March 7, 2011<br/><br/>Another of the workers has disappeared. That's the fourth one since January. The others have already walked out; the foreman says they won't set foot in the manor again until a priest is called. I can't say I blame them. I've never believed in magic or superstition in my life, but three hours in that house was long enough to make me a convert. The scratches still haven't healed completely. I decided to follow Sol's suggestion, and have taken the liberty of placing classifieds in seventeen newspapers across the country. And Craigslist, God help me. Who knows what sort of freaks I'll get from<strong>that</strong>one. Hiring psychics, heavens to Murgatroyd. My father would laugh his ass off at me. And my mother would whip me hide from hair for 'trucking with witchcraft,' as she always called it. But if anyone answers...if any of them can<span class="bbc_u">help</span>...well, obviously, it will be worth it.<br/><br/>Ms. Pike has proven to be especially efficient. When I hired her to pore through the local records to look for information regarding Harrowgate, I never dreamed she'd turn up so much. Not exactly a goldmine of knowledge, but certainly more than I'd hoped for. If this issue really is supernatural in nature (and let's face it, we left charted waters from the moment I signed my name to the deed), then there must be more to learn. I highly doubt even the skilled Ms. Pike will discover anything further of use in town; I've decided to send her to Europe, to investigate the Harrows' trail through France and Germany. With all the talk in the records of the brothers' newfound fortune after the war, it's almost certain they found something over there they should never have meddled with. Perhaps the key will be found in Europe.<br/><br/>I'll continue the investigation myself from this end. Hopefully, there will be enough to give...well, whoever answers the ads a solid starting point. Of course, who knows how 'pyschics' work. Maybe they already know all this already. Wouldn't that be a treat?<br/><br/>~From the journals of Caleb Hatcher~