home of the Frees,stands just off the road almost shut fromview by the hedge fence and the Englisliboxwood. Its doors are locked, windowsnailed fast, and even the big gate whichopens to the driveway leading to the houseof the caretaker is kept locked, whileimmense Danes keep constant watch toprevent trespassing. Within the housetliere is furniture which has been there fora decade—more than a half century—anancient cui)board, a skeleton washstand, sixwooden chairs of the vintage of KiOO, twobeautifully made rustic chairs of some hardwood, a round center table of the sameworkmanshi]), three stoves of the first makeand a few other articles. How manv walking in the house L\li\ si hoolin that vicinity will deilaie tint In (has seen the ghost ot Grandm i Keither through the wmdovs oi u,around in the yard among the boxwood. .Hundieds of live in and around that sectiontively assert that the\ ha\e seen Ik ighosts walking around the house at nand for two nights some of them i-eallsee what looked like a large headriaming eyes and glaring teeth peeringone of the small windows. This vmade-for-the-occasion ghost and it —no more chickens were missingthe stable-yard. ]o-<ia\ the former log o1 Ikmges ot glOLS ulKsslight,y didwithfrom 1(1 Its s these will remain undisturbed can not1. for the heirs are satisfied to let theliouse and its contents remain people seem to know or care any-llmig about the little old house, .said the( iretaker, and we are not bothered withMsitorsand sight-seers. It recjuires ordersfrom the ownei-s to admit anytuie. I aminstructed to look
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