The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-24
The NEWS DEMOCRATS DAILY STORY
The House of a.
Thousand Candles
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright by
Ths Borbs- Merrill Company

~ haven't seen him yet" answered
guardedly.
Then of course he hasn't gomez and
these words uttered i'm the big clergy
mans deep tones, seemed wholly plausi-
BILE. There was TO be sure, nothing so
unlikely as that Arthur Pickering, exec
utor OF my grandfather's estate, would
come to Genarm without seeing me.
SISTER Theresa told me this morning
he was here He called on her and Miss
DevereuX last night. | haven't seen him
myself / thought possibly ] might run
into him in the village. His cars very
likely on the station switch
mo doubt we shall find him there" L
answered easily.
The Annandale station presented an ap-
pearance of unusual gaiety when we
reached the main street Of the village.
There, to be sure. lay a private car on
the siding, and on the platform was a
group OF twenty or more girls, with
several OF the brown-habited Sisters of
St Agatha. There was somethingg a lit
tie foreign in the picture; the girls in
their bright colors talking gaily, the sis
ters in their somber garb lowering about,
suggesting France or Italy rather than
Indiana. =
II came here with the idea that St.
Agatha's was a charity school," / re-
marked TO the chaplain.
mot a bit OF it! Sister Theresa is really
a swell, you know. and her school is hard
to get into
I'm glad you warned me in time, had
thought OF sending over a sack OF -four
occasionally, or a few bolts of calico to
help on the good work. You've saved my
life"
"I probably have. might mention your
good intentions to Sister Theresa"
pray don't. If there's any danger OF
meeting her on that platform"
mo; she isn't coming down, I'm sure
But YOU ought to know her-if you Will
pardon me. And Miss Devereux Is charm
ing-but really don't mean to be annoy
ing"
mot in the least. But under the cir
cumstances-the will and my probation
AIRY year-you can understand"
Certainly. A mans affairs are his
own, Mr.. Genarm."
We stepped upon the platform. The
private car was on the opposite side of
the station and had been switched into a
siding OF the east and west road. Pick
erng was certainly getting on. The pri-
vate car even more than the yacht, Is
the symbol OF plutocracy. and gaping rus
tics were evidently impressed by Its
grandeur As | lounged across the plat
form with Stoddard. Pickering came out
into the vestibule OF his car, followed by
two ladies and an elderly gentleman. They
all descended and began promenade OF
the plank walk.
Pickering saw me an instant later and
came up hurriedy. with outstretched
hand.
This is indeed good fortune. We
| dropped Off here last night rather un-
expectedly TO rest hot box and should
have been picked up by the midnight ex-
press for Chicago; but there was a mis-
carriage Of orders somewhere and we now
have 20 walt for the 3 o'clock and it's
late. If I'd known how much behind II
was I should have run out 90 see you.
How are things going?"
j "As smooth as a whistle! II really isn't
go bad when you face &C. And the fact
Is I'm actually at work"
That's splendid The year will go fast
Ienough. never fear. / suppose you pine
for a little human society now and then
man can never strike the right medium
IN such things. In New York we are all
rushed 20 death. ! sometimes feel that
ia like a little rustlcation myself I get
nervous. and working for corporations is
wearing The old gentleman there is
Taylor. president of the Interstate and