The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-18

"You seem 10 know a good deal about
this place, and I suppose ] can't object TO
your familiarizing yourself with your
owr property. And the notes-Ill give
myself the pleasure OF handing them TO
you tomorrow. You can cancel them and
give them to Mr.. Pickering-a pretty
pledge between your
thrust my hands into my pockets to
give an impression of case I did not feel.
YES" she remarked in a practical tone,
"three hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars is no mean sum OF money. Mr.. Pick
ering will undoubtedly be delighted to
have his debts cancelled"
'In exchange for a life OF DEVOTION
/ sneered. 80 you knew the sum-the
exact amount OF these notes. He hasn
served you well; he should have told you
that we found them today"
you are not NICE are you, Squire Glen
arm. when you are cross?'
She was like olivia now l felt the ut
ter futility of attempting to reason with
q woman who could become n child at
will. She walked up the steps and out
into the church vestibule. Then before
the outer door she spoke with decision.
1--WE part here. II you pleased And
] have not the slightest intention OF try
Ing to explain my errand into that pas
sage. You have jumped TO your own con-
clusion, which will have to serve you. l
advise you not TO think very much about
Ito the exclusion of more important
business-Squire Glenarm"
She lifted the lantern to turn out its
lsht, and Il made a glory of her face, but
she paused and held IL toward me.
Pardon me! You will need this TO light
you home"
But You must not cross the park
alone!'
Good night Please be sure to close
the door To the passage when you go
down. You are a dreadfully Needless per-
son. Squire Glenarm."
She flung open the outer chapel door.
and ran along the path toward st.
Aagaha's / watched her in the starlight
until a bend in the path hid her swift
moving figure.
Down through the passage hastened
her lantern lighting my way. At the
Door OF Belwiherment ! closed the open
ing. setting up the line OF wall as we
had left II in the afternoon. and then I
went back TO the library. freshened the
fire and brooded before II until Bates
came TO relieve me at dawn.
CHAPTER XIV.
BESIEGED
II was . O'Clock. A thermometer on the
terrace showed the mercury clinging stub
bornly To n point above zero. but the still
air was keen and stimulating. and the
sun argued for good cheer I'm a cloudless
though I believe no one had manifested an
appetite, and we were cheering ourselves
with the idlest talk possible. Stoddard,
who bad been to the chapel for his usual
o'clock service. was deep In the pocket
Greek testament he always carried.
Bates ran I'm TO report a summons at
the outer wall, and Larry ard / went to-
gether to answer Il, sending Bates TO
keep watch toward the lake
our friend the sheriff. with a deputy,
was outside in n buggy. lie stood up
and talked to us over the wall.
You gents understand that I'm only
doing my duty. It's an unpleasant busi-
ness. but the court orders me TO eject
all trespnssers on the premises, and I've
got 10 do it."
THE law is being used by an Infamous
scoundrel TO protect himself don't In
tend TO give I'm. We can hold out here for
three months. " necessary. and advise
you 10 keep away and not be made n tool
for n man like Pickering"
The sheriff listened respectfully. resting
his arms on tho top wall.
You ought 20 understand Mr. Glen
arm. that amt the court: I'm the sheriff
and it's not for me to pass on these ques-