The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-13

though it had never been IS Tar as I'm
concerned. My grandfather never ex-
pected me to sit here alone and be
murdered John Marshall Glenarm
wasn't a fool exactly"
NO, but a trife queer, I should say.
I don't have to tell you, old man, that
this situation appeals to me. It's my
kind of a Job. If it weren't that the
hounds are at my heels I'd like to stay
with you, but you ha enough trouble
on hands without opening the house to
an attack by my enemies.
stop talking about it. I don't pro
pose to be deserted by the only friend
I 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
dred 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.
Mr. Donovan is a friend who will
be with me for some time. Well fix
up his room later in the day"
He limped out Larry's eyes follow
ing him.
"What do you think of that fellow"
asked
Larry's face wore a puzzled look
What do you call hlm,-Bates?
He's a plucky fellow"
Larry picked up from the hearth the
big candelabrum with which Bates had
defended himself It was badly bent
and twisted, and Larry grinned
THE fellow who went out through
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," 1 muttered.
81 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 I filed in gaps
had left in my hurried narrative, with
relief that I can not describe filing
my heart as I 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 ?" I 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; 1 begin to think so. He coult
come in here legally If it were merely
a matter of searching for lost assets.
yes; and whatever it is 1t must BIZ
we'll hidden. AS I remember, your
grandfather died in June You got {
letter calling you home in October"
1T was sent out blindly, with no
one chance in a hundred that it would
ever reach me-"
Certainly. You were a wandere
on the face Of the earth, and there wa
nobody in America to look after you
interests. You may be sure that thu
place was thoroughly ransacked while
you were sailing home. I'll wager yOl
the best dinner you ever ate tina
there's more at stake than your grand
fathers money. The situation is in
spring. grow interested. I'm almos
persuaded to linger."
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