Toby Gilawfer

****T******oby Gilawfer** is a man who works for Deacon and Morvengarde. He pretended to be the ghost of Doc Holystone in order to fool Milo Pine.

## Biography

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Clem and Georgie arrived to Greenglass House after a heist-gone-wrong. They explained to the Pines that they'd had to involve someone else in the heist, who they thought was trying to double-cross them. They said that he was a fence, and Mrs. Pine realized that this was who Fenster had been so mad at, because a warehouse had flooded and Fenster had lost rare plants. Georgie, calling him a jerk, explained that his warehouse had been damaged by an old iron structure underneath, which worked its way up through his floor, and allowed the river water to flood in.

Clem and Georgie had figured out that the cache they were looking for was under Gilawfer's warehouse. Since the only way in was through the warehouse, they offered him a piece of the haul in exchange for letting them go in. However, the derrotero was not there, and they assumed he'd swindled them, but then he demanded they hand over the derrotero, which they hadn't planned to give him. He did not believe them that they had not found it.

Milo went outside, and found a man who looked like Doc Holystone, from Skellansen's stained-glass window cartoon. He waved to Milo, and seemed very captain-like. Milo asked where Addie was, but he did not know, expressing frustration that he could not see her, as he could not go further toward the house. Milo told him all about the happenings in the house. The fake ghost warned that Gilawfer was an informant for the customs department and associated with Mr. Vinge. The fake Doc suggested that the derrotero could be something less obvious than a book of maps, and Milo agreed to relay this to Clem and Georgie. Gilawfer asked Milo not to mention him to the others, then asked Milo to send Addie to wave if he could. Milo left.

Milo shared the warning about Gilawfer with Meddy, Clem, and Georgie. They were sure that one of the Waits was either Gilawfer, Cantlebone, or one of their allies in disguise, since the entire haul had been stolen from Clem and Georgie. Milo told Meddy about having seen Doc Holystone's ghost, to her delight. Meddy, however, could not leave the house because she was a ghost, and sent Milo out to talk to her father. Doc Holystone could not see Meddy waiting on the porch, saying he could not go past the railcar landing. He seemed very disappointed that he could not see Meddy, showing Milo how he could not go any further. He told Milo to tell Meddy that he loved her and that they would find a way. Milo told the fake ghost everything that had happened, explaining about the theft, and Doc said that he would try his best to prevent someone from leaving. Milo asked Doc to tell him a story about Violet Cross, in the hopes that he could tell it to the guests, and he did.

Milo asked Emmett, now revealed as a customs agent, whether he knew Gilawfer, but he said he had not heard the name. Milo and Meddy wondered which of the guests was working for Gilawfer, and spent much time looking over clues to figure things out. Milo told the story Doc had told him, and it turned out that, according to Marzana, the story had been wrong, despite Milo's insistences that Doc Holystone had known Violet Cross. They eventually overheard Rob, Mrs. Kirkegrim, and Mr. Larven (who had clearly all come for the haul) arguing about where the things could be. Rob noted that Clem and Georgie would recognize the boss, causing Milo to presume that the boss was Gilawfer. It also seemed from Rob's words that Gilawfer was nearby and not alone. Milo realized that Mrs. Kirkegrim was Cantlebone, and presumed that she'd infiltrated Gilawfer's group. Milo also realized where she'd hidden the derrotero, and went outside to recover it.

After Milo had found the derrotero, he found the ghost of Doc Holystone, to his relief, as he was very cold and was not sure where he was. Milo told the ghost that he'd found the derrotero, and who the culprits were. The ghost offered to look at it, ignoring Milo's suggestions that he needed to get warm first (Milo was without his coat and becoming hypothermic). Mrs. Kirkegrim then arrived, and could somehow see the ghost, instructing Milo to go home. The ghost countered this, and Milo asked how Mrs. Kirkegrim could see him. Mrs. Kirkegrim revealed that the ghost of Doc Holystone was not a ghost, but Gilawfer in costume. Milo did not believe it at first, then realized all the little ways this Doc had seemed wrong. Gilawfer rolled his eyes and said that it was of course true. Mrs. Kirkegrim provided Milo with his stick back, then told him again to go home. Gilawfer said that Milo couldn't leave until he gave up the bag, and told Mrs. Kirkegrim that Milo had said she was Cantlebone, which she denied.

Mrs. Kirkegrim said again to go, and Gilawfer again to stay. Milo began to run, but Mr. Vinge then arrived, blocking his path. He said that Gilawfer had indeed had customs connections, and told Mrs. Kirkegrim to stay, pulling out his customs ID. Mrs. Kirkegrim pretended, and Milo played along, that Mr. Vinge had double-crossed Gilawfer through Emmett Syebuck, a customs agent currently in Greenglass House, and Deacon and Morvengarde would receive the derrotero, and customs would get Gilawfer. Mr. Vinge insisted that Milo did not know what he was talking about, being 'just a kid', but Gilawfer seemed to believe them. Mr. Vinge said that they would figure it out later, and demanded the bag. Gilawfer then took out a gun, ignoring Mrs. Kirkegrim's advice that he could get in serious trouble for it. Milo began to take off the bag, but the straps got tangled, and Mr. Vinge drew his own gun, and reasserted his claim on the derrotero.

Milo saw a glint of the hobby horse in the trees, and realizing what it was, began to sing *The Holly and the Ivy.* Gilawfer warned him not to mess around with them, but Milo continued to sing, and the hobby horse arrived, to Gilawfer and Mr. Vinge's bafflement. Gilawfer lowered his gun as the hobby horse sniffed Milo, and the real Doc Holystone's ghost then arrived, telling both of them to put away their guns. The hobby horse knocked the gun out of Mr. Vinge's hands, and Mr. Vinge backed up to the shaking Gilawfer. The hobby horse herded him closer to Gilawfer with its antlers, and Gilawfer, terrified, yelped and grabbed Mr. Vinge. The hobby horse then herded the terrified Mr. Vinge and Gilawfer away, preventing any attempt to escape, until they disappeared into the trees.

Milo told what had happened, explaining to Meddy about the fake ghost, and telling Georgie and Clem that Gilawfer had indeed somehow followed them to Greenglass House, then unknowingly recruited Cantlebone. Meddy, after learning that Mrs. Kirkegrim was Violet Cross, wondered if Gilawfer would have recognized her. Mrs. Kirkegrim explained that she'd come to stop Gilawfer, because he had gotten arrested earlier and traded evidence of Violet Cross for his release, causing her to have to fake her own death to escape. The cache had been, originally, nowhere near Gilawfer's warehouse, and Mrs. Kirkegrim had not wanted Gilawfer to get any of her things.