Elroy Applegate was starting to get very nervous. There was nothing more scary to a frightened ghost than Halloween. Every year the children would come to his house dressed in the scariest of costumes. He hated it and thought that maybe this year he would try to get away from the crowd. He thought of going and seeing his friend Glen. Glen now lived in an apartment on the second floor. Perhaps he would not have as many trick or treaters at his new house.

Glen was sitting at his kitchen table when Elroy showed himself to him. Glen was happy to see his old friend, but wondered what was bothering him. Elroy was a nervous man usually, but he seemed to be exceptionally nervous on this morning. "What's up Elroy?" he asked his friend.

With this Elroy started stuttering. "I I have been thinking about the up and coming holiday Halloween. The kids dress in such scary costumes and they all come and knock on the door. So many times I tried to frighten them away, but they always laughed. I was wondering if it would be all right if I came and stayed here for the night." he whined and fiddled with his fingers as he talked. That was a nervous habit that Glen had thought he had gotten over . Glen felt sorry for his friend who was obviously tormented by the though of Halloween.

"Of course you are welcome here for Halloween. You are always welcome here at my house. I thought that you knew that." Glen told him.

Leroy laughed and said "Oh thank you. I just don't want to be around all those kids with their costumes." Elroy told him.

There was a knock on the door then and Elroy started to disappear. But, Glen knew that it was Candy and he motioned for his friend the ghost to wait. He opened the door and indeed it was Candy standing there.

Elroy liked Candy. She was a nice lady who had done his friend Glen a great deal of good. Since Glen had left his home he had become a man. When he had entered the apartment he saw a man sitting at the table, not a child. He hoped that Candy and Glen would become partners in life too. But he was not going to interfere in their lives. He knew that Captain Gregg would do enough of that he was sure.

Candy had with her the plans for the Halloween dance that was going to be held in the town hall in three weeks. She had been busy making posters. Glen was going to add some of his photos to the posters and then they were going to be placing them in some of the stores in the town.

Elroy shivered as he looked at the posters and the photos. This was his least favorite holiday. Candy could see Elroy's discomfort and asked him what was wrong.

Elroy felt like a fool telling a grown woman that he was afraid of such a holiday. But Candy knew him and he was sure that she suspected what his problem was. He felt as though it was a holiday to make fun of ghosts such as him But he said "I just don't feel comfortable around all these scary costumes and such. I have never felt comfortable with all the children knocking on the door and looking for candy either." he told her.

Candy smiled. She knew what he was saying. Captain Gregg did not like all the children coming to Gull Cottage either. He had always felt uncomfortable on that day and she had thought that he had some of the same misgivings as Elroy had. "Oh I understand, but it is a fun night for the children and this will be just a dance." she told him.

Captain Gregg had been standing in the room undetected. This piece of scurvy was once again in town. He had felt his presence and come to see what he was up to. 'So Candy and Glen were sponsoring a dance at the town hall. A Halloween dance of all things. What to do' he thought to himself.

For the next couple of weeks things were quiet around town. They were too quiet for Candy. She hadn't seen the Captain much and he had been evasive, with her to say the least. But the dance was coming and she and Glen had been busy with the decorating of the hall. Carolyn Muir had picked out her costume carefully. She was going with Claymore as her date and was dressing as a lady from the Victorian age. She had not wanted to dress in something scary or such because she knew that would upset Captain Gregg.

As she had come down the stairs to meet with Claymore Captain Gregg materialized at the bottom of the stairs. Carolyn Muir was the most beautiful woman he had ever known or seen. He wanted to hold her in his arms but he said "What a lovely sight you are."

Carolyn Muir had been pleased with the Captain all day. He had put up with the many trick or treaters and had behaved for the most part. Now if she could make it through the dance with no fiasco she could finally relax.

As Carolyn and Claymore arrived at the dance they were met by Candy and Glen. Glen had his camera handy for everything that was to happen that night. What he didn't know was that Captain Gregg had some fun on his mind.

Captain Gregg was standing over by the punch bowl hiding behind the curtains. He knew that Carolyn Candy and Glen would know if he was in the room and he wanted them to have no idea what was going to happen. He waited for the moment when the announcement was made for the winning costumes. As the people lined up on the stage Captain Gregg put the curtain down. The poor lady running the curtain just looked in horror as the rope lowered the curtain. She never touched it.

As everyone in the audience looked on something that looked like a bat flew across the stage. It then turned into a hideous monster. But before the people could run out of the room, the being turned into a fairy princess. With a puff of smoke the being disappeared completely.

Carolyn Muir knew right away who was behind the show. But to her surprise Glen and Candy had made plans of their own. They laughed and got up on stage together. "You must pardon my friend Glen. He is not only a photographer, but he is a magician. He did all those tricks with the lights that he uses in his photography shop."

People started to come back in and Candy gave the Captain a devilish grin as he stood in the back of the room laughing. The rest of the evening was a big hit and Candy and Glen grew even closer.