John Blaine - Rick Brant 15 by The Blue Ghost Mystery

Author:The Blue Ghost Mystery [Mystery, The Blue Ghost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-06-05T11:34:52+00:00

CHAPTER XI

The Ghost Reappears

Belsely, the tenant farmer, had no difficulty in establishing a connection between Jethro Collins, real-estate agent, and the Frostola man. He made a quick trip to town on the morning following the flight toFalls Church , and reported that the icecream vendor was renting a room from Collins.

“No doubt about that connection,” was Rick’s comment. Then, because they had not talked to Belsely at any length, he questioned the farmer about the appearances of the ghost in the fields nearby.

“I’ve seen him four or five times, not counting the night you chased him,” the farmer said. “Funny thing about the night he got the alarm going on your plane.”

“What was funny?” Scotty asked.

“He was alone.”

“But he’s always alone,” Rick exclaimed.

“Nope.He’s alone at the mine, but when he walks the fields he has some of his men with him.Sometimes one, sometimes two or three. Only saw him alone that once-the night you chased him.”

This was a new angle. Rick and Scotty looked at each other, puzzled.

“You’ve seen the others?” Scotty asked.

“Sure have. Not close to, you can bet.Got no wish to tangle with spirits, not me. But I saw them. They walked in the cornfield on top of the mine hill, and they walked in the field where your plane is. Theywas lookin ’ for somethin ’ ”

“How do you know?” Rick demanded.

“They’d walk, then stop, and bend over.Like they were searchin ’ the ground. Bet one of ‘em lost a head and is huntin ’ for it.”

“Did you see where they came from, or went to?”

“Not me. I got curiosity, but not the kind that killed that cat they tell about. Like I say,me and spirits don’t mix, none to speak of.”

Rick pondered the information. “Are these ghostly walks atnine o’clock ?”

“No.Mostly aroundmidnight”

Rick turned to Scotty. “What do you make of that?”

“Nothing,” Scotty replied. “Not a thing. You say you’ve seen as many as three men plus the Blue Ghost?”

“That’s correct. None of them shine like the Blue Ghost himself, though. Most curious thing I ever saw was the night they pulled a wagon, collectin ’ the invisible dead from the battlefield.”

Rick’s hair had an impulse to stand on end. The calm, factual way in which the tenant farmer piled mystery on mystery was incredible.

“You mean you saw ghosts pulling a ghost wagon?” the boy asked incredulously.

“Like I said.More a cart than a wagon, I suppose you’d say. They hauled it back and forth, and the mist trailed out behind it. Once in a while they’d stop and gather and look at the ground. Must be they were

searchin ’ for their dead. Don’t know why else they’d need a wagon.And that Blue Thing leadin ’ the way every time.Up and down, back and forth.”

Scotty asked, “Where were you while all this was going on?”

“In the orchard, scared pink, but not so scared as curious.”

A man of real courage, Rick thought. Believed in ghosts, but had the nerve to watch them in action. “Mr. Belsely, you said none of them shone like the Blue Ghost.

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