Sarah and her daughter Amy had made the long trip to Schooner Bay together. Elroy had been a nervous wreck the whole way and he had been driving her crazy. Even Amy was getting bothered by him. He kept on fading in and out. He always did this when he was upset, but she hadn't seen him this nervous since she was a child.
Elroy watched the scenery and could sense that he was getting closer to Schooner Bay. 'What would Captain Gregg do when he found out that he was in the area?' he worried. But all it did was make him whine and he had to think of the fact that he was going to be seeing Glen again. He missed his friend.
As the car pulled into the small seaside town Sarah was impressed. The town was a true fishing village and she found her brother's studio right away. She followed the road named Gregg road and headed toward her brother's cottage. As the car went by the home that she had come to know as Gull Cottage she looked up at the balcony.
Elroy was being a real pain in the neck and as he started telling her "Hurry he is there on the balcony" she stepped on the gas. Sarah understood the problems of having an in home ghost and was sure that the people at the home would not want anyone to know that he was there.
As the group finally made it to Glen's summer cottage, they pulled up in the front. Glen came right outside and helped her carry some of the bags into the house. The view of the ocean was wonderful and he even had a private beach in the front. The beach was very rocky, but the scenery was great. The water in Maine was too cold for much swimming anytime even in the summer.
Amy ran into the cottage very excited. She wanted to go to the beach and she wanted to start her vacation with her Uncle Glen. She could hardly stay still when her mother and Uncle Glen were helping her unpack her things. But finally it was time for them to go into town.
It was a walk of about two miles, but they would have the scenery to enjoy. Elroy was there also and it was the firs time in weeks that Glen had gotten to talk to the ghost. The four of them were having a nice time, but as they got closer and closer to Gull Cottage Elroy got more and more nervous. But, to Glen's delight when they got there Carolyn Mur was out working on her garden and greeted them all pleasantly.
Elroy looked at Carolyn Muir and noticed how nicely she had aged. She was a very nice looking lady and he enjoyed seeing her again. The Captain did not come out and as nervous as he was he was glad that she was alone.
Carolyn was gracious and invited them to come by for dinner on the following night. Glen thought that was a kind invitation and he and Sarah accepted the offer graciously. As they walked down the rad Sarah smiled. She had heard of the Mur family and Captain Gregg ever since she was a little girl She was glad to see that Carolyn Muir was just a normal average person.
Glen showed them around his shop and then introduced them to Candy Muir. Sarah looked at the pretty girl who looked very much like her mother. She and Glen were obviously very fond of each other . Glen had always been a work a holic and she was glad to see that he had found someone that he liked. The group went out to the beach and looked for shells. Amy found several and skipped along happily a few hundred feet ahead of the group.
Candy readily accepted the spirit of Elroy Applegate. She remembered him from the time that he had come to Gull Cottage. Elroy had come there to get help with learning how to haunt people. He had been terrified of humans and had not been very good at much of anything. He had disrupted the family home for about a week before he had finally left. She was glad to see that he was happy with the family and home that he had chosen to haunt.
Amy was having a good time walking along the shore when she saw a tall man in a suit . She smiled at him and he spoke to her. As the two of them walked the beach together he told her that his name was Captain Gregg and that he was a friend of her Uncle Glen and Candy. He seemed to have an accent of some sort, but he was friendly and she somehow felt safe as she walked along the beach.
Both Candy and Glen saw the Captain as he walked with Amy. They saw that she felt comfortable talking to this man that she had gotten to know as Captain Gregg. They could see that the Captain felt comfortable about him too.
But, the Captain had not let him be known to Sarah yet and they had to act as though he wasn't there. They were both used to acting as though there was no one there when their ghost was around. If they spoke to him people would stare so they had both learned to just nod their head when they were asked questions.
The day was a good one and when it was time for dinner Glen took his sister and Amy out to dinner for lobster. He had thought about inviting Candy, but he wanted to spend some time with his sister and his niece together. That night after Amy went to bed Elroy Sarah and Glen spent the evening out on the front porch enjoying the sound of the waves in the ocean. They had not been confronted by Captain Gregg and Elroy was finally starting to feel more comfortable.
Carolyn Muir had gone upstairs to her room and found the Captain standing by the telescope. He turned and smiled at the woman he loved. "Good evening"
She was proud of him. She knew that he was upset about Seaman Applegate, but she had seen him walking on the back talking to Amy the niece.f Glen. They had a good time together. Things were going to be all right after all. She smiled at the Captain and as he held the chair out for her she said "Thank you.