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The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author Of THE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
DAnERON." Etc.
Copyright 1905 by Bobus-Merrill Co.
CHAPTER IV.-Continued.

CHAPTER IV.-Contnueo.
81 beg you not to mention it, Mr.
Glenarm."
But it was little queer. If you
should gain any light on the subject,
let me know"
"Certainly. sir
"And believe. Bates. that we'd bet
ter keep the blinds down at night.
These duck hunters hereabouts are
apparently reckless. You might at
tend to them now,-and every evening
hereafter
He gravely bade me good night and
l followed HIM to the outer door and
watched his departing figure, lighted
by single candle that he had pro
duced from his pocket.
stood for several minutes listening
to his step. tracing it through the hall
below-as far as my knowledge of the
house would permit Then, in un-
known regions. could hear the clos
ing of doors and drawing of bolts.
Verify, my jailer was a person of
painstaking habits.
| opened my travelling case and dis
tributed its contents on the dressing
table. l had carried through all my
adventures a folding leather photo
graph holder containing portraits of
my father and mother and of John
Marshall Glenarm. my grandfather,
and this set up on the mantel in the
little s.tting-room. 1t was with a new
and curious interest that l peered into
my grandfather's shrewd old eyes. He
used to come and go fitfully at my
fathers house; but my father had dis
pleased him in various ways that l
need not recite, and my fathers death
had left me with an estrangement
which l had widened by my own acts.
Now that had reached Glenarm. my
mind reverted to Pickering's estimate
of the value of my grandfather's estate.
Although John Marshall Glenarm was
an eccentric man, he had Deen able to
accumulate a large fortune: and yet
l had tamely permitted the executor to
tell me that he had died comparatively
poor. In SO readily accepting the
terms of the VIII and burying myself
in a region of which ! knew nothing, /
had cut myself off from the usual chan
nels of counsel. If / left the place to
return to New York l should simply
disinherit myself. At Glenarm l was,
and there l must remain to the end of
the year. | grew bitter against Picker
ing as | reflected upon the ease with
which he had got rid of me. l had
always satisfied myself that my wits
were as keen as his, but felt now that
l had stupidity put myself in his power
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Effects Of Sunstrokc.

Violently insane. the sequence to q
frightful night spent in the mountains
nearly freezing to death, George l.
Grover, living at 1917 Blake street. was
taken to Denver recently from Love
land. and taken to the county hospital
Raving and struggling with his keep
era for liberty, he fought them during
the long drive from the mountain camp
to the station, and weak and exhausted
he recalls over and over again In his
dclirium the awful night Of privation
His condition is serious. and little
hope is entertained that he Will ever
again regain his normal condition.
Over year ago he suffered sun
stroke while working with timber
gang in the mining camp, and since
then his mind has been unbalanced
Gubjcctng him to fits OF insanity. Dur
ing these fits he would be violent and
had it not been for the faithful care .:
his wife he might have taken his life
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CHAPTER V.
A Bed lam.o'Shanter.

