How does Derleth portray those people who believe in ghosts in the story collection, Lonesome Places?

Derleth makes it clear that those who have imagination enough to believe in ghosts or other supernatural manifestations are superior beings, although frequently they are outsiders in their society. Often they are children; at other times they are outcasts; sometimes, however, they are clearly heroes in a world where others refuse to believe the evidence of their senses. In all cases, they know what others refuse to believe.