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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

'EAR, ,torlV':D HIM-- HADIRTHE DAY HE)W SHE STILLLE WHO mRED

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FROA4 THE WESTWINDOWS ?

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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r DIDN'T THINK IT

'YI# TO EXPLAIN WHY T

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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BUT I SHOULDN'TADVISE YOU]O 8ESATIgFIEP WITI'{

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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

Tnils ree !

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.

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T M SURE CLOOETTADIDN'T IAEAN TO GO AGAINSTYOUR W|9HE9, AUNT MARY.

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WI# TO EXPLAIN WHY I'TAADE

SUCH A RrcUEST. BUTTHERE Ig AVERY DEFINTTEOAAISER IN DRAWING AWAYTHE CURTAI NS. ERNEST HASHEAR9II{AT BEFORE, BUTVOU, CLODETTA,HAVE NOT

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IT'9 ALLVERYWELL TO 9ELIEVE I MGETTING ECVTVTRIC,

CLOPETTA.

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

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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.

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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

STRilVEE

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?

HAaIG ueOLD 3IODY./ T

HAPPEN TO T.II<ETHE VIEW FRO,}ITHESE W|NOOT /|S./

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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.

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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.

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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./

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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

WEILL ^EE

AaOUT7H47!

lvo, e?NEsT/'@u Q461i7 @OUT THER.E./

THE SilOm l{eSttfo,rt/ -- BEAUTIFULHANDg, 9 LI7TIE,so Lot/Etr-- HERBFAUTIFUL (ANOS..AND lHE WOW:THEBEAUTIFUL LOVELYstvolv oRIFTING ANoFALLTNG AAQUT HER...

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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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