The Ghost Child

I heard this story from a friend, so I can't authenticate it: Some years ago a man bought a 'fixer-upper' house and after several hours work,decided to eat a cold supper, sleep there, and continue early the next day. As he was lying in bed, thinking about what to do the next day he heard the wailing of a small child. Sitting up in his sleeping-bag he looked across the room towards the staircase and saw the figure of a small child, hardly more than an infant,descending the stairs, crying. He called out to it, but it ignored him, and passed in front of him and went into the living room.

As he rushed into the room he saw the figure, still crying, pass through the wall next to the fireplace. The wailing sound continued, and then died away. Severely shaken, the man nonetheless went to sleep, but rose early the next morning and attack the wall where he had seen the phantom leave the room.

Imagine his surprise and horror when he found the skeleton of a young child inside the wall! He promptly called the sheriff's office, who removed the skeleton, and after the necessary paperwork he and the two officers held a token funeral service at the local graveyard. That night the man waited expectantly, but saw nothing. However, just as he was beginning to fall asleep, he heard the faint sound of laughter. No visions, just the sound ofa child laughing. But that was all. And from that time until today, he has heard nothing else.