The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-04-17
THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author d "THE MAIN CHANCE" zEtDA
bANERON." Lit.
cHAPTER NN.-contInued.

waited for what seemed an inter
miunble time u was growing dark
and q maid brought lamps I too. %
book from the table. u was "Thu life
OF Bcnyouuto Colhui' aud Marian uay.
ereuy was written un the ny luaf by
unmistakably the samo hand that had
ponnod the apology Tor Ollyias per.
formancos I saw in the clear. flowing
lines NJ the signature. IN their lack off
supcrluiiy, her own ease. grace and
charm. and 200 the deeper stroke with
which the "N' was crossed. felt %
challenge, readiness 90 abide by con.
sequences once her word was given.
Then my own inclination 10 think well
Of her augcrcd me- and I dropped the
book lmpauoutly as she crossed the
threshold
% ann sorry TO have kept you wait.
INK Mr. Gicuam but this Is my busy
hour"
81 shall not dctain you long. came"
- hosiutcd, not knowing why j had
come
She took q chair near tho open door
and bent forward with an air Of alton.
tlon that was disqulctug, She wore
black-porhaps 10 ~ her the better
into the house Of sumhor Smtorhood.
seemed suddenly 10 remember her
from a time long gone. and the effort
Of memory threw mo on guard. stod.
dard had said there were several
olivia Armstrong; there were GER
tainly many Marian DoyorouNB The
silence grew lntolorablo. she was wait.
ing for me TO speak. and blurtcd:
81 suppose you have come to take
charge OF the property"
"Do you?" she asked.
"Aud you came back with the cxccu.
tor to facilitate matters. I'm glad to
see that YOU lose NO time"
OH she said liurcHngly. as though
she were finding with difficulty the
note In which I wished to pitch tho
conversation. Her calmncss was mad.
dcning
Il suppose you thought Il unwlso to
walt for the bluchlrd when you had be.
gulled me into breaking a promise.
when I was trapped. defeated"
Her elbow on the arm OF the chair,
her hand resting against her check.
the light ripping goldcnly In her hair,
her eyes bent upon me inqulrlngly.
mournfully, -mounfully, as / had seen
-where7-oncc bofOrel My heart
leapod In that moment. with that
thought.
Il remember now the FIRST time" I
said, more angry than / had ever been
before In my life.
That Is quite remarkable she said.
and nodded her head ironically.
1T was at sherry's; you were
with Pickering-you dropped your fan
and he picked II up. and you turned
toward me for n moment. You were In
black that night; II was the unhappl.
ness In your face, in your eyes, that
made me remember"
was intent upon the recollection.
eager TO fix and establish II.
you are quite right. II was at
Sherry's. ! was wearing black then:
many things made me unhappy that
night"
Her forehead contracted slightly and
she pressed her lips together.
81 suppose that even then the con.
splracy was thoroughly arranged"
said tauntlngly, laughing n little per.
haps. in my brutal impulse TO wound
her. 10 take vengeance upon her.
She rose and stood by her chair one
hand resting upon II. faced her; her
eyes were like violet seas. She spoke
very quietly,
'Mr. Glenarm, has II occurred 10 you
that when / talked 10 you there In the
park. when | risked unpleasant gossip
in receiving you In a house where you
had no possible right to be, that | was
counting upon somothing,-foollshly
and stupidly.-yet counting upon ~"
you probably thought / was fool. "
retorted.
NO. she smiled slightly Il
thought believe have said this TO
you before!-that you were a gentle
man / really did Mr.. Glenarm.
must say It TO justify myself. relied
upon your chlyalry,-l even thought,
when played being Ollyla,-that you
had a sense Of humor, But you are
not the one and you haven't the other.
] even went so far, after you knew per.
fectly well who | was, 10 try to help
you-to encourage you TO prove your.
self the man your grandfather wished
you 10 be. And now you come to me
in a shocking bad humor.-l really
think you would like to be insulting,
Mr. Glenarm, II you could
But Pickering,-you came back
with him; he Is here and he is going to
stay! And now that the property be.
longs to you, there Is not the slightest
reason why we should make any pre-.
tense OF anything but enmlty When
you and Arthur Pickering stand to.
gether / take the other side OF the bar
rlcade suppose chlyalry would re-
quire me 10 yacate. 80 that you may
enjoy at once the spells OF war"
stormed with growing heat,
Il fancy Il would not be very din
cult 10 eliminate you as a factor In the
situation. she remarked iclly.
"And suppose, after the unsuccess'