Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-23

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 my digestion going as long as possible.
 Those grilled sweet potatoes again. if
 you please, Bates"
 I The game that he and were play.
 ing appealed to me strongly. It was
 altogether worth while, and as ate guava jelly with cheese and toasted
 crackers, and then lighted one of my
 own cigars over cup of Bates unfail.
 ing coffee my spirit was livelier than
 at any time since certain evening on
 which Larry and had escaped from Tangier with our lives and the curses
 of the police.
 The day had offered much material l for f1reside reflection, and l reviewed
 its history calmly. There was, how.
 ever, one incident that I found un.
 pleasant in the retrospect. I had been guilty of most unchivalrous conduct
 toward one of the girls of St. Agatha's.
 It had certainly been unbecoming in me to sit on the wall, however unwill. ingly, and listen to the words-few | though they were-that passed be- i tween her and the chaplain. forgot
 the shot through the window: forgot
 Bates and the interest my room pos. 1 sessed for him and his unknown ac.
 complice; but the sudden distrust and contempt I had awakent in the girl by my clownish behavior annoyed mo increasingly.
 rose presently, found my cap and went out into the moon-hooded wood toward the lake. The tangle was not so great when you knew the way. and there was indeed, as I had found, the faint suggestion of a path. Tho moon glorifled broad highway across the water; the air was sharp and still. followed the wall of St. Agatha's to the gate, climbed up and sat down in the shadow of the pillar farthest from the lake. drew out cigarette and was about to light 1t when I heard . sound as of step on stone. There was, l knew, no stone pavement 1t hand. but peering toward the lake saw man walking boldly along the top of the wall toward me. The moon. light threw his figure into clear relief. Several times he paused, bent down and rapped upon the wall with an object he carried in his hand.
 Tap, tap, tap! The man with the hammer was examining the farther side of the gate, and very likely he would carry his investigations beyond It. drew up my legs and crouched in the shadow of the pillar, revolver in hand. was not anxious to invite an encounter, much preferred to wait for a disclosure of the purpose that lay behind this mysterious tap. ping upon walls.
 But the matter was take out of my own hands before had chance to debate it. The man dropped to the ground, sounded the stone base under the gate, likewise the pillars, evident ly without results, struck . spfteful crack upon the iron bars, then stood up abruptly and looked me straight in the eyes. It was Morgan. the care. taker of the summer colony.
 Good evening. MT. Morgan" said, settling the revolver into my hand.
 There was no doubt about his sur. prise; he fell back, staring at me hard, and instinctively drawing the hammer over his shoulder as though to fling 1t at me.
 Just stay where you are a mo- ment. Morgan" I said pleasantly, and dropped to sitting position on the wall for greater ease in talking to him.
 He stood sullenly. the hammer dan. gling at arms length, while my TO. volver covered his head.
 Now. if you please. I'd like to know what you mean by proving about here and rummaging my house!"
 "Oh, it's you. is 1t. MT. Glsnarmf We'll. you certainly gave me . bad scare"
 His air was one of relief and hisI teeth showed pleasantly through hisI beard.
 Tt certainly is I. But you haven't answered my question. What wore you doing in my house to-dayf"
 He smiled again. shaking his head.
 You're really fooling. MT. Glenarm. l wasn't in your house today; I never was in 1t in my life!"
 His white teeth gleamed in his lYght beard; his hat was pushed back from his forehead 50 that I saw his eyes and he wore unmistakably the air of a man whose conscience is perfectly clear. was confident that he lied. but without appealing to Bates was not prepared to prove it.
 But you can't deny that you'rs sa my grounds now. can you?" I had dropped the revolver to my knee. but raised 1t again.
 Certainly not. Mir. Glenarm. II you'll allow me to explain"
 That's precisely what I want you b do."
 Well. it may seem strange,"-As laughed. and I felt the least bit fool. lsh to be pointing pistol at the heal of fellow of so amiable . spirit.
 Hurry" commanded.
 Well. as was saying. it may seem but was just examining the wall to determine the character of the work. One of the cottagers on the ste left me with the job of build,nsa fence on his place. and I've been ex. DpCtinn fo emma ovor fo lrs,L ,f xhsa