The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-03-01
li j !, S j ! !ed ,
IL N a. aiEII. IRY.SNHDI
81 |||||lE 5HEYUH[5S
n sEAE BrHzanx lED1a3a
81 - - NzosVr 1f11s cssor AZ9sDfY7WH1
=
<M5RuIH KINz5N


drawer Of a ehinonier otherwise filled |
with collars II took but a moment TO
satisfy myself that ghis had no; been
touched And. 10 be sure. a hammer |
was not necessary TO open q drawer |
that had. from It's appearance. never
been licked Ths game was deeper I
4 than had imagined: had scratched |
the crust without result. and my wits
we're busy with speoulations as |
brushed my clothes. pzusing frequent.
" 10 examine the furniture even the
bricks on the hearth
One thing only ! found--the slight
scar OF hAnmerhsAd on the oak
paaeling that ran around the bed
room The wood had been struck
scar the base and at the TOP Of every
paasl. FOR though the mark was not
p-reeptible on all. test had evidently
been made systematically. With this
As q beginning. ] found q moment.
later 3 SPOT OF tAIlov under a heavy
table in one corner. Evidently the
. furniture had beea moved 10 permit
q the closest scrutiay Of the paneling-
Glenzrm House really promised TO
prove exciting took from a drawer
4 snail revolver. hIled its chambers
! nth cartridges and thrust Il into my
Zip pocket. vhi.tiing meanwhile Larry
Dunovaa's fsvorite air. The Marche
Funebre de Narionneftes" Ny heart
rent cut to Larry as ! scented adven-
tire. and wished him with me. but
speculauons as 10 Larrys where
: z50lts we're always pruetless. and
7ulte likely Re was u jail somewhere.
TIE ham o. whose excellence Bates
Rad hlnted was no disappointment
There s. I have always held. nothing
better in this world than a properly
baked ham. and the specimen Bates
: placed before me vas a delight to the
J. eye.-so adorned was II with spices;
i; 50 crisply brown its outer coat: and
i tsste.-that first tentative taste, be
u fore the sauce was added.-was ike
II dream Of Lucullus come true. felt
e that / could forgive a good deal In a
N cook with tar touch.-anything short
ID Of arson and assassination,
Bates / said. as he stood forth
se where could see him. you cook
n amazingly we'll Where did you learn
sc the business?"
r. 4 can hardly say / know Il. sir.
1T Your lamented grandfather grew very
ID captous. Mr. Glenarm had TO learn
II to satisfy him. and believe did It.
II SIR, II you'll pardon the coneeit"
K He didn't die Of govt, did he! !
be can readily imagine IL"
be NO. Mr.. Glenarm. II was his heart
a He had his warning OF f."
n "Ah. yes; to be sure. The heart or
At the stomach.-one may as well fail as
ne the ether. / believe / prefer TO keep
rh my digestion going as long as possible
,e. Those grilled sweet potatoes again. II
We you please. Bates"
ed The game that he and / were play
ing appealed 20 me strongly. II was
", altogether worth while. and as ! ate
We guaya jelly with cheese and toasted
crackers. and then lighted one Of my
~. own cigars over cup Of Bates unfail
to ing coffee. my spirit was iyelier thar
at at any time since certain evening OF
in which Larry and ! had escaped from
Tangier with our lives and the cursei
III Of the police.
The day had offered much materla
IT. for Preside reflection, and / reviewed
as its history calmly. There was, how
AZ. pleasant in the retrospect. had beef
he guilty OF most unchivalrous conduc
,as toward one OF the girls Of St Agatha's
m. II had certainly been unbecoming Il
,ct me to sit on the wall. however unwill
ad ingly. and listen to the words-fe'
al though they vere-that passed b
10 tween her and the chaplain. forge
ga the shot through the window: | forge
m. Bates and the interest my room pos
ed sessed for him and his unknown az
m. complete; but the sudden distrust an
ne contempt / had awakened in the gii
: I by my clownish behavior annoyed m
not increasingly.
fth rose presently, found my cap an
vit. went out into the moon-nooded WOO
,.d toward the lake. The tangle was nc
his 50 great when you knew the wa
we and there was indeed. as | had fount
IN the faint suggestion OF a path. tn
ers moon glorifed broad highway acros
the water: the air was sharp and still
av / followed the wall OF St Agatha's I
the gate. climbed up and sat down
the shadow OF the pillar farthest froi
=, the lake. drew out cigarette an
a. was about to light It when heard
sound as OF step on stone TheI
was, l knew. no stone pavement I
- hand. but peering toward the lake
I, saw a man walking boldly along II
" top OF the wall toward me. The mon
% light threw his figure into clear relic
"a Several times he paused. bent dow
l0' and raped upon the wall with a
object he carried in his hand.
De Tap. tap. tap The man with II
'uh hammer was examining the farth'
Gu side OF the gate. and very likely
ny would carry his investigations beyor
ECU It. drew up my legs and crouchC
'se in the shadow Of the pillar. revolv'
rs in hand. was not anxious to inyi
Nm an encounter: much preferred
vi wait for disclosure Of the purpol
zen that lay behind this mysterious IA