ghost hunters
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BUTTHE GIRLS \^/EF'E A6TONISHED?O FIND THAT IT \ /A5 TRUE./
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IN THE EAtrLY HOUC6 OF 7HE A OPNIN6,JULIE gTIFIREO
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A'i 7HE STOFM RA6ED OUTSIDE, THE Grc€iT HUNTER6C.REPT INTO HENFTY'g ROOM f----------t"f.'_
/F HEH"AwaKEs-vuF'Pq/N TPOUALE -'
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t/48/ JAUE, OA U6HTFP OF 4/"/ AMEs/e4/.,/ llr/l UOilA/PE,A/Up HEQ aP/r/S// /P/FND, JU,//€, WEeE PUil/1//A6 AGIAST-HU 'r/M€ /Gl/ilCY Fe2tl 4it OF(/CE /N /O4/OON
/.f rnf O/O fHEy K/V1W fH4/ //v FAeOFF Flop.i/c€, FlrtWAS ?PEPAR/,UO rO Gea/vr JU/ES WSH
THESE MARRIAGE CHESTS WERE MADEIN RENAISSANCE ITALY FOA, THE TROUSSEAUOFTHE BPIDES,SIGNOR. FEW HAVE
SURVIVED TO THIS DAY, AND NONESO SPLENDID AS'THIg/
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A BEAUTY_JUST THE THINGFOR MY NIECE,
L///APY SPENCEP WAS filB/llED1S SHf /OV/NG.Y PIACED /r€BrpougsE,4u ,/N rHE Auc/tl/lc//Fsr
I WONDER WHAT fAEOIRt WAS LIKE WHOONCE OWNEO THISCHEST. SHE MUSII-IAVE
EELONOEO TO A RICH
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,., HITARY'5 A SENSITIVE TVPE.SHE REAtLY EELIEVES SI.'1E SEESIHI€ GHOST. WEIRE DUE 1A 8E
MARRIED AT THE END OF THISWEEK, 8UT IF THIS GOES ON
SHEILL 8EA NERVOU9WRECK BY THEN
YOU'RE SCARED SLI€ILL HAVEA BPEA}<DOWN , AND THE\r\i EODING WItL 11AVE TO BECA LLED OFF 2 OVAY , MR. SIATER,
WEILLTRY TO I€L?I
I WAs KEEPING MYTROUSSEAU IN IT, BUT WHENI KEPT 3EEiN6 THAT 6HOSTI HAP IT SHIFTED FROM MY
ROOM - OH, MRS.MEREDITH /
J DONIT tIKETHAT GUY, JULIE .
HE HAS A SLV LOOKABOUT IlIM1
'l 'IA SWELL LOOKING
PLACE. AND OLO ENOUGHTO HAVE A GHOST OF ITS
OWN WITHOUT IMPORTINGONE FROM ITAtYl
THEREIS ONLYHILARYIg WORD FORIT THAT THE GHOST /S
ITALIAN. NO ONEcL>tr HA> >trtr t\ I | .'
IIM SO GI-AD YOU'VECOME. THIS IS MYMOIHER , MR€ .
6PE NCE R./
tfr6r,Tr"$rRPTHIS I5 ALL A DREADFULWASTE OF YOUR TIME,
MY OEARS, BUTGRAHAM WOULD
INSISTON IT/
I'M SURE IT'STO DO WtTH THE MARRIAGECHEST, YOU MUg] COME UPANO SEE IT BEFOREVOU CHANGE FOR
DINNER,./
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s/./owED /HE 6lRlS 707HE/R ,QOOM
I DON'T THINK HILAPYISIMAGINING THAT GHOST,MARY JANE. YOU [<,NOW HOWSENSITIVE I AM TO CERTAINATMOSPHERES.AND I
FEEL THEREIS SOVETHIt.TOODD ABOUT THAT CHEST./
COULD TEIVIPT €OMEFOLK TO PINCH
I'VE SLEPT WITH HILARYSINCE THAT FIRST NIGHT.SHE STILL WAKES UPScREAM I NG , FOOR CHILD.
BUT IIVENOTSEEN
- NO, t'VE ONLYHAO IT A WEEK,
ANVWAY, SO WHOCOULO KNOW
ABOUT IT?
