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Show - 157 - Then he looked at her and smiled. "Young miss, from the first moment I saw you with your dark haired sister I knew that our paths were destined to cross time and again. I did not know then that you, the flaxen haired one, would be the chosen messenger of she who haunts the gabled house, but now I realize that this is true." Penny didn't answer. She was afraid to say a single word for fear of distracting him. At any cost, she must keep him talking. In this way she hoped to learn about what happened after Dirk had disappeared the night of the murder. "Before I proceed with what I have to say, understand that I am fully aware of your trip to Delgado' splace." said Chang Lin. At first I was quite angry that you would endeavor to seek information about my son behind my tion back, but furtherdelibera- made me understand how desperate you must be in your endeavor to help the ghost maiden." Penny's mouth dropped open in complete shock. How could he be aware of their trip to Half Moon Bay, but by now she had ceased to try to com-prehendChang Lin's powers of clairvoyance. She sat there silently, waiting for him to go on or to further reprimend her. He looked at her closely for a moment, perhaps waiting for some explanation, but noting her silence he seemed to shrug off the subject and went on as though there had been no conversation between them pertaining to shabby derelict. "The servant lady has told you about the events leading up the death of the daughter of the Gavens. Penny didn't even question him about how he knew this and again said nothing. He went on. "I have knownthese past years that the ghost maiden has yearned to be reunited with her lost love. Strange as it may seem, I did not seek the role that was forced upon me. Circumstances beyond my control were the decisive factor. What role, you must be asking?" He said. "That I should |
