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Polly Vaughn

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5, Adult
Page count: 15
Categories: Ghosts

Author

Barry
Moser

Appeared in

Great Ghost Stories

Story Summary

Polly Vaughn and Jimmy are sweethearts until Jimmy accidentally kills Polly in a hunting accident. But the town thinks it was murder and puts Jimmy on trial. During the trial Polly's ghost shows up to defend her poor Jimmy but the jury thinks it a carnival stunt and it doesn't save Polly's beloved from the noose.