Haunting of Horse Island by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

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The Island’s Inhabitants

“Hurry!” Bess shrieked. “Come see the ghost!”

Nancy raced to the window.

“Where is it?” Nancy asked Bess, who was trembling from head to foot.

“Where?” George demanded, joining them. “I don’t see anything!”

Bess expelled a lungful of air. “It’s gone!” she whispered. “It dissolved into thin air. Didn’t you see it?”

“I’m afraid not,” Nancy said.

“Neither did I,” said George.

“Oh, Nancy, we’ve got to get off this island!” Bess said. “I know there’s a ghost out there! He wanted me to see him!”

“We will get off the island,” Nancy assured her. “We will, but we have to wait until morning.”

George and Nancy persuaded Bess to rest on the couch.

“I’ll take the chair,” Nancy said.

The night seemed endless, but finally, after many wakeful hours, the three girls fell asleep. When they awoke, the morning sun was streaming through the windows, slanting across the wooden floor in the parlor.

“Oh, I wish I had a toothbrush,” George grumbled as she perched on the edge of the couch, stretching her arms overhead and yawning.

“I’d settle for some toothpaste,” Nancy said, sitting up in the chair. “And a little fresh water.”

“I could go for some fried eggs and hash browns,” Bess said. “And a glass of orange juice and a cup of hot coffee.”

“Oh, don’t talk about food,” George groaned, waving at Bess. “I’m starved.” She glanced at the clock on the mantel. “It’s already nine in the morning.”

“Let’s get our stuff together and walk back to the beach,” Nancy said. “Maybe someone will come by in a boat, and we can flag them over to pick us up.”

“Good idea,” Bess said, more anxious than any of them to get off the island. “Even though the sun is up and the house looks less scary, I still believe absolutely that I saw a ghost last night! It was the ghost of the financier, I’m positive!”

“What about the financier’s wife?” Nancy asked, winking at George. “I mean, did you see a man rather than a woman?”

Bess thought for a moment. “Well, I guess I can’t be absolutely sure,” she said. “I saw a figure with fog and mist all around it, and it was looking right at me! Then, when you and George came to see it, it vanished! I know it wants us off the island!”

“Well, we will oblige as soon as we can find a way,” Nancy said. “Come on. Let’s start walking.”

The girls picked up their knapsacks and headed out the back door, arranging the loose board on the door to look just as they had found it.

“It has really warmed up,” Nancy said, gazing at the blue sky above them.

“Yeah,” George said. “It sure is good to be out of that dark, damp house and into the warm, fresh air!”

“Before we go,” Nancy said, “I want to check the exact spot where Bess saw the—uh—”

“The ghost,” Bess prompted.

“Whatever it was that she saw,” Nancy said with a little smile at Bess. “Show us the spot, Bess.”

Bess walked around the side of the house

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