{"product_id":"2940013692602","title":"Old Applejoy's Ghost","description":"The large and commodious apartments in the upper part of the old\u003cbr\u003eApplejoy mansion were occupied exclusively, at the time of our story,\u003cbr\u003eby the ghost of the grandfather of the present owner of the estate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many years old Applejoy's ghost had wandered freely about the\u003cbr\u003egrand old house and the fine estate of which he had once been the lord\u003cbr\u003eand master. But early in that spring a change had come over the\u003cbr\u003ehousehold of his grandson, John Applejoy, an elderly man, a bachelor,\u003cbr\u003eand--for the later portion of his life--almost a recluse. His young\u003cbr\u003eniece, Bertha, had come to live with him, and it was since her arrival\u003cbr\u003ethat old Applejoy's ghost had confined himself to the upper portions\u003cbr\u003eof the house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis secluded existence, so different from his ordinary habits, was\u003cbr\u003eadopted entirely on account of the kindness of his heart. During the\u003cbr\u003elives of two generations of his descendants he knew that he had\u003cbr\u003efrequently been seen by members of the family, but this did not\u003cbr\u003edisturb him, for in life he had been a man who had liked to assert his\u003cbr\u003eposition, and the disposition to do so had not left him now. His\u003cbr\u003eskeptical grandson John had seen him and spoken with him, but declared\u003cbr\u003ethat these ghostly interviews were only dreams or hallucinations. As\u003cbr\u003eto other people, it might be a very good thing if they believed that\u003cbr\u003ethe house was haunted. People with uneasy consciences would not care\u003cbr\u003eto live in such a place.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083155521776,"sku":"2940013692602","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013692602_p0.jpg?v=1763584080","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013692602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}