The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-04
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The House of a
Thousand Candles
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright by
The Bobbs Merrill Company

ing that you had been sick yesterday"
Yes, go on"
The thought OF my truancy was no balm
to my conscience just then.
"As / came into the hall, saw lights
In the library. AS you weren't down last
night the room hadn't been lighted at
all, heard steps. and some tapping with
a hammer"
Yes; a hammer. Go on"
IL was, then, the same old storyl The
war had been carried openly into the
house, but Bates-just why should any
one connected with the conspiracy injure
Bates, who stood 50 near 10 Pickering its
leader? The fellow was undoubtedly hurt
there was no mistaking the lump on his
head. He spoke with n painful diff
Guilty that was not assumed.I felt increas-
ingly sure, as he went on.
'I saw n man pulling out the books
and tapping the inside OF the shelves. He
was working very fast. And the next
thing l knew he let In another man
through one OF the terrace doors-the one
there that still stands a little open"
He flinched as he turned slightly to In
dicate 1t, and his face twitched with
pain.
Never mind that; tell the rest OF your
story
Then I ran in, grabbed one OF the big
candelabra from the table, and wert for
the nearest man. They were about to be-
gin on the chmney-breast there-it was
Mr. Glenarm's bride in all the house
and that accounts for my being there in
front OF the fireplace. They rather got
the best OF me, sir"
"Cleary; I see they did. You had a
hand-to-hand fight with them, and be-
ing two to one"
mo: there were two OF us-don't you
understand. two OF usl There was an
other man who came running I'm from
somewhere, and he toolx sides with me-
l thought at first Il was you. The rob-
bers thought so, too, for one OF them
yelled, Great God: it's Glenarmr Just like
that. Burt II wasn't you. but quite an
other person"
That's a good story so far; and then
what happened?"
II don't remember much more except
some one soused me with water that
helped my head considerably. and the
next thing ] knew l was staring across
the table at you"
WHO were these men. Bates7 Speak
up quicklyi'
My tone was peremptory. Here was. I
felt, crucial moment I'm our relations
We'll" he began deliberately. 'I dislike
10 make charges against a fellow man.
but ] strongly suspect one OF the men OF
being"
''Yesl Tell the whole truth or II will be
the worse for you"
II very much fear one OF them was Fer
guson, the gardener over the way. I'm
disappointed I'm him. sir"
Very good; and now for the other
one"
II didn't get my eyes on him. I had
closed with Ferguson and we were hav-
ing quite "A lively time of II when the
other one came in: then the man who
came TO my help mixed us all up-he was
a very lively p6rson-and what became OF
Ferguson and the rest OF IL don't know"
There was food for thought In what he
saids lie had taken punishment I'm de-
fense OF my propcrty-the crack on his
head was undenisble-and 1 could not
abuse him OF question his veracity with
any grace; not at least without time for
investigation and study. However I VEN
tured 90 ask him one question.
IF you were guessing shouldn't you
think II quite likely that Morgan va the
other man7"
lie met my gaze squarely.
II think II wholly possible. Mr.. Glen
arm
And the man who helpel you-who in
the devil was he7"
BLESS me. ] don't know. He disappear
ed. Ia like nightly 20 see him again"
Ito be continued tomorrow)