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Folk tale narrated by a traveller. A watch for ghostly flames on Christmas Eve in a Devonshire Manor house, believed to be haunted by the squire, who burnt deeds entitling the community to a wood on his property. The watch becomes reality as the manor is burnt by local poachers determined to prove the legend of the hidden deeds to be true - and they do find a strongbox. The mystery is concealed in the flames. (PB)
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From 'Queer Stories' in London Truth, published by Special Arrangement with the Proprietor. (PB)
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