The World Around Us #24
In "The Hitchhiker," a lost couple seeking shelter with the kindly Mrs. Jenkins are left unsettled when they learn, upon leaving, that the house they stayed in had burned down exactly a year prior—killing her. Returning to the ruins, they discover their own envelope, still sealed with the money they left behind. Art by Gray Morrow, this eerie, grounded tale from 1960 lingers in the quiet spaces between memory and reality.
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A lost couple find hospitality with elderly Mrs. Jenkins, and surreptitiously leave her an envelope with money when they depart. Being told that the house had burned down exactly a year earlier, killing Mrs. Jenkins, they return to investigate. They find the house in ruins, but they also find their envelope and money.
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