l looked out on the bright October
morning with a renewed sense of isOla-
ton. Trees crowded about my win
dows, many of them still wearing their
festal colors, scarlet and brown and
gold, with the bright green of some
stubborn companion standing out here
and there with startling vividness. |
put on an old corduroy outing suit and
heavy shoes, ready for a tramp abroad
and went below.
The great library seemed larger than
ever when | beheld it in the morning
light. | opened one of the French
windows and stepped out on stone
terrace, where l gained a fair view of
the exterior of the house, which proved
to be a modified Tudor with battle
ments and two towers. One of the lat
ter was only half-fnished, and to it
and to other parts of the house the
workmen's scaffolding still clung.
Heaps of stone and piles of lumber
were scattered about in great disorder
The house extended partly along the
edge of ravine, through which
slender creek ran toward the lake
The terrace became broad balcony
Immediately outside the library, and
beneath it the water bubbled pleasant
]y around heavy stone pillars. Two
pretty rustic bridges spanned the
ravine, one near the front entrance,
the other at the rear. My grandfather
had projected his house on a generous
plan, but buried as it was among the
trees, it suffered the lack of perspec-
Inwpyor SiIn
lake was fair meadow, broken by a
vater-tower, and just beyond the west
dividing wall ! saw little chapel; and
still farther, in the same direction, the
outlines of the buildings of St.
Agatha's were vaguely perceptible in
another strip of woodland
The thought of gentle nuns and
schoolgirls as neighbors amused me.
All asked was that they should keep
to their own side of the wall.
l heard behind me the careful step
of Bates.
Good morning, Mr.. Glenarm. trust
you rested quite well, sir
His figure was as austere, his tone
as respectful and cOIorless as by night.
The morning light gave him a pallid
cast. He suffered my examination
coolly enough; his eyes were, indeed,
che best thing about him.
"You may breakfast when you like,
sir,"-and thus admonshed went into
the refectOry.
A newspaper lay at my plate; it was
sae mornings issue of Chicago daily.
u was. then. not wholly out OF the
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We had reached the center of the viii
lage, and he left me abruptly, cross
ing the street to one of the shops.
continued on to the railway station,
where | wrote and paid for my mes.
sage. The station master inspected
me carefully as | searched my pockets
for change.
you want your kilograms delivered
at the house," he asked.
Yes, please" | answered. and he
turned away to his desk of clicking in.
struments without looking at me again.
1t seemed wise to establish relations
with the postofIice. so / made myself
known to the girl who stood at the de.
livery window.
You already have box" she ad.
vsed me. There's a boy carries tho
mail to your house; Mr.. Bates hires
him
Bates had himself given me this in.
formation, but the girl seemed to find
pleasure in imparting it with Ger.
tain severity then bought a cake Of
soap at the principal drug store and
purchased a package of smoking to-
bacco, which | did not need at a
grocery.
News of my arrival had evidently
reached the villagers: | was conceited
enough to imagine that my presence
was probably of interest to them; but
the station master, the girl at the post
office and tlc clerks in the shops
treated me with an unmistakable cold
reserve. There was certain even
ness of the chill with which they Wis
tied me, as though particular degree
of frgidity had been agreed on in ad.
vance.
(TO BE CONTISUEDl
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pulsion,-tO feel your freedom cur
tailel, to be conscious of espionage.
/ arose without a word and went into
the hall.
you may like to have the keys"
said Bates, following me. There's two
for the gates in the outer wall and one
for the st. Agathas gate: they're
marked, as you see And here's the
hall door key and the boat house key
that you asked for last night
After an hour spent in unpacking l
went out into the grounds. | thought
it well to wire Pickering of my arrival,
him a telegram.
! found the gate through which we
had entered the grounds the night be-
fore without difficulty, and started off
in an amiabe state of mind. My per
pleXity over the mysterious shot was
passing away under the benign in
huences OF blue sky and warm sun
shine. A few farm folk passed me in
the highway and saluted me in the
fashion of the country, inspecting my
tnickerbockers at the same time with
| II aim hiSd ppi'Ht4' W bti i'dthSu
the lake | gaZed out upon it's quiet
| waters with satisfaction. At the foot
of Annandale's main street was
dock where several small steam craft
and a number of catbOats were being
dismantIed for the winter. AS passed
man approached the dock in skiff
landed and tied his boat. He passed
at quick pace. then turned and eyed
me with rustic directness.
Good morning." ! said. ANY ducks
about"
He paused, nodded and fell into step
with me.
"No,-not enough to pay for the
trouble"
Pm sorry for that. I'd hoped to
pick up a few"
Il guess you're stranger in these
parts he remarked. eyeing me again.
my knickerbockers no doubt mark
ing me as an alien.
quite so. My name is Glenarm,
and I've just come"
Il thought you might be him. We've
rather been expecting you here in the
village. I'm John Morgan, caretaker
of the resorters' Iouses up the lake"
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

