AT THE CORNER OF LOVERS' LANE
other returned; "in fact, I don't believe in the ghost part of this thing myself, but the story part is true, all right. This very spot, here at this corner, is, I suppose, as much haunted as any haunted place is."
"I never heard of Lovers' Lane being haunted," observed one of the fellows.
"Sounds reasonable, though," said another; "go on with it."
"Well," said the one appealed to, "you never heard of this spot being haunted because no one alive here to-day ever came out here at the right hour and at the proper time of the year to see, and the reason they never came out here to see was that this happened in my family and was never told out of my family before, at least not to my knowledge—and I suppose some of my people would think it sacrilegious of me—some of the older generation, anyway—to tell it even now. But it happened so long ago. The Kid and I always intended to come out here, but I've been so busy every night looking for his class procs. and he looking for our procs. that we never got around to it."
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