"The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood  
  
Note: We read another story by Algernon Blackwood a few weeks ago.   
  
We didn't much like that story, but decided then to see what his other stories were like. It will be interesting to compare the two.  
  
Also, I was able to find an audio version: http://literalsystems.org/abooks/index.php/Audio-Book/TheEmptyHouse  
  
  
Story url: http://ghost.new-age-spirituality.com/blackwood3a.html