Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20

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night, of course"
! my lad, don't deceive yourself
Everybody round here will know 1t be
fore night You ran off. left your win
dow open invitingly. and two gentle.
men who medltated breaking in found
that they needn't take the trouble.
One came in through your own room,
noting OF course. your absence, let in
his friend below, and tore up the place
regrettably."
YES, but how did you get here?-
II you don't mind telling"
IT'S short story. That little chap
from Scotland Yard, who annoyed me
so much in New York and drove me
10 Mexico,-for which may he dwell
forever In fiery torment,-has never
given up. ] shook him off, though at
Indianapolis three days ago. | bought
a ticket for Pittsburg with him at my
elbow. I suppose he thought the chase
was growing tame and that the farther
east ne could arrest me the nearer I
should be to British consul and tide.
water. ! went ahead of him into the
station and out to the Pittsburg
sleeper. l dropped my bag into my
sevtion,--if that's what they call it in
your atrocious American language
Hooked out and saw him coming along
The platform. Just then the car began
10 move-they were shunting it about
10 attach sleeper that had been
brought in from Louisville, and my
carriage, or whatever you call it, went
skimming out Of the sheds into yard
where everything seemed to be most
noisy and complex ! dropped off in
the dark just before they began to haul
the carriage back. A long train OF
empty goods wagons,-freight cars p
was just pulling out and | threw my
bag into a wagon and climbed after it.
We kept going for several hours, until
was thoroughly lost, then took ad-
vantage Of stop at a place that
seemed to be the end of terrestrial
things, got out and started across
country. l expressed my bag to you
the other day from a place that re-
joiced in the cheering name OF 10
Romo, just to get rid of it. | walked
into Annandae late last night, found
this medieval marvel through the kind
ness of the STATEN master and was
accommodating with my usual caution
when | saw a gentleman Economically
entering through the open window"
Larry paused to light a fresh cigar
cite.
you always did have a way of ar
irving opportuney. Go on"
ploocpJ 70 To i,,,.
and by the time | had studied your
diggings here a trife. things began to
happen below. 1t sounded like a st.
Patrick's day celebration in an Irish
village, and I went down at a gallop to
see II 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 We're 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 a grand organ-and l
sailed in with chair. My presence
seemed to surprise the attacking party,
who evidently thought | was you,-
f1attering | must say, to me-"
You undoubtedly saved Bates life
and prevented the rifling of the house.
And after you had poured water on
Bates, he's the servant,-you came up
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 few hours of your
enlivening society"
You don't go a 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"
Put under the will you dare not
take boarder."
"Of course | dare, That Wills as
though it had never been as far as I'm
concerned. My grandfather never ex-
pected me to SIT here alone and be
murdered. John Marshall Glenarm
wasn't fool exactly"
mo, but a trfie queer | should say.
! don't have to tell you, old man, that
this situation appeals to me. It's my
kind of job. If 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 il. | 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 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 he room. Several hun
bred books Jay scattered over the floor
Ind the shelves that had held them
were hacked md broken.
Bates, If you can give us coffee?
Lei the room go for the present"
Yes, sir"
"And nptac-"