Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-01

time ripe I'm going to beat that fel- low, Larry, but want him to show his hand fully before we come to a smash-up. know as much about the house and its secrets as he does that's one consolation. Sometimes l don't believe there's shilling here, and again I'm sure there's a big stake in 1t. The fact that Pickering is risk ing so much to find what's supposed to be hidden here is pretty fair evi- dence that something's buried on the place"
 Possibly, but they're giving you a lively boycott. Now where in the devil have you been?"
 we'll" I began and hesitated. 1 had not mentioned Marian Devereux and this did not seem the time for con fidences of that sort.
 He took cigarette from his pocket and lighted it deliberately.
 Bah! these women! Under the terms of your excellent grandfather's will you have thrown away all your rights. It looks to me, as a member of the Irish bar in bad standing, as though you had delivered yourself up to the enemy, so far as the legal situa- tion is concerned. How does it strike you?"
 If it's known that ran away for night, of course"
 My lad, don't deceive yourself. Everybody round here will know it be- fore night. You ran of, left your win dow open invitingly. and two gentle. men who meditated breaking in found hat they needn't take the trouble. )ne came in through your own room. loting of course. your absence, let in ,is friend below, and tore up the place 'egrettably."
 "Yes, but how did you get here?- if you don't mind telling"
 Its short story. That little chap from Scotland Yard, who annoyed me 20 much in New York and drove me to Mexico,-for which may he dwell forever in fiery torment,-has never gwen up. I shook him of. though, at Indianapolis three days ago. I bought a ticket for Pittsburg with him at my 1 elbow. I suppose he thought the chase was growing tame and that the farther east he could arrest me the nearer should be to a British consul and tide. water. I went ahead of him into the station and out to the Pittsburg sleeper. l dropped my bag into my section,-if that's what they call 1t in your atrocious American language looked out and saw him coming along the platform. Just then the car began to moye-they were shunting 1t about to attach a sleeper that had been brought in from Louisville. and m! carriage, or whatever you call It, wen skimming out of the sheds into yart where everything seemed to be mos noisy and complex. l dropped oil iI the dark just before they began to hau the carriage back. A long train O empty goods wagons,-freight cars?- was just pulling out and threw m! bag into wagon and climbed after it We kept going for several hours, unti was thoroughly lost, then took ad vantage of stop at place tha seemed to be the end of terrestria things, got out and started across country. l expressed my bag to vol the other day from place that re joiced in the cheering name of Ko komo, just to get rid of it. walket into Annandale late last night, fount this medieval marvel through the kind ness of the station master and wa reconnoitering with my usual caution when I saw gentleman romanticall! entering through the open window"
 Larry paused to light fresh cigar cite.
 You always did have a way of ar irving opportunely. Go on!"
 Tt pleased my fancy to follow him and by the time I had studied you diggings here trifle, things began t happen below. It sounded like a St Patricks day celebration in an lrisl village, and I went down at gallop t see if there was any chance of break ing in. Have you seen the room Well,"-he gave several turns to hi right wrist. as though to test it.-"w all had jolly time there by the fire place. Another chap had got in some where, so there were two of then
 Your man-I suppose it's your man was defending himself gallantly wit
 a large thing of brass that looked lik the pipes of a grand organ-and
 sailed in with a chair. My presenc
 seemed to surprise the attacking part!
 who evidently thought I was you,-
 flattering I must say, to mel"
 You undoubtedly saved Bates lif
 and prevented the rifling of the hous'
 And after you had poured water 0 Estes, he's the servant.-you came U
 here"
 That's the way of it." You're a brick. Larry Donovan There's only one of you: and now"
 And now. John Glenarm, we've g
 to get down to business.-or you mus
 As for me. after a few hours of yo' enlivening society,""
 , You don't go step until we go { [ gether.-no. by the beard of Il
 prophet, I've a fight on here and T.
 going to win if de in the struggl . and you've got to stay with me to Il . end"
 , But under the will you dare n :. take a boarder."
 of course I dare, That wills k though 1t had never been as far as |