ANO HIS SPOUSE , WHOWAS DUSTINO WITHOUT A
DUSTER. ANVWAY, WEILLKEEP OPEN MINOS ABOUTIT. WE MUSTN'T 60dUMANG
'?"EPut?3i''"1*'u?'.i'i358o.,"ur
TRIED TO BUY-rHE CHEST,
/ FOR,GET IT, VOU'VEGOT'TO KEEP WATCH
ouTst0E HtrARy,9 eooM,AND I'LL BE INTHE ROOMWHEFE THE CHEST 15.SO GET CHANGED INTO
SOMETHING MOREPRACTICAL FOR THE
THAT AMERICANTRLIS NO FOOT,HARRYTHTNK SHE'g SUSPICIOUS,
SIO VOU'D BETTER WARNTHAT FELIOWl
ANO SCAREHIM OFF? NOT
LlkELy - dusTLEAVE IT TO ME,
MARIA !
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IT'S NOT A COLD NIGHT BUTTHERE I5 GUITE A CHILL INTHIS ROOM. THE MOONTIGHTIS PICKING OUT THE DESIGNSOF TI.{E LID OF NTE CHEST I
WONDER IFTHEY HAVEANYSIGNIFICANT MEANING?
lHEN SHE SAW THE F/6UPE IEAV.NG THE HOUSE
\ wO - Dor'l'rIE7 HEP TOUCH /UE!
I'D BET MY LAST DOLLAR-IHATIS MEREDITH DOWNTHERE GOING TO MEET THE
GUY WHO'S SIGNALLING.-,
MAPY uANE RUS/IEDFRO/|4 7HE FOaM...
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WHAT THEfHAT'3 HILARY/
DON'T CRV,MV OARLING.IT WAS ONTYA
IT - IT WASHEP AGAIN !fi wAs HEP/
I DASHED IN ASSOON AS I L.{EARD HER
SCREAM - BUT THEAEWAgABSOLUTELY NOTHING
HERE. TI.{ERE WAS NOO1HERWAYOUTOFTHEROOM ANONOTHING PASSEO MEl
/lFS gPENCEE CAI,MED H/IAPY AT/ASr ,4/vO rHE GHOsrHuNrEPs
. A GAOST COULD GOTFI ROUOH ANVTH INOJ MARYJANE.OR HILARY COU/D
FIAVE HAO A DREAM. ITCOULO BE A LL IN HER MINQHER MOTHER HAS NEVER
SEEN ANYTT-{ING /
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-OR I COUTD BE
RIGHT ABOUT THEMEREDITHS. IIM SUR.EI SAW THE MAN GOING
OUT INTO THEGROUNJUST BEFORE HILARV
S3R9AMEO -COME OtV./
SHE STOPPED USGOING DOWN THESTAIRS TOINVESTIGATE - ITIVASN'T COINCIDENCESHE WAS STOODJUST
THERE 'JULIE/ /
rHEY DO SUSPECTSOMETHINO. WHV A,AElHc/ >lrLLvKc>>Eva
WHV SI]OULD TI.{EYTHINK OF GOINGDOWNSTAI R5 T
I WsH YOU'D TELL ME WHATYOU'RE UP TO.MARYJANE.
WHAT O'VOU WANTWITH THAT SHEETz
MARY JANEDOES THE CRAZI ESTTHIN6S. I HOPE SHE,SALL RIGHT ... ]I.iOUGI.]TI HEARD NOI5E5 IN THATROOM,,. SHE IA/ICULDNITMOVE ABOUT SURELY ITWOULO 6IVETHEGAME
AWAY... MAvee ttoBETTER -IAKE A
LOOk .. iI'M HOPING TO SPRIN6A SURPRISE, HONEY.VOU KEEP WA1CH OUTSIDEHILARYIS DOOR AS
BEFOR.E.OKAY? THEY REAI.LVMADE THINGS INTHOSE
DAVs. ANYWAY. TIIE BTOKE'SBPINGIN6 HIS VAN UP THE
DRIVE NOW... HANGONA FEW SECONDS
IT.IT'S MUCHHEAVIER THAN I
THOUGHT, HARRY./
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\Y'#"'-.4 g*ffu.F
VEs_ BUTSHE,S ALt RIGHT
464{N NOW/
si*IT W45 A9OUT HERE THATt SAW THE SIGNALLINGLI6HT FLASHING -ANDLOOK, FOOTPRINTS -SOMEBODY WAg STANDING
HERE ]
MAYBE HITARY /.'IMAGININO ALLTIlISGI{OST BUgINESS, tsUTTHE MEREDITHS AREUP TO SOMETHING VERYFISH\I TONICHT MAYBE
IIL! FINO OUT WHATl
AA
u€PFD//H A,vO t//s MFE O/2A'7 SlAy rOhvv€sr/6A7E. THE SCREAMS SpOuOHr JUL/E OUr 70 <./OlN ltlARl JAI|E
wHo 70/.o HEP 9t/€ SUSqECTED 7t/E llEpEO/rHSWEPE OO.NO 70 STFAL .HE CHEST, gO CH€'O il/D/A/S/O€ /7...
