Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17


u Wish to God ! Had Never Seen
You"
humor that had been the terror Of my
boyhood.
"Ah, If you had had the plans Of
course you would have been saved a
lot Of trouble; but that little sketch of
the Door Of Bewilderment was the
only thing l left,-and you found It
Jack,-you really opened these good
books of mine" san,
He sent US all away to remove the
marks Of battle, and we gave Bates q
hand In cleaning up the wreckage,-
Bates, the keeper Of secrets, Bates,
the inscrutable and mysterious, Bates,
the real hero Of the affair at Glenarm.
My grandfather led us through the
narrow stairway by which he had en-.
tered, which had been built between
false walls, and we played ghost for
one another, to show just how the
tread OF human being around the
chimney sounded. There was much to
explain, and my grandfather's contri.
ton for having placed me in so hazard
Gus a predicament was 30 sincere. and
his wish to make amends so evident,
that my heart warmed to him. He
made me describe In detail all the in.
cidents Of my stay at the house, listen.
Ing with boyish delight to my adven.
lures.
Bless my soul" he exclaimed over
and over again. And az I brought my
two friends into the story his pleasure
knew no bounds, and he kept chuck
ling to himself, half a dozen times
shaking hands with Larry and Stod.
dard, who were, he declared, his
friends as well as mine. ~.
The prisoner in the potato cellar re-
eeived our due attention; and my
grandfather's Joy in the fact that an
agent Of the British government was
held captive in Glenarm House was
cheering to see. But the mans de-
tention was grave matter, as we all
realized, and made imperative the i'm.
mediate consideration of Larry's fu.
ture.
Il must go-and 60 at once!" de-
clared Larry.
Mr.. Donovan, l should feel honored
to have you remain" said my grand.
father. Il hope to hold Jack here, and
wish you would share the house with
u.s."
The sheriff and those fellows won,
squeal very hard about their perform,
ances here" said Stoddard. And they
won't try to rescue the prisoner, even
for reward, from a house where the
dead come back to life"
NO; but you can't hold q British
prisoner In an American private house
forever. Too many people know he
has been In this part of the country;
and you may be sure that the fight
here and the return of Mr.. Glenarn
will not fail Of large advertisement
All can ask Of you, Mr.. Glenarm, Il
that you detain the fellow few hourt
after leave, to give me a start"
After a late luncheon,-for which
the amazing Bates produced cham
pagne-the others left us-Stoddard Il
help Larry get his things together
and my grandfather and / talked 70,
an hour.
You will stay on here,-you vii
help me to finish the house?" the oil
gentleman asked with unmistakabl,
eagerness Of look and tone.
IT seemed harsh and ungenerous I,
tell him that wished to 90; that III,
great world lay beyond the cenfns
OF Glenarm for me to conquer; that
had lost as well as gained by thos,
few months at Glenarm House, an,
wished to go away. It was not III,
mystery, now fathomed,-1or III,
struggle, now ended,-that was upper
most IN my mind and heart, but mem
cries OF a girl who had Knocked m,
with delicious girlish laughter,-wh,
had lared me away from the Indian,
woodlands that I might see her trans
formed into another, more charmin,
being, only to shatter my faith at tn
end. 1t was a comfort to know tina
Pickering trapped and defeated, w
! not to benefit by the bold trick she hat
helped him play upon me. His los.
was hers as well and was glad in m,
bitterness that had found her in tn,
passage seeking for plumber at the be
hest Of the same master whom Nor
gan, Ferguson and the rest Of then
served. / did not mention her to m,