The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-17
THE NEWS DEMOCRATS DAILY STORY
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The House of a
Thousand Candies
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright by
Uhe Bobbs Merrill Company
CHAPTER XT.

this house. He set his heart upon hav-
ing you enjoy it."
81 like the word-go ahead"
"And / suppose there are things about
II that he wished you 20 learn for your
self"
You know them, OF course. and are
watching me 20 see when I'm hot or cold,
like kids playing hide the handkerchief"
The fellow turned and faced me across
the table.
"Mr. Glenarm. as hope God may he
merciful 10 me In the last judgment, /
don't know any more than you do"
"You were here with Mr. Glenarm all
the time he was building the house. but
you never saw walls built that weren't
what they appeared to be, or doors made
that didn't lead anywhere"
I summoned all my irony and contempt
for this arraignment. lie lifted his hand.
as though making oath.
"As God secs me. that is all true. was
here to care for the dead masters COM
fort and not TO spy on him"
"And Morgan your friend. what about
him?"
''I wish 7 knew sir"
"I wish TO the devil you did" said,
and flung out OF the room and into the
library
At II o'clock I heard a pounding at the
great front door and Bates came 20 an
knocking the snow from his shoes In the
outer han.
"1he Reverand Paul Stoddard. sir"
The chaplain of ST. Agatha's was big
fellow. as had remarked on the occasion
of his interview with Olivia GLADYS Arm
strong by the wall. His light brown hair
was close cut: his smooth -shaven face was
bright with the FRESHNESS youth bic
was a sturdy young apostle without frils
but with a vigorous grip that left my
hand tinEling. His voice was deep and
musical voice that suggested sincerity
and inspired confidence.
Tn afraid haven't been neighborly,
Mr.. Glenarm. 7 was called away from
home a few days after ] heard OF your ar
rival, and / have just got back. ] blew
in yesterday with the snow-storm."
He folded his arms easily and looked
al me with cheerful directness, as though
politely Interested I'm what manner of man
I might be.
1T was fine storm; I got great day
out OF it," | said. IAN Indiana snow
storm is something / have never expert
enCed before"
This ls my second winter came out
here because | wished 10 do some reading
and thought I'd rather do II alone than I'm
a university"
"Stud!ous habits are rather forced on
me out here. I should say. In my own
case my course OF reading is all cut out
for me"
He ran his eyes over the room
The Glenarm collection Is famous-the
best I'm the country. easily Mr.. Glenarm
your grandfather. was certainly an en-
thusiast | met him several times. he was
a trne hard to meet and the clergyman
smiled.
! felt rather uncomfortable assuming
that he probably knew ! was undergoing
discipline. and why my grandfather had
so ordained II. The Rev. Paul Stoddard
was so simple. Unaffected and manly a
fellow that I shrank from the though,
that must appear to him an migrate ful
/ blackguard whom my grandfather had
marked with obloduy.
My grandfather had his whims; but
he was "A fine. generous-hearted old gen
tleman." ! said.
yes. in my few interviews with him
he surprised me by the range OF his knowl-
edge. lie was quite able 20 instruct me In
certain curious branches OF church his
tory that had appealed 60 him"
You were here when he built the house
l suppOee2'
Ny visitor laughed cheerfully.
II was on my side OF the barricadc FOR
a part OF the time. You know there was
a great deal OF mystery about the build
ing of this house. The country folk
hereabouts can't quite get over II. They
have q superstition that there's treasure
buried somewhere on the place You see,
Mr. Glenarm wouldn't employ any local
labor. The work was done by men he
brought from afar-nOne OF them. the
villagers say, could speak English. They
were all Greeks or Italians"
Ito be continued tomorrow. }