Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-23

| "Mr. Glenarm! Mr.. Gienarm!" He Ex-
| claimed in Broken Whispers. at 10
Bates, Sir.r
| any one connected with the conspiracy
| injure Bates, who stood so near to
! Pickering. its leader? The fellow was
| undoubtedly hurt,-there was no mis-
| taking the wound on his head. He
| spoke with a painful difficulty that
was not assumed, ] felt increasingly
! sure, as he went on.
81 saw a man pulling out the books
and tapping the inside of the shelves.
| He was working very fast. And the
next thing | knew he let In another
! man through one of the easements
| the one there that still stands a little
| open"
He finched as he turned slightly to
indicate 1t. and his face twitched with
| pain.
Never mind that; tell the rest OF
your story"
| Then | ran in. grabbed one of the
| big candelabra from the table, and
| went for the nearest man. They were
| about to begin on the chimney breast
| 1T was Mr. GIenarm's pride in all
| the house,-and that accounts for my
| being there in front OF the fireplace.
| They rather got the best of me, SIR
Clearly; | see they did. You had a
hand-tohand fighr with them. and be
| ing two to one"
NO; there were two of us.-don't
! you understand two of us, There
! was another man who came running in
| from somewhere. and he took sides
| with me. | thought at first 1t was you,
sir. The robbers thought so. too, for
one of them yelled, Great God; Glen
arms come back, just like that. But
| 1t wasn't you. sir. but quite another
person"
That's good story so far; and
| then what hspncned?"
II don't remember much more, ex-
cept that some one soused me with
water that helped my head consider
ably, and the next thing knew | was
staring across the table, there at you. !"
who were these men, Bates? Speak
up quickly"
My tone was peremptory. Here was,
/ felt, crucial moment in our rela-
| tions.
2 We'll" he began. deliberately, 81
dislike to make charges against fel-
low man, but strongly suspect one OF
| the men OF being"
eyes, Tell the whole truth or 1t Will
be the worse for you"
| Il very much fear one of them was
| Ferguson, the gardener over the way
| I'm disappointed in him, sir"
| Very good; ana now for the other
one"
Il didn't get my eyes on him. had
closed with Ferguson and we were
| having quite a lively time OF 1t when
the other one came in; then the man
| who came. to my help mixed us all mp
he was very lively person, and
| what became of Ferguson and the rest
| Of il don't know"
There was food for thought in what
| he said. He had taken punishment In
| defense of my property, the crack on
his head was undeniable.-aDd | could
not abuse him or question his yeracfty
with any grace; not. at least. without
time for investigation and study. How
ever. | ventured to ask him one qeses
ton:
IF you were guessing, shouldn't
you think it quite likely that Morgan
was the other mani"
lie ret my. gaze sCuarely.
II think it wholly possible. Mr.
Glenarm." he replied at once.
"And the man who helped you-whc
| In the devil was he?"
"Bless me, don't know, sir! He
disappeared I'd like nightly to see
him again
"Humph, Now you'd better do some
thing for your head I'll summon the
| village doctor if you say so"
NO than, You. sir I'll take care
of It myself
VIEW wen. Now wen keep qule
about this no6't mention It or dis
cuss It with any one"
l. "CertamiA not, sir" He rose. stag
gerins a little from weakness. bu
crossed to the broad mantel sAolt II
the great chimney breast, rested his
arm upon it for a M nent nas d his
hand over the DARK s. cd E.h sor
Of caress. then bent has eyes uycn III,
floor Uttered with books drawings anC
! papers torn from cabinets and oil
splashed with talow and wax from
! the candles. The daylight had In