The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-01

had lighted cigar and watched the
smoking end intently
believe that's the idea, sir"
III is not pleasant 10 be under compuI-
sion'-to feel your freedom curtailed. to
be conscious OF espionage l rose without
word and went into the hall
You may like 10 have the KEYS said
Bates, following me. There's two for the
gates In the outer wall and one for the
81 Agatha's gate; they're marked. as
you see. And here's the hall-door key and
the boathouse key that you asked for last
night"
After an hour spent In unpacking went
out into the grounds. had thought n
we'll TO wire Pickering OF my arrival. and
l set out for Knnandale to send him A
telegram My spirit lightened under the
Influences OF the crisp air and cheering
sunshine. What had seemed strange and
shadowy at night was clear enough by
day.
found the gate through which we had
entered the grounds the night before
without difficulty. The stone wall was as
suredly no himsy thing II was built in q
thoroughly workmanlike manner and
mentally computed its probable cost with
amazement. There were, I reflected, much
more satisfactory ways OF spending
money than in building walls around In
diana forests. But the place was mine or
as good as mine, and there was no man
ner or Use in quarreling with the whirns
or my dead grand ather. At the expira-
ton or year I could tear down the wall
II / pleased: and as 10 the incomplete
house. that | should sell or remodel TO my
liking.
on the whole. | settled into an amiable
state OF mind; my perplexity over the
shot OF the night before was passing
"a hx
SKY and warm sunshine A few firm folk
passed me in the highway and gave me
good morning In the fashion Of the coun-
try. Inspecting my knickerbockers at the
same time with frank disapproval
reached the lake and gazed out upon
It's quiet waters with satisfaction. At
the foot OF Annandale's main street wa q
a dock where several small steam.cras n
ana a number OF catboats were being dis
mantled for the winter AS I passed a
man approached the dock in a skim. land
ed and tied his boat. He stretched TO.
ward the village at a quick mace but
turned and eyed me with rustic direct
Good ID mornins," 1 said ANY ducks
He paused. nodded and fell into step
mo. not enough to pay for the trouble. -
m I'm sorry for that. I'd hoped to pick
Il guess you're a stranger in these
parts" he remarked eveing me again
my knlcherbockers. no doubt, marking me
as an alien.
quite so. NV name Is GIenarm and
I've just come"
Il thought you might be him. We've
rather been expecting you here I'm the
village. I'm John Morgan, caretaker of
the resorters' houses up the lake"
Il suppose you all knew my grandfather
herea bouts"
We'll. yes; you might cay as we did
IL
built wall there 10 keep us out. but ne
needn't 10 have troubled himself We're
not the kind around here 10 NEEDLE. and
you may be sure the summer people never
bothered him"
There was a tone OF resentment I'm his
voice. ard I FASTENED TO say:
I'm sure you're mistaken about the
purposes OF that wall. My grandfather
was a student OF architecture n was a
hobby OF his. The house and wall were
I'm the line OF his experiments. and 10
please his whims. | hope the people OF
the village won't hold any hard feelings
the labor there must have been A good
thing for the people herea bouts"
"It ought 20 have been" said the man
gruffy; but that's where the trouble
comes In. He brought n lot OF tueer fell
lows here under contract TO work for him
-Itelians or Greeks. or some sort OF for
eignere They built the wail, and he had
them at work inside for half year lie
didn't even let them out for air; and
when they finished his Job he loaded EN-
cnto a train one day and hauled EN-
(To be continued on tuesday,