"The Ghost in the Red Shirt" by B. M. Bower is a humorous short story that takes place in the early 1900s, highlighting a tale of friendship, budding romance, and the presence of a supernatural entity when a group of six people seek refuge from a storm in a seemingly abandoned cabin. The narrative follows a group that includes Aunt Jane, Cousin Jack, Mabel, Professor Goldburn, and Clifford Wilton, and their encounters with a ghost wearing a red flannel shirt, revealing human's varied understandings of ghostly apparitions. The protagonist details the interactions between her friends and the ghost, adding to the story's humorous allure, showcasing that she finds him off putting. The narrative climaxes through humorous exchanges and unforeseen circumstances, while the evolving relationship between the protagonist and Clifford Wilton blossoms, developing a loving romance, all the while leaving readers to consider whether the ghost is real or not.
The Ghost in the Red Shirt
By B. M. Bower
Trapped in a storm, six friends find more than shelter in an old cabin; they find a ghost and perhaps something more significant: love.
Summary
About the AuthorBertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
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