The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-27
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The House of a
Thousand Candles
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright by
The Bobbs Merrill Company

"For Gods sake-noi' pleaded Bates
He was deeply moved and tarned his
face away from us.
But, like me-" Larry went on, "he mix
ed in politics. one night I'm a riot AT Dub
lin a constable was killed. No one knew
who was guilty, but youngster was sus-
pected-the son OF one OF the richest and
best known men in ireland. who happened
TO get mixed in the row. To draw at
tention from the boy. Creighton let sus-
picion attach 20 his own name, and. TO
help the boys case further. ran away. I
had not heard from or OF him until tho
night / came here and found him the de-
fender OF this house. BY God: that was
no servants trick-it was the act OF
royal gentleman"
They clasped hands; and with a new
light in his face, with new manner, as
though he resumed, as a familiar gar
ment. an old disused personality, Bates
stood transngured in the twilight, a man
and a gentleman. / think we were all
drawn TO him; know that q sob clutched
my throat and tears filled my eyes as /
grasped his hand.
"But what in the devil did you do 1t
for7n hlurted my grandfather, excitedly
Bates Il still call him Bates-he insists
on i) laughed. For the first time he
thrust his hands into his pockets and
stood at his ease, one OF us.
Larry, you remember / showed a fond
ness for the stage In our university days.
When / got TO America / had little money
and found It necessary 10 find employ
ment without delay. l saw Mr.. Glenarm =
advertisement for valet. Just as lark
answered IL TO see what an American
gentleman seeking valet looked like. 1
fell in love with Mr. Glenarm at sight
1T was mutuall" declared my grand
father "I never believed your story at
all-you were too perfect In the partF
"Weltt didn't greatly mind the valet
| H.. AaIvz 90. 40 my 1Arlf "
and / did like the humor and whims Of
Mr.. Glenarm. The housekeeping. after
we came out here. wasn't so pleasant -
he looked at his hands ruefully-"but this
| Joke of Mr.. Glenarm's making a will and
| then going TO Egypt TO see what would
happen-that was too good to miss. AND
when the heir arrived l found new op-
portunities OF practising, amateur theatri-
calls. and Pickering's efforts 10 enlist me
in his scheme for finding the money and
making me rich gave me still greater op,,
Jportunities There were times when
l was strongly tempted 10 blurt the w..ole
Vthing; / got tired of being suspected. ana
}of playing ghost In the wall ana II Mr;
4 Glenarm hadn't got there Just as ne aiu
|lI should have stopped the night and pro-
claimed the truth. l hope" he said. turn
ing 10 me. You have no hard feelings,
sir" And he threw into the sir just
n touch OF irony that made us az roar q.
I'm certainly glad I'm not dead De
clared my grandfather staring at Bates.
Life Is more fun than ever thought
possible. Bless my soul!' ne sslu, III ~
Isn't shame that Bates can never COOK
another omelette for mel
We sent Bates back with my eranu-
father from the boat-house, and stoddard,
Larry and / started across the lcei the
light coating OF snow made walking com
paratively easy. We strode on silently,
Stoddard leading. Their plan was TO take
an accommodation train at the frst STA
tion beyond Annandale, leave IL at town
forty miles away, and then hurry east to
an obscure place In the mountains oi
Virginia, where n religious order nam,
tained a house. There Stoddard promised
Larry asylum and no questions asked
We left the lake and struck inlano over
n rough country road TO the station
where Stoddard purchased tickets only
few minutes before the train whistled.
We stood on the lonely platform. hands
Joined 10 hands and / know not what
Thoughts In our minds and hearts.
We've met and we've said good-by in
many odd corners OF this strange old
world" said Larry. land God knows when
we shall meet again"
But you must stay IN America-there
must be no sea between usr' 7 declared
"Donovans sins don't seem heinous 10
me, It's simply that they've got 10 find
scapegoat."-and Stoddards voice was
all sympathy and kindness. 1T will blow
over In time, and Doneyan will become an