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WE WERE WAITINGFoR HENRY oF WHoSEFATI{ER AUNT|E NEV6RSPOKE. ASIDE FROMOURSELVE9 ANP ACOUPLE OF SERVANT9,HE'WAS THE OI{LYHUMAN BEING gI{EEVER SAW
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AUNT /vlARY'9 RECLUSTVENESS HApCREATEDARoUND THE OLD \l(3fr^AtlAN AURA oF sTRANqE...WATCHFUIAI€SS, FoR t"AcK oFABETTER WORD.
! OtO, AUNT. I /v1soRRY. 1...rcR@TArcUT YOUR NOTWANTING TT.IEM
DRAWN AWAY.
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N^ADE SUCI{ A REAUEST. BUTTHER,E IS AVERY DEFINiTEOAilAER IN DRAWING AWAYTHE CURTAI NS, ERNEST HASHEAR9II{AT BEFORE, BUTYOU. CLODETTA,HAVE NOT
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I STARTED TO FOLLOW HER.I WANTEO HER1O EXPIATAI UCR. STATE/I4ENTS.UNFORTUruNTEUY, OEAR COUSIN HENRYcI{oSE THAT VERY MoMENT To /y1AKE HISAPPEARANCE.
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FOR gOME REASON,I DECIOED TOSAI/E HENRY FROM THE WELL -OESERVEO I€CnURE AUNT
'1ARYYOU AR,EN'T
AS ISOLATED ASI IHOUGI{T YOU'DBE UP HERE,AUNT
AUNT, _I HOPE YOU,VE lt\AOESoME PROt/lStOttl ,N CASEWEIRE suowsouuo. tiERAOIO'S REPORTING ARLfiZZARO ON THE WAY. 1
HAP THE DEVIL'S OWNTIME GETTINq THE CAR
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w=AREN,T nvoF/R, WHAT W|TH
TELEPIIONES ANDALL.BUT WHEN ERNEST'SGRAAIOFATHER WASLIVING, MANY'S THETIME HE WAS SAIOWSOUNO
WITH NO WAY TO LET
EXCUSF ME.IT'S TIME FOR AAEIO EETIRE, LISA,HELP AN OLD I/DYUPs7414g.DoN'T wohnv,
HENRY. l CAN HAVESAM, MY HANDYMAN, DRVEYOU DOWN TO WAUSAUWH€ilEV€R YOU LIKE.
T M SURE CLOOETTADIDN'T IAEAN TO GO AGAINSTYOUR W|9HE9, AUNT MARY.
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SUCH A RrcUEST. BUTTHERE Ig AVERY DEFINTTEOAAISER IN DRAWING AWAYTHE CURTAI NS. ERNEST HASHEAR9II{AT BEFORE, BUTVOU, CLODETTA,HAVE NOT
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1 STARTED TO FOLLOW HER.I WANTEO HER10 EXPIAIAI HER STATE/T,1ENTS.UNFORTUNIATELY, OEAR @USIN HENRYCI.IOSE THAT VERY MOMENT TO /VIAKE HISAPPEARANCE.
SORRY...MUMFH...SNOW...SNIFF...BIJSTED BADWEATHER ...,t1lSERABLE....l::9,
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gUT T SHOULDN'TADVISE YOU TO BESATISFIED WITH
FOR gOME REASON,I DECI9ED TOSAI/E HENRY FROM THE WELL -DESERVEO I€CTURE AUNT /I^ARY
YOU AR,EN'TA9 ISOLATED ASI THOUGHT YOU'PBE UP HERE,AUNT
^AUNT, f fioPE You'vE IAAO?SQME PROflSlotV tN cAsElvElRE suoweouuo.lniRAOIO'S REPORTING AELiZZARO ON THE WAY. r
HAD THE DEVILIS OWNTIME GETTING THE CARnils res. !
we AREN,T nvOEAR, WHAT WITH
TELEPHONES ANDALL.BUT WHEN ERNEST'SGRAAIOFATHER, WESLIVING, AIANY'S THETfME HE wAs S^VOVAOUNO
WITH NO WAY TO LETANYAOOY KNOW.
DoN,T woir.ev,HENRY. T CAN HAVE
SAM, MY HANDYMAN, DR,IVEYOU DOWN TO WAUSAUWHEAIEV€R YOU L[KE.
f r D'N'T TH.NK so. r'vEAN IOEA WHY SHE KEEPS TI{EWEST WINDOWS @VERED.GRANDFATHE? OIED AUITHERE -. HE WAS OVER-COME BY TI{E @LO ONENlGlfT aNo FftOZE oNTI{E SLOPE OF TI{E I.IILL.
