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place. There won't be any more non
sense when they realize that YOU don't
care a snap Of your finger for them
or their doings Just get your serv-
ants here ali al the same time. Have
the house cleared and aired from top
10 bottom and keep lights burning In
the halls all night FIJI the stable
with horses as YOU told me YOU in
tended TO do. and see that al the
servants cottages on the place are oc-
cupied.
You won't have any trouble. Ware.
II you viii only take the precaution to
have all these people come at the
same time. and transform the place
into one OF busting activity within a
few hours. All you have to do 70
stamp out this ghost business IS 10
overwhelm IT entirely. and there won't
be any more of #. I promise YOU. as
soon as the place is running fun
blast"
MacArdeTs idea seemed TO be the
! most practical one that presented IT,
self. and within a few DAYS. the house
was filed with workmen and their
helpers. while the rctinue Of carefully
chosen servants was imported from
town. and gave 20 the establishment
an air Of permanent occupancy. As
many men from the village as could
be persuaded 20 work on the place at
an were assigned TO the roads and
lawns and every effort was made 90
bcaurfy and render attractive the en-
tire estate.
had no hesitancy ia authorizing
the lavish expenditures which were
necessitated by such Wholesale rehab-
tlitauon OF the property. for not only
was I assured that anything z might
do would meet with the FUN approval
of Miss Carney but. from my position
as her trustee. 7 knew that the In
come OF the estate would warrant the
steps I was taking toward its improve
ment
There We're no further uucauny man.
iicstatIons or mysterious happenings
% any kind. and jerks and the widow
continued 90 follow their usual voca-
lions as n nothing out Of the ordinary
had occurred. SO that we were forced
90 believe that they were living up 20
the spirit as well as 20 the letter OF
their oath
MacArdel who had remained with
me as my guest and companion while
this work was ia progress. did not half
like this submissive behavior on the
part OF jerks and the Bruce woman
and his suspicious were greatly in
creased when 7 ordered the widow out
OF her cottage 20 make room Tor the
golf links that Miss Carney wanted
laid out
Keep an eye on her. Ware" said
MacArdcl. when told him how
promptly and willingly she had acoui-
esccd Ia nay wishes. and with what
seeming gratitude she had accepted the
new quarters in which had Installed
her Watch her carefully. old man. he
continued. she'll De up TO some devil
try yet you may be sure. Neither she
nor jerks has breathed a word even
20 YOU or me. about that business the
other night but they haven't FORGOTTEN
So by any means. and Wen hear from
them when we least expect 20. unless
we keep a sharp lookout I almost
wish they had cut up a row over II
az the beginning rather than have
them go on ike this They are nurs-
ing their rancor all this while and
some day they viii try 10 get their re.
venCe"
A telegram announcing the sailing OF
Miss Carney and Miss Weston sDurred
US On 70 greater efforts and. when at
last We were ready 70 leave for town
that ] might meet the travellers al
The pier. we were both satisfied that
our labor had not been Ia vain.
CaTney-Croft looked Ike its oldtimo
self IN its happiest days. The lawns
had been cut and sodded. the roads
and paths graded and repaired. the
shrubs and hedges trimmed. and the
flower beds filled with rare and well
chosen plants
Within the house had been cleaned
and renovated from garrett 10 cellar
and the corps OF servants from house
keeper down TO kitchen maid, were re-
liable, capable. and OF thoroughly at
tested responsibility. while the stable.
with its new horses and Trustworthy
men. was nowise behind In point OF
complete reorganization and equip
ment
You've done a great bit OF work
in the last few weeks" said MacArdel,
as we were speeding toward town in
the fast express.
WE'LL" I replied. my heart was in
IT, Mac That accounts for 1t, sup
pose"
The idiotic grin with which he re-
ceived this remark caused me to blush
like schoolboy, and turned away
from him TO the window and watched
the ever changing panorama that
| glided past as we rushed on toward
the city.
CHAPTER XIV.
Return Of the Wanderers.
Miss Carney came down the gang
I plank followed closely by Miss West