Ames talk to his friend, Lt. Col. Lowe about this and said it seemed he had a ghost on his farm. Lowe, who had experienced paranormal phenomena, replied that he had a pack of phantom dogs and suggested that the farmer hire a huntsman to call the dogs away from the tree. The colonel said this should be done while the phenomena will still active.
Ames asked other farmers if they knew a huntsman who treated his dogs well and had good rapport with them. He was referred to a huntsman, Perkins.
Perkins skeptical and asked Ames of he was sure he wanted him to go to his farm and call the ghostly dogs away from the tree with his horn. The farmer assured Perkins he was serious.
The huntsman went to the farm that night. The foxhounds' baying began at the usual hour. Perkins was amused. He told Ames that he was not afraid of ghosts. He admitted that, at times, living dogs bothered him and suggested that someone was negligent in securing the dogs' kennel gates. The dogs had gotten out of the kennel were probably having fun.
Ames said nothing as they walked toward the tree. Perkins enjoyed the sounds of the hunt and remarked about how excited the dogs sounded. He wondered what they had treed.
Perkins cracked his whip and called to the dogs. The men heard the sounds of their paws as they approached, still baying. The huntsman said he could hear their sounds, but he could not see the animals.
Ames told him to call the dogs out of there. Perkins blew the call to go home on his horn. Suddenly, the noises faded into nothingness and the men were alone.
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