Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-02

ne SEdl III w dBdDd county was ~
miles away, the processes Of law we're
unfamiliar. and ! wished to avoid pub
Lefty. Morgan might, of course, have
been easily disposed Of by an appeal
to the Anmandale constable, but now
that ! suspected Pickering Of freach-
| cry the caretaker's Importance dwin-
| died | had wanted all my life for
! chance at Arthnr Pickering, and in
this affair ! hoped to draw him into
the open and settle with him.
| slept presently but woke at my
usual hour, and after a tub felt ready
| for another day Bates served me.
as usual, a breakfast that gave fair
aspect to the morning / was alert
| for any sign Of perturbation in him
but / had ALREADY decided that
might as well look for emotion in a
| stone wall as In this placid, colorless
serving man. had no reason to sus-
pect him of completely IN the nights
| affair, but / had no faith in him. and
merely waited until he should show
his hand.
by my plate next morning found
| this note, written in clear, bold,
| woman's hand
The Sisters of St Agatha trust
that the intrusion upon his grounds
by Miss Armstrong, one of their stu
dents, has caused Mr.. Glenarm no an
noyance. The Sisters beg that this
| infraction of their discipline will be
overlooked, and they assure Mr.. Glen
| arm that it will not recur."
| An unnecessary apology. The note
| paper was of the best quality. AT
the head of the page st. Agathas,
| Annandale" was embossed in purple.
| One Of the sisters had seen beyond
| the wall undoubtedly wrote it-possi-
bly, Sister Theresa herself. A clever
| woman, that Thoroughly capable of
| plucking money from guileless old
| gentlemen Poor Olivia! born for
freedom, but doomed to pent-up ex-
to send her a box of candy sometime
just to annoy her guardians. Then
my own affairs claimed attention.
Bates" / asked, do you know
what Mr.. Glenarm did with the plans
for this house,"
He started slightly. l should not
have noticed it if had not been so
keen for his answer
mo, sir. l can't put my hand upon
them, sir
That's all very well, Bates, but you
didn't answer my question. Do you
know where they are? I'll put my
hand on them if you will kindly tell
me where they're kept"
Il fear very much, Mr. Glenarm,
that they have been destroyed. ] tried
to find them before you came, to tell
you the whole truth, sir; but they
must have been put out of the way"
That's very interesting, Bates. Will
you kindly tell me whom you suspect
OF destroying them? The toast again,
please
His hand shook rs he passed the
plate.
II hardly like to say, sir, when it's
only suspicion"
| "Of course ! shouldn't ask YOU to
incriminate yourself. but I'll have to
insist on my Question. II may have
occurred to You, Bates, that in sense
ter here"
Wei, | should say, If you press me
that fear Mr.. Glenarm, your grand
father, burned the plans when he left
here the last time. | hope you will
pardon me, sir, for seeming to reflect
upon him"
Reflect upon the devil! What was
his idea, do you suppose"
II think, sir, II you will pardon"
Don't be so fussy!' | snapped.
Damn your pardon, and go on"
He wanted you to study out the
place for yourself, sir. 1t was dear
to his heart, this house. He set his
heart upon having You enjoy it"
II like the word-go ahead
And | suppose there are things
about it that he wished you to learn
for yourself.
"You know them, of course, and are
watching me when I'm hot and cold
watching me to see when I'm hot and
cold, like kids at childs game"
The fellow turned and faced me
across the table.
mr. Glenarm, as l hope God may
be merciful to me in the last judg-
ment, don't know any more about 1t
than you do"
You were here with Mr. Glenarm
all the time he was building the house,
but you never saw walls built that
weren't what they appeared to be, or
doors made that didn't lead any
where"
| summoned all my irony and con-
tempt for this arraignment. He lifted
his hand as though making oath.
"As God sees me. that is all true,
was here to care for the dead masters
comfort and not to spy on him, sir"
| And Morgan. your friend, what
about him."
~ wish | knew, sir"
Il wish to the devil you did" and
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