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She slipped from the bed The doors to the balcony were open; the drapes drifted in a soft and eerie white wave Standing very still next to the bed, Darcy searched the shadows for an visions or apparitions
Silence, nothing…
She walked to the open doorway to the balcony, ran her hands over the drapes As she started out to the balcony there was a shift in the breeze The white gauzy fabric of the drapes wrapped around her as she was seized by powerful and forceful arth
Chapter 5
5
A s they climbed the stairs to the apartments above the stables, Carter looked at Clint suspiciously
"How did you do it?" he asked
Clint looked at him, startled "Do what?"
"The tapping"
"I wasn’t doing the tapping I thought it was you"
"Hell, no"
"Maybe the ghosts," Clint said lightly
"You believe in the ghosts now?" Carter asked, ahtfully
"Penny!" Carter said
"She’s the one ants to prove that Melody House has ghosts," Clint re a bunch of tapping noises?"
"Why not?" Carter asked with a shrug
"There’s Elizabeth--the h "She needed to prove herself--especially with a real ghost buster in the roohost buster racing out in the rinned slowly "I think it’s a shame she didn’t race out naked like the bride That is one exciting woman"
"Mind your manners, son," Carter said, but he was ae, all this Darcy Tre bride The woman is all cool sophistication--and yes, too bad she didn’t coot to be sohosts," Clint said, scoffing
Carter shook his head "Nope I’ tricks in the Lee Room And I’d damned well like to knohy"
"Maybe people just feed off the fears and beliefs of others," Clint said, irinned "You and I have both enjoyed that room, a hell of a lot Even Matt Before the place was really opened up the way it is nohen Matt’s granddad was still living and went in and out of Washington all the ti like i woman with a real historical house, a seduction in pure luxury--with the threat of a ghost to make her all warm and cozy"
Carter nodded after a hosts?"
"And no ghosts," Carter agreed
"So--forget it"
"Hard to forget e’re hosting ghost busters"
Clint shrugged "You know, I have to admit that, over tis Clara Issy is as rock-solid and sane a wo in the Lee Roouests swear that they’ve seen a soldier walk through the parlor"
Carter laughed "Yeah, I remember one occasion And the couple did see a Rebel soldier walk through the room--he was headed out to take part in a battle re-enactment at Cold Harbor Hell, I dressed up one time for a Civil War foru?"
"There is usually a logical explanation for ghosts"
"All right, I grant you that So?"
"So, I think so tricks And if it’s not you, and it’s not me…then who? And why?" he asked
"I don’t know," Clint said He hesitated "But I’d damned sure like to find out just who and why uest in the house, Penny had taken up residence in the Stuart Room It o doors down from the Lee Room, in the ell on the left side of the house
With both Matt and Darcy having returned to their roo indecisively in the hallway
Might as well go back to bed There was nothing else to do
But she shook her head, staring at Matt’s door What on earth had to happen for hi very special in this house? Oh, he loved the house, and was a great one for historical value, she gave hi even…better Andher attention to Darcy’s door, she folded her arms over her chest and swore softly beneath her breath Why wouldn’t the young wohosts in this house It was a fact And certainly, it ht be hard to prove it to the world, but there was no reason for Matt to fail to believe, to fail to use the experiends that already abounded It would be so wonderful to be a real center of attention for a public that loved such stories
Just what on earth was she going to have to do to prove her point?
She sighed and walked down the hall to her own rooain
"I’!" she said aloud "Talk to et your story out!"
She waited, looking around the hall
But the ghosts apparently had nothing to say to her
"I don’t care if you pull my hair--or if you want to slap me in the face! Hey, leave the others alone I’ The hall reht, seriously, just what on earth was she going to have to do?