The Washington times., 1906-08-12
erty. leaving II in as good condition
as when received by you.
Very truly yours,
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as when received by you.
Very truly yours.
ARTHUR PICKERING.
Executor OF the Estate OF John Mar
shall Glenarm.
Very truly the devils" growled
Larry, swapping his cigarette case
viCiously.
How did he find out?" asked
lamcly. but my heart sank like lead.
Had Marian Devereux told him! How
else could he know?
Probably from the stars-the whole
universe undoubtedly saw you skip
ping of 70 meet your lady love. Bah,
these women
Tat. They don't all marry the sons
or brewers retorted. You assured
me once. while your affair with that
Irish girl was on. that the short upper
lip made heaven seem possible. but
unnecessary; then the next thing !
knew she had shaken YOU for the
bloated masher. Take that for your
impertiuence. But perhaps it was
Bates?"
] did not wait for an answer. / was
not in mood for reflection or nice
distinctions. The man came IN just
then with q fresh plate Of toast
Bates. Mr. Pickering has learned
that I was away from the house on The
night Of the attack. and I'm ordered
off for having broken my agreement 10
s,av here. How do you suppose he
heard of Il so promptly"
From Morgan, quite possibly. I
have a letter from Mr.. Pickering my
sir"
He placed before me a note bearing
the same date as my owz II was
a sharp rebuke Of Bates for his failure
20 report NY absence. and he was
ordered TO prepare 20 leave On
the first of February. Close your
accounts at the shOpkeepers' and l III
audit your bills on my arrival"
The tone was peTemptory and con-
tempuous Bates had failed to sat
isfv Pickering and was flung off like a
smOked-Out cigar.
How much had he allowed YOU for
expenses. Bates?'
lie met my gaze imperturbably.
He paid me $50 a month as wages,
sir. and ] was allowed $I5 for other
expenses"
But YOU didn't buy English pleas
ants and champagne on that allow
ance.
He was carrying away the coffee tray
and his eyes wandered 10 the windows.
Not ".re. sir. You see"
But I don't see!"
1T had occurred 10 me that as Mr..
Pickering's allowance wasn't what you
might call generous il was better to
augment it, Well. sir, I took the lib
erty Of advancing trife, as YOU
might say, 10 the estate. Your grand
father would not have you starve,
sir"
lie left hurriedly. as though to
escape from the consequences Of his
words. and when ! came TO myself
Larry was gloomily invoking las
strange Irish gods.
Larry Donovan. I've been tempted
10 Kill that fellow a dozen times, This
thing is too damned complicated for
me ] wish my lamented grandfather
had left me something easy To think
OF it-that fellow. after my treatment
or him-my Curslng and abusing him
since ] came here, Great Scott. man,
1 We been enjoying his bount~ I've
been livir@ on his monev, And all the
time he's been trusting IN ne. Just be-
cause Of his doR-like devotion 20 nv
grandfather's memory. Lord. ! can't
face tho fellow AGAIN.
AS have said before. you're rather
lacking al times IN perspicacity. Your
i'ieil' ge""e is n"arr"d hv large OPAQUE
spots Now that there's a woman in
the case you're less sane than ever.
Bah. these women, And now we've
got 20 go 70 work A"
Bah, these women! NY own neqrt
caught the words. I was enraeed and
bitter. No wonder she had been any
ious FOR me TO avoid Pickerlne after
daring me Ia follow heri
We called q council Of war for that
night that We misht view matters IN
tie light of PickerinG's letter. His
assuredrcss in ordering me 10 leave
made prompt ana decisive action neces-