Take Garfield Tea in the Spring-it will
save you many days OF headache. lassItu tude
and general i'll health. Tins natural lnxa-
tive purifes the blood, clcanscs the sys-
TEN and establishes a normal action Of
liver, kidneys and bowels.
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world. reflected, scanning the head
lines.
Bates had placed me so that l faced
the windows. an attention to my com
fort and safety that appreciated. The
broken pane told the tale of the shot
that had so narrowly missed me the
night before.
iii repair that today. sir" Bates
remarked. seeing my eyes upon the
window
you know that I'm to spend year
on this place: | assume that you are
acquainted with the circumstances" |
understand each other
Quite so, Mr.. Glenarm."
I'm a student you know. and al. |
want is to be let alone"
This | threw in to reassure myself
rather than for his Information. 1t
was just as well. | reflected to assert
little authority. even though the fell
low undoubtedly represented Picker
ing and received orders from him.
in day or two. or as soon as
have got used to the place. l shall set
tie down to work in the library. You
may give me breakfast at seven-thirty;
luncheon at onc-thirty and dinner at
seven"
Those were my late masters hours,
sir"
VERY we'll. And I'll eat anything
you please. except mutton broth. meat
PIE and canned strawberries. Straw
berries in tins, Bates. are not well cal
culated to lift the spirit of man"
Il quite agree with you, sir, if you
will pardon my opinion"
And the bills
"They are provided for by Mr. Pick
cring. He sends me an allowance for
the household expenses"
so you are to report to him. are
you, as heretofore?'
l blew out a match with which l had
lighted a cigar and watched the smok-
ing end lntently.
Il believe that's the idea. sir
1t is not pleasant to be under COM
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81 suppose you all knew my grand.
father hertabOUts."
We'll. yes; you might say as we
did, or you might say as we didn't. He
wasn't Just the sort that you got next
to in a hurry. He kept pretty much
to himself I'e built n wall there to
keep us out. but he needn't have trou
bled himself We're not the kind
around here to NEEDLE. and you may
be sure the summer people never both
cred him."
There was tone of resentment IN
his voice. and FASTENED to say:
I'm sure you're mistaken about The
purposes of that wall. My grandfather
was student of architecture. 1t was
a hobby of his. The house and wall
were in the line of his experiments S,
and to please his whims. l hope the
people of the village won't hold any
hard feelings against his memory or
against me. Why. the labor there
must have been a good thing for the
people hereabouts.'
1T ought to have been" said the
man grutfly: but that's where the
CoIltS III. ne III d lOl VI
queer fellows here under contract to
work for him,-ltalians, or Greeks. or
some sort of foreigners. They built
the wall. and he had 'em at work IN
side for half a year. He didn't even
let EN- out for air: and when the
finished his job he loaded 'em on tc Il
train one day and hauled 'em away
That was quite like him, I'm sure.
said. remembering with amusement
my grandfather's secretive ways.
Il guess he was a crank all right
said the man conclusively.
1t was evident that he did not care
to establish friendly relations with the
resident of Glenarm. He was about 80.
light, with yellow beard and pale
blue eyes. He was dressed roughly
and wore a shabby soft hat.
We'll. suppose I'll have to assume
responsibility for him and his acts, |
remarked, plqued by the fellows surli.
ness.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
WEIGHT AND HEALTH
ThiN. NERVOUS PEOPLE NEED
The TONIC TREATMENT.
This Women Took Or. Williams Pink
Pills, Gained Thirty Pounds and
Has Been Well Ever Since.

How many wonderland men too
arc suffering from general decline in
health which the ordinary remedies
seem unable to check! How many hus-
bands SEQ their wives wasting away,
steadily losing health and beauty, and
arc powerlcss to help! Consumption
and other germ diseases find in these
debilitated systems easy prey; for the
lowered vitality is unequal to the task OF
lighting off the infection of these diseases
TO which most of us are almost daily ex-
posed.
The symptoms indicating the decline
which may have results SO fatal could
scarcely be better described than in the
statement of Mrs. William Manley, of
% Court street, Utica, N. Y. Her case
u typical one. She says:
"For six months after the birth of my
baby, suffered from sick, dizzy head.
aches, which seemed like q rush OF
blood to my forehead, just back OF my
syea. Some days they twitched SO l
could hardly see and black spots floatcd
before them. The least exertion brought
on this sickness. My appetite was poor
md was often sick to my stomach.
III tried to work my feet soon be.
came swollen, paining me terribly. l
had sinking spells and grew pale and
nervous. was SO thin that l weighed
only 95 pounds.
Zone day when at the drug store to
get headache powders l decided TO try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills instead.
soon noticed that my headache was dis
appearing and my nerves gradually
grew stronger. The pills gave me
hearty appetite and I now weigh over
1870 pounds. believe the pills to be the
best tonic and builder woman can take.
- they certainly helped me when my
condition was critical and have never
been seriously i'll since"
The great value of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills lies in the fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength to every portion of the
body. The stomach Is toned up, the
nerves are Strengthened. every organ Is
stimulated todo it's work.
II you are i'll and the treatment you
are taking does not cure you, write for
proof of what DIR. Williams Pink Pills
have done in similar cases.
Your druggist sells them or they Will
BE- sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
price. 80 cents per box. six boxes for
$50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, n. y.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
HENS KNEW THEIR BUSINESS.
Never Would They Lay Anything but
the Freshest Of Eggs

There is a German dairyman and
farmer, whose place is not far from
Philadelphia. who greatly plumes him
self upon the absolute superiority Of
his products above all others In the
vicinity.
On one occasion he personally Ap.
piled to a Germantown housekeeper
for a transfer Of her custom to him.
self. II hears dot you haf lot Of
drouble with dot dairyman Of yours" I"
he said. "Yust you gif me your gus
tom and der will be no drouble."
Are your eggs always fresh" ask
ed the woman.
Fresh" repeated the German. in
an indignant tone. Let me deli you.
madam. dot my hens nefer. nefer lay
anything but fresh eggs!"
Mistook Scripture for Science.
They were passing one OF the Fifth
avenue churches when the bulletin
board caught her eye. The Rev. DR..
- will speak this evening on Deu.
teronomy" She stopped short and
carefully read 1t second time.
We'll" she snapped. Il wish these
preachers would stick to the Bible
and let science alone. | don't believe
DR.. - knows any more about Deu.
teronomy or astronomy or any other
onomy that l do."-New York Herald.
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BrItons Fond Of Theatricals.
1t IL estimated that eat Britain
spends $l50.000 day on theatery.
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ChIvaIrous English Candidates.

In recent municipal election At
Chard. England, two male candidates
withdrew in order that two women
might have an uncontesteG election.
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Mistook Scripture for Science.
Eamous Book Free.

Every reader OF this paper can get free
Of charge one of DR.. Coffees famous books
which tells OF n new method by which
persons afflicted with Deafness, Head
Noises. Sore Eyes. Failing Sight from any
cause, can cure Themselves at home at
small expense.
Write a letter Immediately to Or. w. o..
Coffee, 800 Century Bldg. Dcs Moines, Ia.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.) J
Might Head Her or,

Henry" said Mrs. Peck, 81 am 20.
ing to get "A phonograph and talk
into it, so that If happen to die 6rst
you can still hear my voice"
Perhaps" replied Henry, hope.
fully, Il will die first Houston Post.
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A SIiqht Difference.

Friend-Well, did you get your COPY
right for that last work?
Author (mournfully)-I did, bus the
printers didn't. Baltimore .usr-
ica2.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-12
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.
Civil War Veterans Form 0rganiza.
 tion in This State.

Hartford, Oct. 12.-As a part Of the revival of the effort to have the volunteer field. staff and line officers who served in the civil war retired on half pay. state organization of the officers has been formed in New Ha- ven and the Hartford men who are eligible for membership are asked to join. Captain H. s. Mckinney having charge Of the local end of the organ ization.
 The idea is to get up petitions and interest congressman and the public, so that a bill may be brought before congress, placing the volunteer off, cers on the half pay. If this is done. the half pay will take the place of pensions now being drawn by the off, eeTs. The idea of having such a bill passed originated in the west quite number of years ago. but the ef- fort to push it through was finally given up. General A H. Embler of New Haven is one of the chief work CTS for the movement in this state and he is the treasurer of the new or ganization.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-12
couIdn,t Stick Him Aasin.

