The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-24

chapel into the cellar, and through the
hidden stairway that winds around the
chimney from that room where we keep
the candlesticks."
But who was the ghost7" I demanded
eff you were really alive and IN Egypt?''
Bates laughed now
"Oh. was the ghostl I went through
there occasionally 10 stimulate your curl
osity about the house. And you nearly
caught me oncev"
"one thing more, II we're not wearing
you out-Td like TO know whether Sister
Theresa owes you any money"
My grandfather turned upon Pickering
with blazing eyes.
"You scoundrel. you Internal scoundrel.
Sister Theresa never borrowed cent OF
me In her life! And you have made war
on that woman"
His rage choked him.
He told Bates 10 close the door OF the
steel chest and then turned 10 me.
Where are those notes OF Pickering's7 ?"
he'dernanded; and ] brought the packet
Gentlemen Mr.. Pickering has gone 10
ugly lengths In this affair. How many
murders have you gentlemen commit
ted?"
I'VE were about 10 begin actual killing
when you arrived replied Larry. grin
ming.
THE sheriff got all his men of the
premises more or less alive. sir" said
Bates.
THAT Is good. II was all great mis-
take, very great mistake"-and my
grandfather turned to Pickering.
Pickering. what a contemplate scoun-
drel you are! l lent you 100000 TO buy
securities TO give you better standing in
your railroad enterprises. and the last
time l saw you, you got me TO release
the collateral so you could raise money
TO buy more shares. Then, after | died
he chuckled--"you thought you'd find and
destroy the notes and that would end the
transaction: and II you had been smart
enough to find them you might have had
them and welcome. But as It is they go
TO Jack II he shows any mercy on you
In collecting them he's not the boy think
he is"
Pickering rose. seized his hat and tuSn-
ed toward the shattered library door. He
paused for one moment his face livid
with rage.
You old fool" he screamed at my
grandfather You old lunatic. I wish 10
God l had never seen you! No wonder
you came back to life! You're a tricky
old devil and too mean to die!"
He turned toward me with some similar
complaint ready al his tongues end: but
stoddard caught him by the shoulders
and thrust him out upon the terrace
moment later we saw him cross the
meadow and hurry toward st. Agatha's.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHANGES AND CHANCES.
John Marshall Glenarm had probable
never been so happy i'm his life as on that
day OF his amazing home coming. He
laughed at US and he laughed with us
and as he went about the house explain.
ing his plans for Its completion be chan.
ed us all with his shrewd humor that had
been the terror OF my boyhood.
"Ah. II you had had the plans OF course
you would have been saved a lot OF trou.
Bile; but that little sketch OF the Door OF
Bewilderment was the only thing / left
and you found it. Jack-you really open.
ed these good books OF mine"
He sent US all away TO remove the
marks OF battle, and we gave Bates a
hand In cleaning up the wreckage-Batcs
the keeper OF secrets; Bates the inscruta
bic and mysterious; Bates, the real hero
OF the AFFAIR az Glenarm.
lie led us through the narrow stairway
by which no had entered. which had been
built between false walls. and we played
ghost for one another. TO show just how
the tread OF n human being around the
chimney sounded. There was much tol
explain, and my grandfath contrition
predicament was 80 sincere. and his wish
20 make amends 30 evident that my heart
warmed 10 him. lie made me describe
In detail all the Incidents Of my stay al
the house. listening with boyish delight
TO my adventures.
CTo BE Continued Tomorrow