"The Intoxicated Ghost" is a short story of the paranormal, by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918). Irene Gaspic communicates with a ghost and succeeds in finding the hidden treasure, which saves the McHugh family from financial ruin.
Arlo Bates (December 16, 1850 – August 25, 1918) was an American author, educator and newspaperman.
Arlo Bates was born at East Machias, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876. In 1880 Bates became the editor of the Boston Sunday Courier (1880–1893) and afterward became professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1900.