As Peter died before them, terror filled the hearts of the other boys. They swore themselves to eternal secrecy. By the light of the moon they they buried Peter under the big rock. Strangely, the name "Peter" means "rock."

Woe Unto Miss Fanny

Picture of Fanny

Day after day, Peter's sweetheart returned to their meeting place high atop the wooded hill, but left disappointed. She made discreet inquiries around the town, but was told that he had "disappeared." Not a soul could mend the heart of Miss Fanny. She died later that summer.

A short time before Peter's death his family had received a disturbing letter, warning them of impending sadness. The letter hinted that they may never see him again. As time went by, his mother became alarmed when she did not hear from her son. Indeed, it seemed as if Peter Dromgoole had disappeared. An uncle later came to Chapel Hill to search for him, but found nothing in Peter's room but his trunk and a few clothes. No stagecoach rosters departing Chapel Hill bore his name.

No one has solved the mystery of Peter Dromgoole's disappearance, though some have tried.

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