The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-04

masters ideas. He remarked to me once
that IL was just as we'll to have dun
geon In well-appointed house-his humor
again. sir And IL comes In quite handy
for the potatoes"
In another room / found a curious coll
lection OF lanterns OF every conceivable
description, grouped on shelves and next
door 10 this was n store-room filled with
brass candlesticks of many odd designs
j shall not undertake TO describe my SEN
sations as, peering about with a candle In
my hand. the vagaries OF John Marshall
Glenarm's mind were further disclosed TO
me. IL was almost beyond belief that any
man with such whirns should ever have
had the money TO crafty them.
L returned 10 the main floor and stud
led the titles OF the books In the library,
finally smoking pipe over a very tedi-
Gus chapter In an exceedingly dull work
on Norman Reveals and Influences. Then
! went out, assuring myself that should
get steadily to work in a day OF two. 1t
was not yet IL o'clock. and the time was
sure to move deliberately within the stone
walls OF my prison. The long winter lay
before me In which / must study per-
force, and just now IL was pleasant to
view the landscape In all It's autumn
splendor.
Bates was soberly chopplng wood at
rough pile OF timber at the rear OF the
house. His industry had already impress
ed me. He had the quiet ways OF an ideal
serving man.
well, Bates. you don't intend TO let me
freeze 20 death. do you? There must be
enough in the pile there to last all win
ter"
Yes. sir; am just cutting a little more
OF the hickory, sir.
Mr.. Glenarm always preferred IL 10
beech or maple. We only take out the old
al4ar ha afr tntF "a
wood pretty bad, sir"
"Oh. hickory, 10 be sure! I've heard It's
the best firewood. That's very thoughtful
OF you"
turned next to the unfinished tower
In the mea dow. from which a windmill
pumped water 10 the house. The iron
frame was not wholly covered with stone,
but material for the remainder OF the
work lay scattered at the base. I went
on through the wood 10 the lake and In
spected the boat-house. 1t was far more
pretentious than had imagined from my
visit In the dark. II was OF two stories,
the upper half being a cozy lounglng-
room, with wide windows and a fine out
look over the water The upholstered
walls were hung with Indian blankets;
lounging chairs and a broad seat under
the windows, colored mating on the floor
and a few prints pinned upon the Nava-
joes gave further color to the place.
followed the pebbly shore TO the stone
wall where II marked the line OF the
school-grounds. The wall I observed. was
OF the same solid character here as along
the road ] tramped beside II. rejecting
that my grandfather'a estate, in the heart
OF the republic. would some day give the
lie TO foreign complaints that we have
no ruins I'm America.
/ had assumed that there was no open
ing In the wall. but half way 70 the road
| found an iron gate. fastened with chain
and paddock. by means OF which climbed
TO the top. The pillars at either side OF
the gate were OF huge dimensions and
were higher than / could reach. An in
tellgent forester had cleared the wood
In the school-grounds. which were OF the
same general character as the Glenarm
estate The little Gothic church near at
hand was built OF stone similar TO that
used I'm Glenarm House AS I surveyed
the ecene n number OF young women came
from one Of the school buildings and
forming I'm two and fours. walked back
and forth In n rough path that led 10 the
chapel sister clad In brown habit
fingered near or walked first with one
all very pretty and interesting and not at
all the ugly school for paupers I had ex-
pected 20 find. The students were not the
charity children had careleesly pictured :
they were not so young. for one thing
and they seemed 20 be appareled decentiy
enough.
I smiled 20 find myself adjusting my
scarf and strengthening my collar as I
beheld my neighhors for the hrst time.
As | sat thus on the wall | heard the
sound OF angry voices back OF me on the
Glenarm side. and a crash Of underbrush
marked a flight and pursuit / crouched
down on the wall and waited.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow