The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-29

enough 10 imagine that my presence
was probably OF interest to them; but
tho station master the girl at the post
off1ee and the clerks IN the shops
treated me with an unmistakable cold
reserve. There was a certain even
neas or the chill with which they Wis
tied me- as though a particular degree
Of frlgidity had been agreed on in ad-
vance,
shrugged my shoulders and turned
toward Glenarm. My grandfather had
LETT me a cheerful legacy of distrust
among my neighbors, the result, prob
ably. Of importing foreign labor to
work on his house. The surly Morgan
had inumated as much; but 1t did not
greatly matter. I had not come to
Glenarm TO cultivate the rustics, but
TO fulfill certain obligations laid down
in my grandfather's will. I was, so to
speak, on duty, and l much preferred
that the villagers should let me alone
Comforting myself with these reflec-
tions l reached the wharf, where saw
Morgan sitting with his feet dangling
over the water, smoking a pipe.
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feigned not to see me. A moment later
he jumped into his boat and rowed out
upon the lake.
When 1 returned to the house Bates
was at work in the kitchen. This was
a large square room with heavy tim
bers showing in the walls and low
ceiling. There was great fireplace
T. oh
a crane and hobs, but for practical pur-
poses a small range was provided.
Bates received me placidly.
Yes; it's an unusual room, sir. Mr.
Glenarm copied it from an old kitchen
in England. He took quite a pride in
it. It's a pleasant place to sit in the
| evening, sir"
He showed me the way below, where
| l found that the cellar extended under
every part of the house, and was d.
vided into large chambers. The door
of one Of them was of heavy oak,
bound in iron, with a barred opening
at the top. A great iron hasp with a
heavy paddock and grilled area win
| dows gave further the impression Of
a cell, and I fear that at this, as at
many other things in the curious
house, I swore-if I did not laugh
thinking of the money my grandfather
| had expended in realizing his whims.
| The room was used, l noted with
| pleasure, as a depository for potatoes.
In another Of these rooms l found a
| curious collection of lanterns Of every
conceivable description, grouped on
shelves; and next door to this apart
ment was another store-room filled
with brass candle-sticks of many odd
designs.
l returned to the main floor and
sought the comforts of the library.
where 1 smoked a pipe over a very
tedious chapter in an exceedingly dull
book on Norman Revivals and Influ-
ences." Then I went out, assuring
myself that I should get steadily to
work in day or two.
Bates was soberly chopping wood at
a rough pile of timber at the rear of
the house. His industry had already
impressed me. He had the quiet ways
of an ideal serving man.
We'll, Bates, you don't intend to lei
me freeze to death, do you? There
must be enough wood in the pile there
to last all winter"
Yes. sir; I am just cutting a little
more of the hickory, sir. Mr.. Glenarn
always preferred it to beech or maple.
l turned toward the unfinished tower
in the meadow, from which a windmill
pumped water to the house. The irOr
frame was not wholly covered Will
stone, but material for the remainde
Of the work lay scattered at the base
l went on through the wood to thu
lake and inspected the boat house
then l followed the pebbly shore t.
the stone wall where it marked tn
line Of the school-grounds. The wall
observed, was of the same soli'
character here as along the road.
tramped beside it, rejecting that M
grandfather's estate, in the heart O
the Republic, would some day give tn
T lie to foreign complaints that we hav
> no ruins IN America.
The buildings of st. Agatha's wer
well hidden by the intervening woot
and l climbed upon the wall at IN
iron gate for an ampler view. TIL
pillars at either side of the gate wer
: of huge dimensions and were highe
> than l could reach. The little Goth
2 church near at hand was built of ston
! similar to that used in Glenarm house
, AS 1 surveyed the scene a number
young women appeared, and, formin
in twos and tours, walked back an
forth before the chapel. A sister ella
in a brown habit fingered near c
, walked first with one and then al
g other group of students. 1t was a
/ very pretty and interesting and M
at all the ugly school for paupers
2 had expected to find. The student
were not the charity children L ia
5 carelessly pictured; they were not
- young. for one thing, and they SCENE
TO be appareled decently enough.