(Caution: This story contains scenes of mild terror and is not suitable for those under the age of 13).
For eleven months of the year the three generations existed in harmony beneath the same roof. That tragedy had befallen the family seven years ago no lodger or patron in the establishment would ever suspect or admit. But lodgers were few and patrons fewer. And that’s the way the McGuires liked it. For with just enough business passing through the inn to supplement the livelihood the small farm provided, there was less in the way of temptation on offer to the marauders who had been plaguing establishments like theirs for many years. These bandits had struck them on two occasions, terrifying the children and the grandparents.
