Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:39:12 -0500 From: Catherine Berchtold Subject: INT: The Haunted Island (Note: This writer has accidentally misplaced the last entry but is staying with the story line. Trust me.) Daisy Mae turned around ta gawk at the group hoverin' over the seance table. They ain't moved in pert-near a week. A body would think they wuz busy watchin' the world series or somethin'. She wuz done tard of waitin' on 'em ta make a move and got a hankerin' ta explore the house. With her coffee cup clutched inna her fist, she made her way passed the stiff characters. When her bare feet hit the hardwood of the hallway, she done heard a voice comin' from behind. "Wait right there. Don't move." Daisy obeyed right nicely and didn't move a muscle. Suddenly, outta the corner of her eye, she saw that ugly, little monster with the hairy knuckles, again. He stopped in front of her, his colorful eyes twirlin' in circles, jist like the snake inna the Jungle Book cartoon. She couldn't help but ta look at his eyes and she started ta feelin' funny. Her head wuz all fuzzy and her belly wuz a churnin. "Hand over Teddy." He ordered. As if inna dream, Daisy Mae stuck her hand inna the pocket of her dark blue, velvet, borrowed dress and grabbed the first thing she come ta. Slowly, she pulled out the thermometer and tried ta hand it ta the monster. The monster's eyes quit twirlin'. The spell wuz broke. He screamed and throw'd his hands up inna front of his face. "Noooo! It's a rectal!!!!" Then he done took off a runnin' as fast as his little, hairy legs could carry him. Daisy eyeballed the thermometer and grinned. Havin' a bit of fun, she waved it inna the air like a sword. No monster wuz ever gonna put a twirlin'-eyed spell onna her.