Chapter 164

That was one thing the ghosts had discovered when they had found that a door which had been nailed shut at the back of the kitchen behind what had been the hotel’s restaurant. It opened onto a decrepit stairway, missing most of its treads, which led down to a small storeroom. They’d decided it had probably been secured when the hotel had been abandoned to keep trespassers from falling to their deaths.

“Not a problem for us,” Brody had commented with a wry grin.

The room was filled with discarded beds and a few tables. Not enough for every room, but a start.

Late one night, they had carried them into the yard behind the shelter to clean and repair as best as possible. When they had, they moved them up to six of the bedrooms.

“Where are you two going to stay?” Gene asked Daw after they’d finished.

Daw looked at Russ, who shrugged, before replying, “Not upstairs. Those rooms are for our guests, I guess you could call them.”