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Email from Phyllis regarding the chest

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Dear Barbara,
I have been thinking that all the strangeness in our town started with
Diana's
death but your suggestion that it started with the opening of the trunk
is
quite possible. It has been something of a Pandora's Box and that's an
understatement! When I first saw it, I had a strong feeling that
something
valuable could be locked away inside. This kind of thing comes up at
auctions
from time to time; they call them "Mystery Boxes" because no one knows
what's
in them. Often, the contents are nothing more than moldy letters and
old photos
of people who don't matter. Or yellowed linens and the frayed
embroidery of
some long-gone Victorian lady. The antiquity of the trunk itself has
value and
the inclination to smash the lock and ruin it is offset by the
possibility that
there is nothing of value inside. So, the box is sold as-is and the
bidding
rises on the gamble of greater values hiding within. I do admit that I
acted
with haste to get the trunk on a low bid. Oh yes, I was devious, I
admit it. I
simply had to have it and I can't say exactly why I felt so compelled.
I think
I was especially excited by the idea that one of the keys in my
collection
might open it without having to damage it. I thought, even if it is
empty I
shall have a nice, old trunk to sell at a good profit.

Sure enough, I did indeed have a key that fit the lock and when I saw
the
contents inside it was a fearful shock. At first, I told no one what I
had
found; I was in a quandary over how to proceed. I was afraid people
would cry
hoax when I announced the discovery of these previously unknown Wyatt
paintings. Indeed, many suspect me of simply holding onto them all
these years
and then using the trunk as an excuse to bring them out. I still cannot
explain
how they were locked inside a trunk that was hidden away years before
Sarah
Wyatt was even born. I can only assure you they were and offer the
common sense
logic that if I had had them before I certainly would have sold them
long ago
because they are not to my taste.

So, no, Diana never saw the contents. It wasn't until after her death
that I
decided to reveal part of what I had found because the potential value
was too
great to conceal. And, oh my, Mrs. Dobbs cried foul when I did. She
simply
couldn't accept that I had taken a gamble in buying the trunk, that it
could
have been empty or full of worthless old papers. It was she who spread
most of
the malicious rumors that I'd planted the Wyatt paintings and was
seeking "undeserved" profits. Just to placate her, I donated two of
them to the
recent Library auction and they didn't bring in near as much as they
could have
if I'd auctioned them elsewhere. It makes me glad I held back one of
the
paintings for she surely would have demanded it! Now, of course, the
ninny
thinks I should make a "significant donation" to the Library when I
receive
insurance compensation for the loss of the manuscript page. I suspect
the woman
of being some kind of closet socialist! Where does she get the idea
that I owe
anything but a surly goodbye to this strangely afflicted town?!

On the other matter, the poltergeist activity doesn't really seem to be
focused
on any particular objects or to spell out some kind of message or
intent. It
just seems to toss about whatever is to hand at the moment when it is
fed a
strong enough emotion. I have sought the aid of an expert in such
matters and
have great hopes that they will resolve this problem. Due to scheduling
problems, it may be a week or more before they arrive but till then the
boojums
seem to have lost interest in me. Well, they are still causing damage
but, it
is centered more on my husband than myself. I remain calm and entertain
myself
with dreams of escaping all the misery and mystery that now holds me in
thrall.

Sincerely,
Phyllis

Quoting Barbara M :

> Dear Phyllis,
> > I hope your getting enough sleep these days. With so
> few days of sun, I find myself running and trying to
> do everything before the raindrops begin again.
> > You seem so reluctant to talk of the other painting by
> Sarah. It must hold a powerful spell over you. Smile

> By chance does the number 9 figure into this painting
> in some way? Is this a painting from the chest or from
> the house when you purchased it from the Wyatt estate?
> The reason I ask is that the items in the chest seem
> to be connected to some very odd research, including
> the oddity that her work should turn up in a chest
> that has been buried for so long. I am not suggesting
> that you did anything "funny" with the contents of the
> chest, just the opposite. The chest itself has
> something "funny" about it.
> > I also wondered if you could tell me more about that
> statue you have that the "visitors" have moved and
> almost broken. Could you describe it for me or send a
> picture of it. Where did you come to acquire it? What
> is it's history? Is there anything else that they seem
> to focus on besides the lights and your keys? Does
> your key chain have any special keys to something they
> might be after? I'm just trying to figure out what is
> going on in Aglaura. Doesn't it seem that since that
> chest was discovered things have become strange in
> Aglaura?
> > One last thing, did Diana Sprague look through the
> contents of that chest before her death?
> > I'm sorry to ask so many questions. I just can't seem
> to get this mystery out of my mind. Please keep safe.
> > Fondly,
> Barbara

Sadly, still no info on the mystery painting itself.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 4:25 pm

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