I HEARD THEM SAY THEY WERESELLINO IT TO A DEALER... BUT
THEY COULDN'T HAVE KNOWNABOUT THIS SECRET PANEL
IN THE SOTTOM. ITSPRAN6 OPEN WHEN
THEY OEQPPED IT!
Tr.tAT,6PUT PAID TOTHEIR LITTLE
GAME !MUST BE WORTH
A FORTUNE-/
uNCt€ 6BEOOPV 400ED THA./7 W4S g4/O 7H47,//I///EIV€UEP 4 8P/O€ W49 6/uEN 7HE CHEST4F.EP 7H47, TH€ AHOST OF THE COA,/.€SSAAPPEAPED TOH€Q
IT WAS AS IF THE CONTESSA WASOETERMINEO THAT NO ONESHOULD HAVE THE HAPPI NESSSHE WAS OENIEO. SO SHE DIDALL SHE COUrD TO STOP EACH
WEODING BY APPEAPING.TO THE BRIDE-TO.BE./
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BUT NOW.THE JEWELS HAVE
BEEN FOUNO, HER SPIRITIS AT REST. SHE WILL NOT
STAND IN -THE WAYOF OURHAPPINESS ANY LONGER/WE CAN GO AHEAD WITH
OUR ARRANGEMENTS,/
FoP 7HE F/PSr fll4E 9/A/CE BECE/U/NO 7//E/rl4Pp/AOE CHEST H//.4pY gPENcEeSEPT P€4CEFUI,IY THAT /U/GH7. 77/E A/EXT OAY, HEP WFDO.NG EVE, H€PUtVClt OB€AOPY APP|UEO FBO/q /fAlV
THIS CHEST WAS OWNEDBY A YOUN6CONTESS/ WHO WAS.ON HEP:
WEODIN6 EVE,ACCI6TD OF STEALINGSOME JEWET€. THE WEDDIN6 WASCALLED OFF ANO SHE DIEO OF ABROKEN HEART WITHOUT EVER
CLEARING HER NAME. THEJEWEIS WERE NEVER FOUNO/
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AND AS THEYWERE HIDDEN IN THE
CHEgT" €HE COULDNIT HAVESTOLEN THEM OR gHEWOULONIT HAVE LEFTTHEM
THERE. WHOEVER IT WAsCOUTDN'T 6ET TO THEM
EITHER /
..., AND WILL YOUTAKE THIS MAN TOgE YOUR LAWFUL
WEODED HUSBAND
GIRL LOOKS. OOYOU THINK _
AFTEP THE CEPEMOr'/Y THE ST'EA/V€EG/Pt t/A,U/St/fD. JUL/E 70tO 7HEgB/OE WHAT SHE HAO S'EM 4/1/2DESC?/SED 7l/6 G/p/ /N DErA/l
YES, 'THAT WAS THE GHOST I SAW.DO VOU THINK THAT NOW SHE HASFOUND PEACE AT IASTSHE MADE
HER FINAL APPEARANCETOBLESS OUR MARRIACE?
THE JEWELS WERERETURNED TO THE
DESCENDANTS OF THENOBIEM4N WHO HAD LOST THEMFIVE HUNDREO VCARS AOO,..AND HILARY HASN'T SEEN
IHE 9NU5I UT IHECONTESSA AGAIN,ANOSI{E ig VERY HAPPY NOW!
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