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Type in the content of your new page her ** Page 87  ** You stand there, faking it-trying to act at ease, when you’re actually frightened out of your wits. Sylvia tugs at your hand. “It’s horrible!” she tries to pull you toward the stairs but you stand your ground, determined not to give in. The wailing increases in pitch and loudness. Suddenly Kenny bolts. You hear him charging down the stairs like a stampeding bull. Then you hear a thunk. Grimstone falls to the floor. The noise ends abruptly, and the light begins to fade. “He’s fainted,” Sylvia says. You quickly grab the box of diamonds. “Let’s get out of here.” But as you and Sylvia start toward the attic steps, a gray-white figure confronts you. Even in its unformed, shifting state, you recognize it as the ghost of Harlowe Thormbey! You stop in your tracks, paralyzed by the stare of hollow eyes which emit an energy that penetrates your brain, carrying a message: you’re fate is to be spared this time. The image fades into blackness. Grimstone stirs on the floor you and Sylvia hurry out of the house. Kenny is nowhere to be seen. A few weeks later, the court rules that Sylvia Ruston is the rightful owner of Jane Thrombey’s diamonds-worth $615, 000. Sylvia pays you a handsome fee for your help. Later you read that Grimstone ahs been convicted of a dozen major crimes and sentenced to prison for 199 years. The End