The Toll House : A Ghost Story for Christmas by W. W. Jacobs

Petite trade paperback.  Another installment in this great little book series! The Toll-House has a long and terrible history as a place of death. But Jack Barnes doesn't believe in spirits. His travelling companions, Messrs. Meagle, Lester, and White, wager that he might be convinced otherwise if they all spend a night together in the house. Four men go in, but will four come out? Illustrations by Seth W. W. Jacobs was an English author, well-known for his story The Monkey's Paw.