The Haunted Castle
will have a time trying to go through this
secret passage we found in this old fire-
place. It was remarkable we found it in the
first place, who would have known! If I had
not fell and hit that end iron, the secret
door would never have been found.The old
castle and all the lurid tails and goingson
and terror people spoke about for years. Now
will we find out? "Come on Joe", you can hold
my hand and we can go through this secret door
I know your half blind, but I'll guide you. As
I pushed the small door aside, the whif of
stale air brushed over I faces, "Boy,something
sure smells in here" Joe said as we crawled
into the larger opening. This was a huge room,
grand in size with a steep circular stairway
that looked it went down forever. How deep
was this place anyway? I knew this place was
big from the outside but wo would have guessed
all this. Joe was stil fumbling around trying
to ajust his eyes to the darken light. "Man we
should have brough a flashlight or something
so we could really search out things." I know
I saw an old lantern on that old table in the
front room we came into. As Joe went to get
the lantern, figured he could do that much at
any rate, why did I decide to check all this
out with him! Oh Well, Icould be here by my-
self. Hay, Barbara guess what? Joe quipped
this lantern in it so we are in luck! Joe was
as curious as I was and finding some light
even now we were more excited. Back into the
big vaulted we lit the lantern, what a wonder-
full glow the light gave, and the shadows
danceing all around. "Are you ready Joe" Yep,
ready as I'll ever be. lets go. The steps were
steep and years of cobwebs and dust we had to
walk carefully. I thought I could see a faint
light, then decided it must be my imagination
since we were decending deeper into the bowels
of the old house."Hey, whats that! Joe was
saying as he pushed up against me. I don't
see anything, can't hardly see two feet in
front of me, what did you see or hear Joe? I
thought you hit me on the shoulder. No, sure
was not me, probably something fell from
around these walls.Now the stairs were not as
wide as before it seemed, and I was worried
since we had been decending for awhile now.
How long did these stairs go! At this rate
it would be forever slow as we went to get to
the bottom. What was instore for us there? Had
we been stupid and foolish to venture into
our curousity anyway! "Brenda" did you hear
that? Joe was excited now,I heard it too! Ya,
I hear it, I said, wondering if this was just
our imaginations and being a little scared
too! Sounds as though someone is singing or
music Joe was saying. The only thing we can
do and check this out, sure someone singing
can't be all bad, as we neared the end of the
stairwell, yes I can hear it now, the sounds
of beautiful sweet music, soft and gentle to
the ears, there is something or someone in
that darken area over near the wall, looks
like a room, lights, what is it?
I know since Joe cannot see well we really
