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and by the time had studied your
diggings here a trife, things began to
happen below. 1t sounded like St.
Patrick's day celebration in an Irish
village, and | went down at gallop to
see if there was any chance Of break.
ing in. Have you seen the room?
Well,'-he gave several turns to his
right wrist, as though to test tive
all had jolly time there by the fire.
place. Another chap had got in some
where, so there were two of them.
Your mani suppose it's your man
was defending himself CALAMITY with
large thing of brass that looked like
the pipes of grand organ-and
sailed in with chair. My presence
seemed to surprise the attacking party,
who evidently thought ! was you,-
fatterins J. must say, to mel"
| You undoubtedly saved Bates life
and prevented the rfling Of the house.
And after you had poured water on
Bates. he's the servant,-you came I'D
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 got
to get down to business,-or you must.
AS for me, after a few hours of your
enlivening society"
4 You don't go step until we go to-
gether,-no, by the beard of the
prophet! I've fight on here and I'm
going to win if die in the struggle,
and you've got to stay with me to the
end"
But under the will you dare not
take boarder."
/ of course I dare! That willis as
though it had never been as far as I'm
concerned. My grandfather n,~,r ex-
pected me to sit here alone AVID be
murdered. John Marshall Glenarm
wasn't fool exactly!"
NO. but trifle queer, should say
' ! don't have to tell you. old man, that
this situation appeals to me. MS my
kind of job. Ii it. weren't that the
hounds are at my heels I'd like to stay
with you, but you have enough trouble
on hands without opening the house to
an attack by my enemies"
Stop talking about it. | don't pro-
pose to be deserted by the only friend
! have in the world when I'm up to my
eyes in trouble. Let's go down and
get some coffee"
We found Bates trying to remove
the evidences of the nights struggle.
He had fastened a cold pack about his
head and hmped slightly; otherwise
he was the same-silent and inexplica-
BILE.
Daylight had not improved the ap-
pearance of the room. Several hun
dTed books lay scattered over the floor
and the shelves that had held them
were hacked and broken.
Bates. If you can give us coffee?
Let the room go for the present"
Yes. sir"
And Bates"
He paused and Larry's keen eyes
were bent sharply upon him.
MIR. Donovan is a friend who will
be with me for some time. Well fix
up his room later in the day.
He limped out. Larrys eyes follow
ing him.
What do you think of that fellow"
l asked.
Larry's face wore a puzzled look.
What do you call hlm,-Bates?
He's q plucky fellow"
Larry picked up from the hearth the
big candelabrum with which Bates had
defended himself. 1t was badly bent
and twisted, and Larry grinned.
ba vr,b,
the front door probably isn't feeling
very we'll to-day. Your man was swing.
Ing this thing like a windmill
Il can't understand it," l muttered.
Il can't. for the life Of me, see why he
should have given battle to the enemy
They all belong to Pickering. and
Bates is the biggest rascal OF the
bunch"
AS we ate breakfast filled in gaps
had left in my hurried narrative, with
relief that I can not describe filing
my heart as l leaned again upon the
sympathy Of an old and trusted friend.
dismissed Bates as soon as possible
that we might talk freely.
Take it up and down and all around,
what do you think of all this ?" asked.
Larry was silent for a moment; he
was not given to careless speech In
personal matters.
There's more to it than frightening
you Off or getting your grandfather
money. It's my guess there's some.
: thing in this house that somebody
Pickering supposedly-is very anxious
to find"
Yes; l begin to think so. He could
come in here legally II 1t were merely
matter Of searching for lost assets
Yes; and whatever it is it must be
we'll hidden. AS remember. your
: grandfather died in June. You got q
letter calling you home in October"
1T was sent out blindly, with not
one chance in hundred that it would
. ever reach me-"
Certainly. You were a wanderer
on the face of the earth and there was
nobody in America to look after your
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