This was too much; if the
ghosts continued to gain in strength they would take possession of the
house and all in it, for there were six ghosts, and only five persons in
the flesh all told, as follows: Dan, Olive, Jane, Esther and the
author, not, of course, counting the two children--William Cox and John
Teed having left the house before Esther went to St. John, literally
driven away by ghosts.
There was but one remedy, and that was that Esther Cox should leave the
house even though her sisters loved her dearly. Simple hearted village
maiden! Fate decreed that she should be torn from their home, but not
from their hearts for the simple reason that her room was far more
agreeable than her company.
So one morning, after packing up all her worldly possessions, she kissed
the little boys, embraced her sisters, shook hands with the rest, bade
them all farewell, and departed never to return.
CHAPTER VI.
CONCLUSION.
Esther is living with her friends the Van Amburgh's, on their farm in
the woods. The ghosts do not torment her now. With the Van Amburghs she
has a quiet, peaceful home.
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