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Show Free Press . Wednesday, October 30, 1991 - Page 11 A Free Press Salem Halloween Special Booebl wtta if y I J Mbooquerque Yoohooma u rV. Ln Shriekport AjSS Ghoulveston J A ghost to ghost network helps Myra find Caspar I j By MYRA MANES When my boss assigned me this very difficult task, he didn't ask, do you think you can find a ghost? Do you think you can find a haunted house? Do you think there's a ghost in the cemetery? No. He just said, "I need an interview for the Halloween edition - go find a ghost." Just like that. So, in order to prove that I can do the impossible, I packed my sheets and headed for Wyoming. The most likely spot to find a ghost, I reasoned, would be in Caspar, Wyoming, a town actually named for a ghost. Other places had tempted me. For instance, Ghoulveston, Texas, could surely produce a ghost or two. Then, there was Spookane, Wash. Surely ghosts would be available on every corner in that town. My son decided that Witchita,, Kansas, would be a very likely spot to look for a ghost. We'd thought of Owlbany, New York, and Cauldron, Idaho, but, oh well,. I wouldn't get i to see as much country, but Cas- -' par, Wyoming was the closest, and with the price of gas and everything.... My daughter advised me to go to Booeblo, Colo. She thought that would be better than Caspar, but again, I opted for the wild, wild plains of Wyoming. I decided that a sheet should be my interview outfit. You know, a 'when in Rome' kind of thing. The Pet Semetary there was just full of caribou ghosts, but I had to find a human kind of apparition -the kind that walks and talks -rather than just howling and yowl-ine- r. There was an old house just on the outskirts of town. The house seemed to beckon to me as I drove by. It was twilight time and just as I glanced into the window ofthe old house, an eerie glow appeared in one of the cobwebby windows. I'd decided to take Old Blue on this expedition instead ofmy flashy new Geo because it's age and color seemed to fit with the mood of the occasion. I didn't even have to step on the brakes, Old Blue just automatically stopped when the eerie light in the window of the old house seemed to motion toward us. I gathered my Dan River duds around me and left the car with my heart in my throat and bugs in my belly. The huge plank door creaked open as I stepped up on the sagging porch and I found myself staring into the black eyes of a THING. No, it didn't resemble a ghost. It looked more like pocket of vapor collected into the form of a human being. "What are you, a mere ghost, doing here at the home of Billy the Kid?" asked the thing. Billy the Kid"? I queried. "But he died a century ago." "But of course," the thing smirked. "May I talk to Bill for just a moment?" I ventured. "The Kid's been expecting someone like you for a long time, come on in," said Thing. It took all the courage I possessed, but I gathered my sheet around me, folding it around my curves (unintentionally) and stepped inside the door. There, in front of me, stood a ghost wearing a black Stetson, black boots and a belt with a holster loaded with a six shooter around his considerable waist. "Are you Billy the Kid?" I asked in my best falsetto voice. "Yeah, I just arrived home from a little Halloween haunt to TCansas," Billy said in a "What's your favorite publication of last year's ghostly special. It's Not Too Late! my eyes, Billy the Kid Ghost was no longer there. I heard afaint voice comingfrom the northern sky. "I just remembered, it's haunting season in Boooote, Montana, and I just paid out all my bank "Who's your worst enemy?" I asked. "Oh, it's probably those Cougars from BYU. But, just wait, Wyo will wreck Tabernacle Tech! They might even win, too." Hurriedly changing the subject, I asked, "Are you married, Billy?" "What and saddle myself with a wife?"He sneered. 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"Now, Bill, there's no need to do that," I whispered sweetly. I thought that I'd better get this interview and get out of there. "Okay, so Bill, what's your favorite song?" He didn't hesitate. "Ghost Riders in the Sky,m he answered "I also like "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," he hummed. "What is your favorite food?" I questioned. "Cheerios, because they disappear so fast," he laughed again. My, he was enjoying this interview. "Who is your favorite historical figure?" I asked. "That's easy," said Billy. "She's Pearl Mesta, the ghostess with the mostest." Ha Ha Ha, he laughed, clutching his sides which were 785-878- jftxJa it. 4 "Don't youmeanjaunt?"Iasked. "Perhaps you'd be good enough to talk with me for just a minute?" I SALE Get Your Stuff Covered o, voice Fall Shed SALE $25 OFF Yoohooma, Arizona. Chiropractic for Health A Just then a sudden burst ofwind caused the house to go dark, the fire went out, and when I opened commer- cial?" I asked. "Well, its gotta be any Tide commercial. 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