• A Surprise •

As they descended the spiral staircase to the main floor of the house, Miss Hawkline said to her sister, “The funniest thing happened a little while ago.”

“What was that?”

“It’s really strange,” she said.

“Well, what was it?”

Greer and Cameron were trailing behind the Hawkline sisters. They moved so gracefully that Greer and Cameron were almost spellbound. The sisters moved without making a sound on the stairs. They moved in the same manner as two birds gliding slowly on the wind.

Their voices delicately punctuated the air like the invisible movement of peacock fans.

“l found some Indian clothes hanging in my closet. I didn’t put them there,” Miss Hawkline said. “Do you have any idea where they came from?”

“No.” her sister said. “I’ve never seen any Indian clothes around here.”

“It’s really strange,” Miss Hawkline said. “They’re our size.”

“I wonder where they came from,” the other Miss Hawkline said.

“A lot of very strange things have been happening around here.” Miss Hawkline answered.

Greer and Cameron looked at each other and they had something more to think about.