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CHAPTER WI,
A strfna of Gold Beads

A String of Gold Beads.
A moment after l had flung myself
down sbefore the fire. Bates entered
with fresh supply of wood.
watched him narrowly for some sign
OF perturbation, but he was not to be
ecaught OF guard. Possibly he had not
heard the Shots in the wood; at any
rate,she tended the fire. with his usual
gravity, and after brushing the hearth
paused respectfully.
b there anything further, sirr'
% II believe not, Bates. Oh! here's a
hammer picked up out in the grounds
a bit ago. i wish you'd see if II be-
longs to the house"
. He examined the implement with
. care and shook his head.
1T doesn't belong here, | think. sir.
But we sometimes find tools left by
the carpenters that worked on the
house. Shall l put this 10 the tool
:. chest, SIR"
. eNeyer mind. need such a thing
now and then and I'll keep It handy"
VERY good. Mr. Glenarm."
We were not getting anywhere; the
fellow was certainly an Incompatible
actor.
You must find it pretty lonely here,
Bates? Don't hesitate to 20 to the viii.
lage when you like"
u thank you, Mr. Glenarm; but I
am not much for idling. keep a few
books by me for the evenings. An.
) Mandate Is not what you would exactly
call a diVerting village"
II fancy not But the caretaker
over at the summer resort has even a
lonelier time | suppose. That's what
I'd call a pretty cherries job,-watch-
Ing summer cottages in the winter"
That's Morgan, sir. | meet him
occasionally when go to the village;
he's very worthy person, l should
call him, on slight acquaintance"
mo doubt of it, Bates. Any time
through? the winter you want to- have
him in for social glass, it's all right
with me-"
When J. plunged into the wood In
the middle of the next afternoon II
. was with the definite purpose of re-
turning to the upper end of the lake
for an interview with Morgan, who
had, so Bates informed me, a small
house back of the cottages.
took the canoe / had chosen for
9 my own use from the boat-house and
padded up the lake. The air was
still warm, but the wind that blew out
OF the aouth tasted of rain. scanned
the water and. the borders of the lake
Tor signs of life,-more. particularly, |
may as well admit, for certain ma
sroon canoe and a girl in a red tam-o'.
shanter; but lake and summer cot.
tages were mine alone. | landed and.
began at once my search for Morgan.
There were many paths through the
woods back of the cottages, and [ fol-
lowed several futilely before at last
found a small house snuely hid away
a in Ticket of young naples.
The man was locking for came to
Sthe' door quickly in response to my
knock
9"Good afternoon, Morgan"
Good afternoon. Mr.. Glenarm," he
said. taking his pipe from his mouth
= the 'better to grin at me. He showed
no. sign of surprise, and was nettled
oy his cool reception. There was. |
0 felt, q certain element of recklessness
In my visit to the house of a man who
bad shown so singular an interest in
envy affairs. and his cool greeting
vexed me.
Morgan-"sI began.
Neae you come in and rest your
sell. Mr.. Glenarm?" he interrupted
Il reckon you're tired from your trim
over
s, Thank you, no" snapped.
''tSuit yourself. Mr.. Glenarm." He
seemed to like ny name and gave it
a disagreeabla drawing emphasis.
Morgan. you are an internal black.
Suard. YOU have. tried twice to kill
me"
We'll call it that, if you like"-and
he grinned. But you'd better cut
of one for this
He lifted the gray fedora hat from
his head, and pobed his finger through
i ga hole in the top.
You're pretty fair shot, Mr.. Glen
arrh.s The fact about me is."-and he
Winked,-"the honest truth is, I'm all
out OF practice. Why, sir, when I saw
you padding out on the lake this after.
noon | sighted you from the casino
hast a dozen times with my gun. but
! was afraid to risk It," He seemed
TO be shaken with inner mirth: III
Ia missed + wasn't sure you'd be
scared to deatb!"
! For novel diversion heartily rec.
ommenS meeting with the assassin
VINO has, only a few days or hours be-
lore, tried to murder you. / know of
nothing 10 the way of social adventure
that is quite equal to it.
Morgan, L hope you understand
IAat am not responsible for any in.
Jury my grandfather may have infict-
ed on you hadn't seen him for sew.
eral years before no diad