The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-01-21

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had Dasged. He nad treated me as
eli as / deserved, and the least
nould do was to accept the penalty he
had laid upon me in sane and anna
sIe spirit. This train of thought occu-
ried me as we tramped along the high
wav The road now led away from /
tbe lake and through heavy wood. |
presently, on the right doomed dark /
barrier. and 1 put out my hand and |
touebed a wall of rough stone that /
rose TO a height of about eight feet.
av-hat Is this, Bates?" l asked.
@Tbis is Glenarm land, sir. The
wall was one of your grandfather's
ideas. It's a quarter of a mile long
and cost him a pretty penny, l warrant
Won. The road turns off from the
lake now. but the GIenarm property is
all'lake front"
So there was a wall about my pris
on housei / grinned cheerfully to
myself. When, a few moments later,
my guide paused at an arched gateway
IN the long wall, drew from his over
coat bunch of keys and fumbled at
the lock of an iron gate, / felt the
spirit of adventure quicken within me-
The gate clicked behind us and
Bates found a lantern and lighted it
with the ease of custom.
81 use this gate because it's nearer.
The regular entrance is farther down
the road. Keep close. sir, as the tim
Der isn't much cleared"
The underground was indeed heavy.
and followed the lantern of my guide
with difficulty. In darkness the place
seemed as wild and rough as tropi-
cal wilderness.
"Only a little farther" rose Bates
voice ahead of me; and then: There's
the light, sir,"-and, lifting my eyes,
as l stumbled over the roots Of a
great tree / saw for the first time the
dark outlines of Glenarm House.
Here we are. sir" exclaimed
Bates, stamping his feet upon walk.
I followed him to what l assumed to
be the front door of the house, where
a lamp shone brightly at either side
of a massive entrance. Bates flung it
open without ado, and I stepped quick
ly into a great hall that was lighted
dimly by candles fastened into brack.
cts on the walls.
Il hope you've not expected too
much. Mr.. Glenarm," said Bates, with
a tone of mild apology. It's very in,
complete for living purposes"
We'll, we've got to make the best
of it," answered, though without
much cheer. The sound of our steps
.aohnad hn - T.
case. There was not, as far as I could
see, a single article of furniture in
the place.
Here's something you'll like better
sir."-and Bates paused far down the
hall and opened a door.
single candle made a little poo
OF light in what felt to be a large
room. was prepared for a disclosure
of barren ugliness. and waited, in
heartsick foreboding. for the silent
guide to reveal dreary prison.
Please sit here. sir" said Bates
while make better light"
He moved through the dark room
with perfect ease, struck a match
lighted taper and went swiftly and
N~A1J obOANs nc NOQCllCu Tic AtFNA ~
one candle after another,-they seem
ed to be everywhere,-and won from
the dark faint twilight, that yielded
slowly to a growing mellow splendoI
OF light l have often watched the
acolytes in dim cathedrals of the Old
World set countless candles ablaze on
magnificent altars,-always with awe
Tor the hnnrrfxr Of gnnnTan1ns hrrf
In this unknown house the austere
serving man summoned from the shad
ows lovlier and more bewildering en-
chantment. Youth alone, of beautiful
things, is lovelier than light
The lines of the wall receded as the
hght increased, and the raftered cell
ing drew away, Turing the eyes up
ward. 1 rose with a smothered ex
elamation on my lips and stared about
matching OF my hat in reverence as
the spirit of the place wove its spell
about me. Everywhere there We're
books; they covered the walls to the
ceiling, with only long French win
vows and an enormous fireplace break
ing the line. Above the fireplace
massive dark oak chimney-breast
further emphasized the grand scale OF
the room. From every conceivable
piace-from shelves built for the pur'
pose, from brackets that thrust out
long arms among the books, from
great crystal chandelier suspended
from the ceiling, and from the breast
OF the chimney-innumerab candles
olaEed with dazzling brilliancy. | ex
claimed In wonder and pleasure as
Bates paused. his sorcerer's wand in
hand.
Mr.. Glenarm was very fond of can
delight; he liked to gather up candle
sticks. and his collection is very fine
he often called this The House OF a
thousand Candles There's only about
hundred here; but it was one of his
conceits that when the house was fin
lsned there would be a thousand lights
ne had quite joking way, your grand
rather. 1t suited his humor to call it q