The Slashed Portrait — Jeanne Hines

The ancient curse at Braithwaite hungered for another victim...

It was said at Braithwaite hall that when the bagpipes sounded in the night, evil was abroad, and death was near. Pretty Jody Parrish laughed at the legend until she heard the eerie music and knew...

Pretty Jody Parrish laughed at the legend. She had come to the old mansion to attend the wedding of a dear friend-and even though that friend was marrying the man Jody loved, Jody was determined not to let jealousy mar the joy. Then on a moonlit night Jody heard the eerie music sounding in the shadowed garden-and she realized the curse of Braithwaite hungered for another victim . . .