The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-13
John Glenarm. EST,
Glcnarm House.

what believe TO be- trustworthy
source that YOU have already violated
the terms Of the agreement under which
yoG entered into residence on the prop
erty near Annandale. known as Glenarm
House. The provisions Of the VIII OF
John Marshall Glenarm are plain and
unequivocal. as you undoubtedly under
stood when you accepted them, and your
absence. not only from the estate itself,
but from Wabana county. violates be
yond question your right TO inherit
7, as executor. therefore demand that
you at once vacate said property, leav-
ing it in as good condition as when re-
ceived By you. Very truly yours,
Arthur Pickering,
Executor Of the Estate Of John Marshall
Glenarm.
Very truly the DEVILS" growled
Larry, swapping his cigarette case
viciOusly
How did he find out?" asked lame
ly, but my heart sank like lead. Had
Marian Devereux told him! How else
could he know?
Probably from the stars,-the whole
universe undoubtedly saw you skip
ping off to meet your lady love. Bah,
,hese women"
Tut! They don't all marry the sons
Of brewers" I retorted. You assured
me once, while your affair with that
Irish girl was on, that the short upper
lip made Heaven seem possible, but
unnecessary; then the next thing I
knew she had shaken you for the
bloated maltster. Take that for your
tmpertinence. But perhaps it was
Bates?~
did not wait for an answer. was
not in a mood for reelection or nice dis
tinctions. The man came in just then
with a fresh plate of toast.
Bates, Mr.. Pickering has learned
that l was away from the house on the
night of the attack, and I'm ordered off
for having broken my agreement to
stay here. How do you suppose he
heard of it so promptly?"
From Morgan, quite possibly.
have letter from Mr.. Pickering my
self this morning. Just a moment,
sir"
He placed before me a note bearing
the same date as my own. 1t was a
sharp rebuke of Bates for his failure
to report my absence promptly by
wire, and he was ordered to prepare to
leave on the first of February. Close
your accounts at the shopkeepers' and
l will audit your bills on my arrival"
The tone was peremptory and con-
temptuous. Bates had failed to satisfy
Pickering and was flung off like a
smoked-out cigar.
How much had he allowed you for
expenses, Bates?"
He met my gaze imperturably.
HE pays me $50 a month as wages,
sir and 1 am allowed SIS for other ex-
penses."
But you didn't buy English pleas
ants and champagne on that allow
ance"
He was carrying away the coffee
tray and his eyes wandered to the win
dows.
Not quite, sir. You see"
But don't see!"
at had occurred to me that as Mr..
chickering's allowance wasn't what you
might call generous it was better to
augment it Well, sir, 1 took the lib
erty of advancing a trife, as you might
say, to the estate. Your grandfather
would not have had you starve, sir"
He left hurriedly, as though to escape
from the consequences of his words
and when came to myself Larry was
gloomily invoking his strange Irish
gods.
Larry Donovan, I've been tempted
to kill that fellow dozen times This
thing is too damned complicated fol
me. I wish my lamented grandfather
had left me something easy. To think
of it-that all the time I've been ours
ing and abusing Bates since l came
here I've been enjoying his bounty
and he's been giving me the fat of the
land, just because CT his devotion t
my grandfather's memory. Lord,
can't face the fellow again!"
"As l have said before, you're rathel
lacking at times in perspicacity. Your
intelligence is marred by large Opaque
spots. Now that there seems to be {
woman in the case you're less sane
than ever Bah, these women! AnC
, now we've got to go to work"
! Bah, these women! My own hear
r caught the words. I was enraged ant
bitter. No wonder she had been anx
, ious for me to avoid Pickering in Gin
f cinnati, after daring me to follow he
there!
We called a council of war for tina
night that we might view matters Il
, the light of chickering's letter. Hi
assuredness in ordering me to leav
made prompt and decisive actor
' necessary on my part. summone
. Stoddard to our conference, feelin
? confident of his friendliness.
n "Of course" said the broad-shou
5 dered chaplain, ''if you could show tina
4 your absence was on business OF yer
) grave Importance, the courts mign
. construe in your favor"