The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
Chapter Eight
A Ghost In The Garden

CALLY was not easily frightened
~ and she was not girl to scream
even when she was afraid. She go'
up hastily and walked as fast as she
could toward the gate. not daring tc
look behind her. She heard the mar
coming after her. overtaking her. and
unable to stand the pursuit any
longer, she turned and faced him. She
saw at once that he was not tramp
) Are you a ghost?" he asked pleas
antly.
Sally grew warm with embarrass-
nent. He was making fun of her
whoever he was. "Of course not" she
said, feeling ridiculous.
I'm sorry" said the young man
*They told me my mothers ghost
sometimes walked in this garden and
! thought yep might be Alice Page
Alice" Page! So this was Philip
Page, and he had, caught her fairly
enough. She looked at him with in
terest and saw that the moonlight
was certainly flattering to him.
~ amzPhilip Page" he went on
"And if you are not ghost, then who
are you?"
you'll know very soon," said Sally,
prompted by sudden impulse. do
you mind if don't tell?"
81 mind very much" said Philip
Page. Where are you going?"
Home" Sally paused. on her way
to the gate. I'm trespasSing."
Don't go. Stay and show me
through the house. "Ive got the keys
and flashlight. but l daresay you
can go through keyholes and see by
starlight"
Then you think I'm a witch" Sally
was amused.
very likely" said Philip Page SOL
emily. will you Gomez"
For answer Sally directed her steps
toward the front porch, and Philip
Page followed and unlocked the front
door of the old brick house. The door
creaked open and a musty odor came
out of the hallway to meet them
Philip Page flashed on his pocket
lamp and its beams were reflected in
tall gilt-framed mirror as they en-
tered.
Look at that staircase" said Philip
Page. ITS just as remembered slid
ing down the bannisters."
Exactly" said Sally. Philip Page
turned his lamp full on Sally's face
and studied it. to her confusion.
You're the girl who used to slide
with me-" he said. You always
blamed me when you fell off,"
YES" said Sally. "Once you pushed
me at the top of the stairs and / fell
all the way down. You were a nasty
little boy sometimes"
You Fit Into The Picture
THEY went through the empty
l. rooms, one by one: the library
with its naked shelves; the dining
room. bare except for the handsome
chandelier; the bedrooms, with here
and there a picture or a Shrouded
table or bed.
When they were once more on the
tagged porch, Philip Page looked
about him and threw back his head
in a gesture that Sally was to learn
meant that he had formed a reSolu-
ton.
I'm going to do the house over by
and by" he said. 1T would set girl
know crazy to fill it with the proper
antiques"
Sally was suddenly. unaccountably
annoyed. The house belonged 70
Philip Page. and there was no reason
on earth why he should not let a girl
in Washington fill it with antiques,
yet somehow the idea was distasteful
to Sally. " 2HstA
She'll have to bring her antiques
to fill it." said iSally This part of
the country has been literally robbed
of all its. fine furniture by people with
money"
Philip Page grinned with amuse-
ment. so you don't like the idea of
filling my house with antiques" he
said. Neither do |. but perhaps you'll
help me buy something really COM
Portable"
an sure you VIII DE dDle 10
choose for yourself" said Sally stiffly.
She was conscious of being laughed
at. She could never keep what she
WIS thinking from showing in her
face.
perhaps l SHALL" said Philip. 'es-
pecially since you don't seem dis
po"ed to be helpful. l warn you
mean to live very simply. Just a bed
and a few tables and chairs will dc
for me. / came to Warrenton TO work
Besides. I'm poor. I've put everything
own into my business"
You'll find that most of the peo-
pie here work." said Sally, somehow
reSenting the implication. That is
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