“And you expect me to believe such a cock and bull story as that,” the Colonel said slowly.
“It’s the truth, sir,” Corporal Findlay said slowly. “Sergeant Scott can corroborate it, for he was with me all the time.”
“There’s no need to do that,” the Colonel answered, “for I know you have spoken the truth. This is by no means my first experience with ghosts—only—for goodness sake do you and Sergeant Scott say nothing about it to the other men. If you do there won’t be an ounce of nerves left among them by the morning. Germans are one thing, but ghosts another! It was a splendid revenge for Sergeant Mackay!”
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The stories I have just narrated must be taken for what they are worth. Though I believe they were told me in good faith, I cannot vouch for them.
CHAPTER XVII
A CASE FROM JAPAN
Since Japan is a country in which I believe many people are intensely interested, I do not think I need apologise for introducing here the following account of a Japanese haunting.
Never having been to Japan, I cannot lay claim to having had any ghostly adventures there myself; but as this is copied, word for word, from the MSS. of Mr. G. Salis, which was very kindly lent me for the purpose by Mrs. Salis (Mr. Salis’s mother), I can most certainly answer for its authenticity.
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