Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-07
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people away from here. It looks queer,
know. but SO did the other things.
for . time. Well find out how 1t was
worked. sooner or later, and, even II
we don't, / can't see that II makes any
great difference. We know the lead
ers in this business and we've got them
pretty well subdued. All you have to
do 10 to 10 ahead and open Up the
place. There won't be any more non.
sense when they realize that you don't
care snap Of your finger for them
or their doings. Just get your serv-
ants here all at the same time. Have
the house cleared and aired from top
to bottom and keep Lights burning in
the halls all night Fill the stable
with horses as you told me you in.
tended to, do, and see that Ill the
servants cottages on the place are oc-
cupied.
you won't have any trouble, Ware.
II you will only take the precaution to
have all these people come at the
same time, and transform the place
into one OF busting activity within q
few hours. All you have to do to
stamp out this ghost business IL to
overwhelln 1t entirely, and there won't
be any more Of It, promise you. as
soon az the place Is running full
blast"
MacArtlel's idea seemed to be the
most practical one that presented It.
self. and within few days. the house
was filed with workmen and their
helpers, while the retinue of carefully
chosen servants was imported from
town, and gave to the establishment
an air OF permanent occupancy. Az
many men from the village as could
be persuaded to work on the place at
all were assigned to the roads and
lawns. and every effort was made to
beautify and render attractive the en-
tire estate.
l had no hesitancy IN authorizing
the lavish expenditures which were
necessits.ted BY such wholesale rehab,
ilitation OF the property. for not only
was 1 assured that anything might
do would meet with the full approval
Of Miss Carney, but. from my position
as her trustee. knew that the In
come of the estate would warrant the
steps was taking toward Its improve
ment.
There were no further uncanny man
ifestations or mysterious happenings
OF any ldnd. and jerks and the widow
continued to follow their usual voctl-
lions ~ II nothing out Of the ordinary
had occurred, SO that we were forced
to believe that they were living UP to
the spirit % well as to the letter II
their o,Lth.
MacArdel who had remained with
me as my guest and companion while
this work was In progress. did not half
like this submissive behavior on the
part oil jerks and the Bruce woman
and his suspicious were greatly In
creased when ordered the widow out
OF her cottage to make room for the
golf links that Miss Carney wanted
laid out.
Keep an eye on her, Ware" said
MacArdel, when told him how
promptly and willingly she had acq,i-
esced in my wishes, and with what
seeming gratitude she had accepted the
new quarters IN which had installed
her" Watch her carefully, old man." he
continued. She'll be up to some devil
try YET. you may be sure. Neither she
nor jerks has breathed word, even
to you or me-, about that business the
other night but they haven't forgotten
It by any means, and we'll hear from
them when we least expect to, unless
we keep sharp lookout. I almost
wish they had cut up row over II
at the beginning. rather than have
them 60 on like this. They are nurs-
ing their rancor all this while and
some day they will try to get their =.
venge-"
Il Atelegram announcing the sailing Of
Miss Carney and Miss Weston spurred !
W ON 10 greater efforts and when 1T
last we were ready to leave for town
that might meet the travellers at
the pier, we were both satisfied that
our labor had not been In vain.
Carney-C Croft looked like Its old-tims'
self IN Its happiest days. The lawns
had been cut and sodded, the roads
and paths graded and repaired, tAe
shrubs and hedges trimmed, and the
flower beds filled with rare and vol
chosen plants.
) Within the house had been cleaned
and renovated from garnet to cellar
and the corps Of servants from house
keeper down to kitchen maid, wers re-
liable. capable, and Of thoroughly 1T
tested respectability, while the stable.
with Its new horses and trustworthy
men, was nowise behind in point OF
complete reorganization and equip
ment.
"rYou'vs done q great bit Of work
In the last few weeks" said MacArdel.
as we were speeding toward town IN
the fast express.
WELL" replied, my heart was In
it, Mac. That accounts for it, sup
pose"
The idiotic grin with which he re-
ceived this remark caused me to blush
like q schoolboy, and turned away
from him to the window hnd watched
the ever changing panorama that
glided past rs we rushed on toward
the city.
(To Be Continued.)