The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-23
THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author Of THE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
CAMERON" Etc.
Copyright isoo by BobbsMertill Co.
CHAPTER il.-continued.

I'm sorry | couldn't see the object of
your interest. BAH these men!"
| laughed carelessly enough, but /
was already summoning from my
memory the grave face of the girl In
black,-her rlful eyes, the CLINT OF
gold in her hair. Pick ring was Ger.
tainly finding the pleasant places In
this vale of tears. and felt my heart
hot against him. It hurts, this seeing
a man you have never liked succeed.
ing where you have failed!
why didn't you present me? I'd
like to make the acquaintance of few
representative Americans, Il may
need them to go bail for me-"
pickering didn't see me, for one
thing; and for another he wouldn't go
bail for you or me If he did. He isn't
built that way"
Larry smiled quizzically.
You needn't explain further. The
sight of the lady has shaken you. She
reminds me of Tennyson:
"'The star-like sorrows of immortal
eyes
and the rest of It ought to be solemn
warning to you,-many drew swords
and died. and calamity followed in
her train. Bah. these women! I
thought you were past all that"
81 don't know why man should be
past 1t at 81! Besides, chickering's
friends are strangers to me. But what
became of that Irish colleen you used
TO moon over? Her distinguishing fea-
ture, as | remember her photograph,
was short upper lip. You used to
force her upon me frequently when
we were in Africa"
''Humph! When got back to Dub
lin l found that she had married a
brewers son,-think of it,"
Put .-ot your faith in short upper
lip. Her face never inspired any con-
fiG.nce in me-"
THAT will do. think you. I'll have
a bit more of that mayonnaise II the
waiter isn't dead. | think you said
your grandfather died in June. A let
ter advising you of the fact reached
you at Naples in October. Has 1t oc.
Cured to you that there was quite an
interim there? What, may ask, was
the executor doing all that time? You
may be sure he was taking advantage
of the opportunity to look for the red.
red gold. I suppose YOU didn't give
him sound drubbing for not keeping
the cables hot with inquiries for you?"
He eyed me In that disdain for my
stupidity which | have never suffered
from any other man.
well, no: to tell the truth. I was
thinking of other things during the in.
teryiew."
"Your grandfather should have pro.
yided a guardian for YOU. lad You
oughtn't to be trusted with money. Is
our bottle emptyq Well ~ that ner.
son with the fat neck was vour friend
Pickering, I'd have a care of what's
coming TO me. ia he ouite sure that
Mr.. Pickering hadn't made away with
the old gentleman's noodle or that II
didn't get lost on the way from him to
Won"
THE times running now, and I'm
In for the year. My grandfather was a
fine old gentleman, and treated him
like a dog. I'm going to do what he
directs In that will, no matter what
the size of the reward may be-"
Certainly; that's the eminently
proper thing for you to do. But,-but
keep your wits about you. II a fellow
with that neck can't find money where
money has been known to exist, II
must be buried pretty deep Your
grandfather was n triAe eccantric I
Judge, but not fool by any manner
of means. The situation appeals to
my imagination, Jack. | like the idea
of 1.-THE lost treasure and the whole
business. Lord, what a salad that is!
Cheer up, comrade! You're as grim
as an OWL"
Whereupon we fell to talking of PEG.
pie and places we had known in other
lands.