“Well, that’s mostly because they don’t like to go where a man’s been murdered, anyway⁠—but nothing’s ever been seen around that house except in the night⁠—just some blue lights slipping by the windows⁠—no regular ghosts.”

“Well, where you see one of them blue lights flickering around, Tom, you can bet there’s a ghost mighty close behind it. It stands to reason. Becuz you know that they don’t anybody but ghosts use ’em.”

“Yes, that’s so. But anyway they don’t come around in the daytime, so what’s the use of our being afeard?”

“Well, all right. We’ll tackle the ha’nted house if you say so⁠—but I reckon it’s taking chances.”