The house was located in a small California College town that had been for many years a large and prosperous Orange grove. Orange was a very nice little city that advertised itself as… Orange, The City with Appeal, which proved, that if nothing else, they had a sense of humor. But time had passed and the older houses were getting run down as the Orange Orchards disappeared and were replaced by larger more modern homes. Thus when Kelly had graduated with honors from High School and chosen to go to College in that area her father had been impressed by the low cost of the older houses.  So he had given her the choice… you may attend school in one of their Student Dormitories… or I will buy a nearby house and you may, with a little fixing up on your part,  have a house that is very close to School, but in a yard of its own, where you may choose to take in room-mates or live alone. Having a house of her own was her instant first choice.  Now, after the first few weeks, she was thinking she should have looked it over very carefully before deciding. There was something strange about that house and she was very curious, but also a bit frightened by the old creaky place.  Perhaps it was being alone after growing up in the big, boisterous, house with four older brothers. When her Mom and Dad had found it and been so impressed by how cheap it was, they decided that the present economy was the reason and had not inquired further. They all walked through it together and in broad daylight and agreed that it was charming. The outside wood was painted white with green on...