The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Auihsf u "THE HAlN CHANCE" ZTtpA
bAHLRON." &c.


The VIII Of John Marshall oIenarn,.
PickorinrB letter bringing news OF
my grandfather death found me at
Naples carly in October. John
Marshall Glouarm had died In June.
leaving q viii which gave me his prop.
erty condluunully Pickering wrote.
and II was necessary for nae to return
Immediately to qualify as lcgatce. II
was by the morost luck that the letter
came tD my hands az am for u had
been sent 90 CousiauunoplC. In care
~ the cuusulEoncral instead " my
banker there and IL was not Picker.
ing's fault that the consul was a friend
Of mine who kept track OF my wander
lngs and was able 10 hurry the cXocu.
tors letter after me 10 Italy. where
! had gone 90 meet an English imam.
cicr who had ! was advised. unlimited
money to spend ON African railways.
! am an engineer a graduate Of an
American institution Familiarity known
as The Tech. and as my funds were
running low ! naturally turned to my
profession for employment.
But this letter changed my plans.
and the following day / cabod Pick
cring Of my departure and was out.
ward bound on steamer for New
York. Fourteen days later I sat In
Plckcrng's Office In the Alexis Build.
ing al listened intcntly while he
read. M much pondcrous emphasis.
the pr lsions Of my grandiathcr's
will. " zen he concluded I laughed
Pickcru was % serious man, and I
was glad .o sec that my loy.iy panied
bin. T. "a, for that matter always
been o., ircc OF annoyance 20 him,
and hlE 8, Of dlslruHt and robuke
did not tro bic me In the least
reached across the table for the
paper. aud b. gave the scaled and be.
ribhoncd copy Of John Marshall Glen.
arms will into my hands. ! read q
through for myself fcollng conscious
meanwhile that Plokcrlugs cool gaze
was bent nquirlnply upon me. These
are the paragraphs that Interested me
most.
II give and devise unto my said
grandson. John Glonnrm. sometime n
resident OF the city and state OF New
York and later n yagabond OF parts
unknown a certain property known as
Glenarm House. with the lands and
herodltamcuts thorcunto pertaining
and hereinafter more particularly dc.
Herlbod. and all personal Effects. Rooda
and other property that may be
located In the promises and on the
land herein described, said realty
lying IN the county Of Wabana In the
state u Indiana. upon this condition,
faithfully and honestly porformed
THAT said John Glonam shall re-
main an occupant Of said Glonarm
House and Of my lands appurtonant
thereto. demoanlng himself meanwhile
IN an orderly and temperate manner
Should he fail az any time during said
year 10 comply with this provision.
said property shall at onco revert TO
my general estate. shall become. with.
ont reservation and without necessity
for any process OF law the property,
absolutely, Of Marian Dcyorcux, Of the
county and state Of New York"
We'll" he demanded. striking his
hands upon the arms OF his chair. |
what do you thlnl, Of it?"
For the life OF me | could not help
laughing again There was, In the
ilrst place, n delicious irony In the
fact that should learn through him
OF my grandlathcr's wishes with re-
spoct 10 myself Pickering and had /.
grown mp In the same town I'm Yer |
mont; we had attended the same pre- /.
paratory school, but thcrc had been /.
from boyhood certain autaronlsm .
between us. He had always succeeded .
whore ! failed, which rs 10 say. / must .
admit that no had succeeded pretty
frequently when I refused 20 settle .
down 20 my profession, but chose 10 .
see something OF the world first. Pick.
ering gave himself seriously 10 tho
law and there was, knew from the
beginning no manner OF chance that
no would fail
/ am not more or less than human.
and remembered with Joy that once
! had thrashcd him 8oundly at the
prep school for bullying rmaller boy.
but our score from school days was
not without tallios on his side. lie
was easily the better scholar-I grant
Nlll NNNlH anu Nt WIS hNItMN ana
plausible You never quite knew the
extent Of his powers and resources.
and he had. ! always maintained. the
most amazing good luck.-as witness
the fact that John Marshall Glonarm
had taken @ friendly interest In him
II was wholly like my grandfather
who was man Of many whims. TO
give his affairs into Plckerngs keep.
ing; and I could not complain, for |
had missed my own chance with him.
II was knew readily enough, part Of
my punishment for having succeeded
so sIgnally In mourning my grand.
fathers dIspleasure that he had made
It necessary for me TO treat with
Arthur Pickering In this matter OF the
viii; and Pickering was enjoying the
situation 90 the full
But there was something not wholly
honest In my mlrth, for my conduct {
during the three preceding years had
been reprohen7Ible had used my