,{OW lT HAPPENED - -r WAS AWAY AT THETIME. 1 SUPPOSE SHE
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PERHAPS IT LIESIN H€R-- SHEMIGHT BEAFFECTED ANDAFFEcT 4S INTURl.l. YOU'LL GETUSED TO HER
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o|{, ERNEST./ TKAnEW AUNT /T4ARY'SFEELINGS ABOUT THECURTAINS.- AUT I FELT IHP TO DRAW THEM AWAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BUT..sqtETHtN@ &UAE /&lE
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WHY DI9N'T YOIJ
TELL ,lrlE BEFORE?
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HAPPEN TO T.II<ETHE VIEW FRO,}ITHESE W|NOOT /|S./
AUNT MARY./ THEWEST WINDoWS./I sAwSO44EONE OUTTHERE.f
/S SOMEONEOUT THERE PERIIEST AND HENRY
sAW T|{EM ,7OO.' A 4AN AND A 6IRI !
THEN WE |'|/ADSETTER TAKE THEMlfv AUNT MARY.
HENRY'S QUESTIONING OF AUNTTAARY'9 SANITT FLASF{EP INTO
/vlY /V1|ND. AND THEN, 9HE BEGANTO SPEAK tN SI-OW HAITIN@TOt tEg OF A NIdHT DECADES P/sT.
gHE TOLD ME HOW, DESPITE lHEGtRu s SLAnELESS^|ESS, H E
HAD SENT HER AWAY IN1OTHEcnuo NIGHT -' AlOtVE.'
A NlGt{T WHEN ERNE9T'S CRANDFATHER, ON fNDll'lGHETRf,S FATI.IER WITI.I A 9ERVANT GIRL, HN FI.OWN INTO
A HIOEOUS RAGE / '
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TRIJE, HE REPENTED t{IS RASH q'
AcTtoN,t INUTES l'/ffER' OUT9Y THEN/ A VIOLENTSifOWSToRtn H/qD SPRUNG uP.
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YEARS LATER,THE GIRL CA&IE
AACK.SHECAME INglowstoRtvt,Ag Sl{E HADboxE,'BuT sHE HAo *@ME
OF THE HILL TOTHE WEgT.
gHE cALrEo lic ERNEgrf sGRANDFATHER AND HE
WENT OUT INTO lt|/qT CRI.JELNtGHT.
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TI{EY FOUND HIS FROZEN BODY INlHE SAfiE SPOT THE GIRL.g FIADBEEN FCUND.
t7Y A FEW yfiARs I.ATER,..SHE RENURA|EO WITFITI{E SNOW, AND SHEBROUGI.{T HIN ALONG,TOO.THEY STAYEDuNnL THE llsT sNoWALWAYS TRYING TO /IIIRE So,lEoNE C)(JT'
THERE.
7' COME ON, YOU T\,VO./II{ERE Are ?rc?LEOUT ON TI{E WESTSIOPE --A €IRL ANDAN OLD MAN.-ANDHENRY'S GONE OI.JTTO FETCI{ THEM
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THAT'g FUNNY/TI{EY'RE GOAIE!I CAN'? EVEN SEEilEilRf ANY/AaRE!
NOW THER,E'LL9e TIIREE orTI{EM OUT TI.IERE./
THEN, SO SUaAENLYTHAT NOONE KNEWWHAT HAPPENEO,SAIAAPPEARED, OPr468tNGHENRY INTO T}IE ROOVI.
I FOUNO HIM RUNNINGTOWARDS fiIAU: I HAD liCKNOCK HIM OOWNBEFORE T @ULD BRINGHIM BACK.IHEf WERE
RIGHr SEtltuO ue.
WHAT'g Go|NGON HER€.g WHATABOUT TTIE TWOPEOPLE OUT IN
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THE SilOm l{eSttfo,rt/ -- BEAUTIFULHANDg, 9 LI7TIE,so Lot/Etr-- HERBFAUTIFUL (ANOS..AND lHE WOW:THEBEAUTIFUL LOVELYstvolv oRIFTING ANoFALLTNG AAQUT HER...
I'M @illMe,A4Y LOVE.I T'M@MrNG TO rOU.,
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HENRY./ YOU,vlugTN'TLIgTEN TOHE"--UilH!
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TOMORROWWE MUgT €O TOTI{EIR GI?AVEg ANDSTAKE THS.'A DC} /N.WE SHOULD HAVE€ONE BEFORE,
WE FOUND HIM IN TI{E MORNING .- IN THE
SAME PLACE WHERE lWO OHR BODIES
HAP ONCE BEA{ FOUND. AND ALTHOTJGH HE
HAD CLEARLY BEEN DRASGaD TO TTIIS
-.TI.IOSE THAT DI?A@ED HIMLEFT NO FOOTPRIA|TS !
I.{E HAD APPARENTLY DIED OFi2spsueE, Bu'r Hts FAaEBORE TWO sfpN5l66 nARJ<S"
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