A bishop. accOzted in Fifth avenue. New York. by neat bat hungry stran- ger. took the needy one to hotel and shared a E07geOus dinDeT with him. ret. having left his episcopal wallet in the pocket of a different episcopal jack ct. suddenly faoei the embarrassment Of not possessing the uEe-evithal fO p1ny up Never uind.- exclaimed his g7est: T have enjoyed dining with y0U- and shall he charmed to shoulder the cost Permit me- WheTeIpou the stranger paid for tEO- This uo-Tisd the prelste. who insisted Just let ne call a cab zzd weI run up to ny hotsI. where shall have the pleasure of re- inb1rSinz voHt- But tlse strsBser net tie suggestion vfth. See here. cd nan yO1ve szuck ne for . b1Iiy god dEaner. bat hznzad If Tn gong to let yOz s<fck ne fer car f1rs-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-12
WORKS BOARD OUTING
SOuthvieW Street Will Be Work.
 ed 10 Oiiicial Grade.

The board of public works held
 an outing yesterday afternoon and considered the complaint of Peter !Coughlin regarding the condition of Southview street, which he claimed was filled in foot or more higher than the established grade. Upon investigation this was found to be true and it was voted to remove the | superfuous dirt. MT Coughlan also complained that in opening River street things were arranged so that all the surface water in that neigh borhood instead of a portion of it was headed onto his South Main street property. The board found this to be so, too, and the superin. tendent of streets was instructed to make a temporary embankment at upon the Coughlan property and force the water along the highway to Washington and Lounsbury streets.
 The board then crossed over to Madison street, east of Baldwin street, and after looking over the territory concluded that there is urgent need of a street there. The property owners asked for it two years ago and it is there still, al though many things sent there later have since been reported upon and ordered done. The commissioners would like to do something with the street now, but inasmuch as it has been kept in the background until this hour of the day the chances are that it will have to remain in it's present shape for another winter, notwithstanding that a very large number of children attending the Mulcahy school would find it a great convenience, to say nothing of the army of working people in that dis trict, who have been fighting for a cross street from Baldwin street to Sylvan avenue, between Luke street and Piedmont street, for years But the street cannot be worked this fall and the only thing left for the con- missioners to do now is construct a board walk from the rear of the school through the lots to Sylvan avenue and let it go at that until next spring.
 visit was paid to the East Noun tain and Prospect reservoirs. Both were found iu good condition, but in the opinion of the board some thing will have to be done with the dams soon to prevent leakage. This has been noticeable for a long time, but it is more so now than ever be- fore, and it might be a mistake to allow them to remain in their pres ent shape much longer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-12
THE POLICE COURT. ',
Thomas Hoar Ordered to Pay Wife
 SC a Week.

All the money Thomas Hoar of Baldwin street gave his wife during the past year for the support of her self and two small children was $5. But he has paid a great deal more than that in fines and costs in the city court. This morning he was in court charged with failing to sup port his wife and children. Mrs Hoar testified that while he has been about town enjoying himself in his own peculiar way, she had to stay at home to care for the children, who have had considerable sickness, and their support depended entirely upon her efforts. IIoar was ordered to pay s6 a week for six months or go to jail for sixty days, and the first time he fails 10 obey this order he shall be committed without further trial.
 Michael Tennebaum was charged with buying junk from two minors. He was defended by Attorney Hayes and it was shown that he was tech nically guilty and was fined s1 and costs.
 Tennebaum is a junk dealer, and he was chief witness in case against Anton Evenski for theft of forty pounds of brass tools worth s27, the property of the Randolph Cloves Co. Evenski said he saw the things near a machine in the shop and thinking them of no value he took them home. He sold them to Tennebaum for s2.S0 on October 2. Evenski admitted to Detective Ken naugh taking the things. From their appearance no one not in- formed in the trade of brass cast ing would think the tools worth 10 cents. A fine of s10 and costs was imposed and on account of the evil dence given by Tennebaum the fine in his case was revoked and sen tenee was suspended.