Treasure of Wycliffe House — Jeanne Judson

Girl In The Middle.

“Wanted” Companion for an elderly lady. Must be young and refined. Light work and excellent pay.” Forced to drop out of college after her mother's death, Clara Brown answers the ad out of desperation, any job would be better than the one she had at Marie's Hat Shop.

But she doesn't realize what she's getting into. Old Mrs. Wycliffe is charming, but Wycliffe House is an ugly old mansion literally rotting away in the desolate countryside.

What's more, it's haunted by the ghosts of old tragedies and divided by new hatreds and family feuds. But Mrs. Wycliffe takes a liking to her, and when Clara learns that the woman might be forced into a rest home if she leaves, she knows she must stay.

To complicate matters further, she finds her heart torn between loyalty to her old beau, Robert, a university professor, and a growing attraction to blond Miles Wyclifffe, the heir to the estate. Then Mrs. Wycliffe confides a priceless family secret to her, never dreaming it would put Clara in deadly danger.