The Irish standard., 1907-02-23

taste,-that first tentative taste, be-
fore the sauce was added.---was like
4 dream of Lucullus come true. felt
4 that ] could forgive Il good deal in a
]. cook with that touch.--anythins short
OF arson and assassination.
ss "BateS," | said, as he stood forth
where I could see him. you cook
amazingly well. Where did you learn
1.-THE business?
II can hardly say | know it, sir.
Your lamentcd grandfather grew very
captious. Mr.. Glenarn. 7 had to learn
to satisfy him, and believe I did it,
.ssir, If you'll pardon the conceit."
~ He didn't die of gout, did he? |
/, can readily imagine it,
.,s. mo, Mr. Glenarm. Ii was his heart.
He had his warning of it,
"a "Ah, yes; to be sure. The heart or
the stomacb,--one may as we'll fail as
the other. believe ] prefer to keep
my digestion going as long as possible
Those grilled sweet potatoes again, II
you please, Bates"
The game that he and I We're play
ring appealed to me strongly. it was
altogether worth while, and as 7 ate
guava jelly with cheese and toasted
acrackers, and then lighted one of my
own cigars over cup Of Bates unfail.
ing coffee, my spirit was lipelier than
lat any time since certain evening on
(which Larry and | had escaped from,
Tangier with our lives and the curses
OF the police.
The day had offered much material
fr,r
its history calmly. There was. how
eyer. one incident that 7 found I'M
pleasant in the retrospect. | had been
guilty of most uncbivalrons conduct
=, toward one of the girls of ST. Agathas
IT. had certainly been unbecoming in
me to sit on the wall, however lInwill
ingly. and listen to the words--few
though they were-that passed he.
tween her and the chaplain. 7 forgot
1.-THE shot through the window: ! forgot
Bates and the interest my room pos
! Isessed for him and his unknown &C.
iscomplice; but the sudden distrust and
contempt | had awakened in the girl
by my clownish behavior annoyed me
increasingly.
Z rose presently. found my cap and
went out into the moontlooded wood
toward tho lake. Tho tanglc was not
so great when YOU knew the way,
and there was indeed, as I had found
/ the faint suggestion of a path. The
moon glorifled broad highway across
the water; the air was sharp and still.
T. followed the wall Of ST. Agatha's to
the gate, climbed up and sat down in
the shadow of the pillar farthest from
the lake. / drew out a cigarette and
was about TO light 1t when heard a
sound as Of step on stone. There
was, ] knew. no stone pavement at
hand. but peering toward the lake I
saw man walking boldly along the
top Of the wall toward me. The moon
light threw his figure into clear relief
Several times lie paused, bent down
and raped upon the wall with an
object he carried in his hand.
Tap, tap. tap! The man with the
hammer was examining the farther
\ s.slde Of the gate. aud very likely he
h .would carry his Investigations beyond
\ IT. I drew IN my legs aud crouched
in the shadow of the pillar. revolver
\ in hand. | was not anxious to invite
III
/ wait for a disclosure of the purpose
Y that lay behind this mysterious tap
ping upon walls.
n - But the matter WAS taken out of my
i own hands before had a chance to
debate it. The man dropped to the
1 ground, sounded tho stone base under
I the gate, likewise the pillars, evident
ly without results, struck a Spiteful
4 crack upon the iron bars. then stood
/ sllp abruptly and looked me straight in
i the eyes. II was Morgan, The care
| staker of the summer colony.
s, Good evening. Mr. Morgan" said.
1 settling the revolver into my hand
There was no doubt about his sur
prise; he fell back, staring al me hard,
and instinctively drawing the hammer
\ over his shoulder as though to fling It
at me.
A - "Just stay where yo,, are mo.
II ment, Morgan I said pleasantly. and
Il dropped to a sitting position on the
wall for greater ease in talking to
\ him.
Y ~ He stood sullenly, the hammer dan
Nsttgling at arms length. while my re-
anolver covered his head.
aSaa- Now, il you please, Id like TO know
what you mean by prowling about
here and rummaging my house,
"Oh, it's You. is it, Mr.. Glenarm?
Well, you certainly gave me bad
scare"
EEs: His air was one Of relief and his
ssfseth showed pleasantly through his
H beard.
h 1T certainly is !. But you haven't
answered my question What We're
YOU doing in my house today
He smiled again, shaking his head.
II You're really fooling. Mr.. Glenarm
4! u wasn't in your house today; never
was in 1t in my life!'
II His white teeth cleaned in his light
sheard; his hat was pushed back from
" his forehead SO that I saw his eyes