CONSIDERATE

                                PART 13 

You see," the woman went on quickly, "this house of ours is on a back       

road.  Nobody ever travels it.  We've been trying for years to--haunt

Mr. Wynn, but we've had very little success.  He lives in Abbyville,

and we're pitifully weak when we go to Abbyville.  We're strongest 

when we're in this house, perhaps because we lived here so long.

"Tonight, when the bridge went out, we knew that our opportunity

had arrived.  We knew that Mr. Wynn was not in Abbyville, and we knew

that he would have to take this detour in order to get home.  We felt

very strongly that Mr. Wynn would be unable to pass this house tonight.

"It turned out as we had hoped.

    "Mr. Wynn had trouble with is car exactly as you did; and he came

straight to this house to ask if he might use the telephone.  Perhaps

he had forgotten us--twenty-one years is a long time.  Perhaps he was

confused by the rain, and didn't know exactly where he was.

     "The instant he recognized us he fainted.  We have known for a

long time that his heart is weak, and we had hoped that seeing us

would frighten him to death; but he is still alive.  Of course, while

he is unconscious we can do nothing more.  Actually, we're almost

impalpable.  If you weren't so convinced that we are real, you could

pass your hand right through us.  "We decided to wait until Mr. Wynn

regained consciousness and then to frighten him again.  We even 

discussed beating him to death with one of those nonexistent chairs

you think you see.  You understand, his body would be unmarked; he

would really die of terror."

1) WILL JOHN AND LILLIAN WILMER FRIGHTEN MR. WYNN TO DEATH?

READ PART 14 ON THE MUD PILE TOMORROW!