Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-27

whether You yourself are y 0eDtOT Of
John Marshall 0iensrms estatsw
pIekerfng's fece grew White and his
, eyes started, and when ne tf1ed sud
denly 10 speak his jaw twitched. The
room WAS no still that the breaking OF
4 blazing log on the apditons was
pleasant relief We stood, the three
OF Us, with Our eySs On Pickering, and
In my own case must say that my
beart WAS pounding my ribs 1t an TN.
comfortable speed, for I knew Larry
WAS not sparrinG for time.
Tho blood rushed into Pickering's
( face and he turned toward Larry
stormiiy.
famous! My relations with Mr.. Glen
arm arc none Of your business When
you remember that after being desert.
cd by his own flesh and blood he ap
pealed to me, going NO far as to In
trust all his affairs to my care at his
death, your reflection Is an outrageous
insult. am not accountable to you or
any one elsc!"
Really, there's a good deal in all
that" said Larry. We don't pretend
to any judicial functions. We are per
fectly willing to submit the whole bust.
ness and all my clients acts to the
authorities"
q would give much If could repro
duce some hint of the beauty Of that
word authorities as 1T rolled from
Larry's tongueD.
Then, in Gods name, do It, you
blackguards," roarcd Pickering.
Stoddard, seated on the table
Knocked his heels together gently
Larry recrossed his legs and blew q
cloud Of smoke. Then, after quarter
of a minute in which he gazed at tbs
ceiling with bis quiet, blue eyes, he
said
Yes; certainly. there are always thu
authorities. And as I have tremen
dous respect for your American insti
! tutions shall at once act on your sug
gestion. Mr.. Pickering, the estate II
richer than you thought 1t was. I
holds. or will hold, your notes given u
the decedent for 100000"
| He drew from his pocket a brown
envelope, walked to where stood ant
| placed It in my hands.
| At the same time Stoddard's bi,
figure grew active, and before I real
lied that Pickering had leaped towar,
the packet, the executor was sitting Fl
a chair, where the chaplain had throw
him. He rallied promptly, stufi1ng hi
necktfe into his waistcoat; he evel
laughed little.
$50 much old paper! You gentlemen
are perfectly welcome to IT,"
Thank you" jerked Larry.
Mr.. Glenarm and had many trans
actions together. and he must have fol
gotten to destroy those papers," cor
tinued Pickering.
Quite likely" I remarked. 1T
interesting to know that Sister The
resa wasn't his only debtor"
Pickering stepped to the door an
called the sheriff.
Il will give you until tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock to vacate tn
premises. Those claims are utterl
worthless, as am ready to prove. tn
court understands the situation pc
fectly."
Perfectly, perfectly" repeated tn
sheriff.
81 believe that is ALL" said LAIR,
pointing to the door with his pipe.
The sheriff was regarding him wit
particular attention.
What did understand your nam
to be-" he demanded.
, "Laurance Donovan" Larry reptile
coolly.
Pickering seemed to notice the nam
now and his eyes lighted disagreeabl
81 think have heard of your frien
. before" he said, turning to me.
, congratulate you on the internation
, reputation of your counsel, He
: esteemed so highly in Ireland th'
they offer large reward for his r
, turn. Sheriff. think we have finishe
, our business for to-day"
, He seemed anxious to get the ma
, away. and we gave them escort to Il
= outer gate where horse and bugs
, was waiting.
Now. I'm in for it," said Larry. as
8 locked the gate. We've spiked one
s his guns, but I've given him a new OF
to use against myself. But come, ar
e will show you the Door of Bewilde
ment before skip"