The House on Sentinel Hill

1 Its late September 1926, the 23rd, sometime after 5PM, and the orange hue from the suns rays is deepening, the shado s lengthening! "he afternoon is pressing on! "he gro ing shado #asts a grey silhouette a#ross the #rumbling road as your $ord Model " bumps and #run#hes its ay along through the rough tra#%! "he falling lea&es are trussed up and s irl as you trundle by! "he multi#oloured tree line s ays in the late summer bree'e, most of their lea&es still #linging on! "he roadside thi#%ets and o&erhanging trees #lip the #ar sides e&ery fe feet! (ra#%s and snaps are heard all around as the t igs that strayed too far brea% off, or are snapped under the heels! "he &illage of )urham must not get many &isitors, at least not using this route! "he birds are singing ho e&er, #hirps and songs aplenty, seemingly ta%ing no noti#e of your intrusion! *ou are than%ful at least that the area is not silent, for if it asnt for the birdsong, you fan#y that it ould be slightly foreboding to the outsider! +ut shrugging off those fan#iful thoughts, you emerge from under the #anopy of lea&es! "rees be#ome meado s, e,tending far on both sides of the road! "he tall grass s aying in some, and others #learly the &i#tim of the har&est, bare and flat! beaten up old sign nailed to a thi#% post simply says .)urham! S/uinting through the lo sun, you #an see the &illage up ahead! *ou enter the &illage and pull your &ehi#le in to a garage! "he sign o&er the pla#e reads .Petes $uel )epot! *ou dont need fuel0 you&e more than enough for the trip ba#%! Its dire#tions youll need if you ant to find Sentinel 1ill before it gets too late! *ou had hoped to arri&e hours beforehand, but got held up in 2ingsport! "he garage has t o pumps, and loo%s run do n, the paint peeling off of the ood3 panelled alls! "heres no sign of any attendant! Stepping out of the #ar, you loo% up and do n the street, than%ful for the opportunity to stret#h your legs! Its /uiet! - lo#al, an old lady of probably si,ty or more, shuffles along, #oming in your dire#tion! +y her #urrent speed, you estimate it ould be another fe minutes before she rea#hes you! *ou loo% ba#% to ards the garage door! )o you ish to enter the garage 4turn to 1556 -pproa#h the old lady 4turn to 756 8r return to your #ar and dri&e a ay! Perhaps there ill a sign to point you in the right dire#tion 4turn to 956