Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-13

She flung Opeu the outer chapel
Toor and ran along the path toward
st. Ag1tha's watched her in the
starlight until a bend in the path hid
her 3wift-u0Ying figure.
Down through the passage l has
tened her lantern lighting NY way
At the Door OF Bewilderment | closed
Rho opening setting up the line Of
wall rs we he5 left Il In the after
noon. and then I went back to the
library freshenad the fire aud brooled
before it until Bates came to relieve
me at dawn
2.>. cHhPTER XIII.
Besieged.
Ii was nine O'Clock We had swal.
lowed some breakfast. though l believe
no enc lad manifested an appetite,
and We were cheering ourselves with
Che idiast talk possible. Stoddard, who
had been to the charel for his usual
seven o'clock service, was deep in the
pocket Greek testament he always car
ried.
Bates ran in to rerort a summons
at the outer wall, and Larry and
went tt~ether to answer it. sending
Bates to keep watch toward the lake.
Our friend, the sheriff. with q dep
atty. was outside II a buggy He stood
Eg and talked 70 rs over the wall,
"Yau go1ts understand that IN 2aI.
Goiag nv duty. It's en- u1Dlassant
buslnae h,.s tho court orders ma to
clcer =} gea-oszr nrs on the premises,
and I've gct r. % It."
- being. used By an in
iamcus sccEe. rel to protect himself
dont iu.onG to give IL. We ca h2ld
cat hsr~ sor three Hc2shs, e aeees,
sary. .. t>a rcI to .eep away
and a.. act ~ a &c! to- c.2a Ike
Pr Go T., -
E',.e xherif listened respectfully.
rHttng his arms on top of the wall
You ought % understand. Mr. Glen
arm, taac + ain't the court; I'm the
EheriT, ard It's not for me to pass on
these questions I've got my orders
and I've got to enforce EN-, and hope
you will not make 1t necessary for ms
TO use violence. The judge a2id to me.
We deprOre violence in such cases
Those were his horors very words"
'rYQu may give his honor my comph.
meuts and cell him that we are sorry
mot to see thlngs his way. but there
are points involved in this business
that he doesn't know anything about,
and we unfortunately, have no time
to ley them before him"
pGe sherifs seeming satisfaction
with his position en- the wall and his
disposition to psrley had begun to
arouse my suspicious, and Larry sew
eral zines exclaimed impatientIy at
the absuraity OF discussing my affairs
with a person whom he insisted on
eaInng a constable, to the sheriff's evi.
dent annoyance
lyon, siT,-we got our eye on you
and you'd better come along peace
able Laurance Donovan; the descrip
tions fits you 10 T."
Yea could buy a nice farm will
that reward, couldn't YOU" began
Larry, bat at THAI moment Bates raj
soward Ms calling loudly.
They're coming across the lake
sir" ne reported and instantly tn
aheriI's head disappeared, and as W
ran toward the house We heard hi
horse pounding down the road towar
St Agatba's.
+~Yhe law be damned. They don't in
tend 20. come in here by the front doc
as matter of law" said Larry. PICK
ering's merely using the sheriff to Civ
xespeetability to his maneuYers.'
Il WAS no time for discussion c
motives We ran across the meado'
past the water tower and down to tn
Aaat-house Far out on the lake W
saw half a dozen men approaching tn
Glgnrm grounds. They advance
steadily over the light snow that la
upon the ice. one man slightly in az
vance and evidently the leader.
Its Morgan" exclaimed Bates
~Ana there's Ferguson"
Larry chuckled and slapped hi
eAigh
Observe that stocky little devil JUS
Behind the leader He's my frien
from Scotland Yard. Lads! this,
really an international affair"
Bates, go back to the house. an