The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-02-28
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THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Auiho, Of 'THE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
DAHERON." tic.
CHAPTER xlv.-contlnued.

IN
Stoddard had left me to go to the
other end Of the platform to speak To
some Of the students. followed Pick.
ering rather reluctantly to where the
companions Of his travels were pacing
10 and fro In the crisp morning air.
As soon as Pickering had got me
well under way In conversation with
Taylor he excused himself hurricdly
aud went on. as assumed. to be sure
the station agent had received orders
for attaching the private car TO the
Chicago express Taylor proved TO be
a supercihous person. believe they
/ call him Chilly Rilly ut the Motropoli'
/ tan club.-and our efforts TO converse
were pathetically unfruitful. The two
ladies' stood by. making no conceal.
ment ~ their impotence. Their Dyes
were upon the girls from St Agatha's
on the other platform, whom they
could see beyond mo. ! had Jumped
. the conversation from Indiana farm
values to the recent disorders In Bul'
rnrla which interested me more, when
Mrs. Taylor. ignoring me, spoke alb
ruptly to her sister.
That's shc-the one In the gray
coat. talking TO the clergyman. She
came moment ago In the carriage
THE one with the umbrella? /
thought you said"
Mrs. Taylor glanced at her sister
warningly. and they both looked AZ
mo. Then they detached themselves
and moved away. There was some one
un the farther platform whom they
wished to see. and Taylor, not under
standing their mancuyer-ho was real.
~ anxious. I think. not 20 boz left alone
with mc-startcd down the platform
after them. following Mrs Taylor
and her sister walked 10 the end oi
the platform and looked across. a bis.
cult toss away. TO where Stoddnrd
stood talking to the girl had already
heard described as wearing gray
coat and carrying an umbrella.
The girl In gray crossed the track
quickly and addressed the two women
cordially. Taylor's back was to her
and he was growing eloquent In mild
Ssll,bred way over the duiincaa or our
ntatcamon In not seeing the advan'
tages that would accrue TO the United
States in fostering our shipping indus.
try His wife. her sister and the girl
I'm gray were so near that could hear
plainly what they were saying. They
we're referring apparently TO the girls
refusal Of an invitation TO accompany
them to California.
so you can't go-it's too bad We
had hoped that when you really saw
MS on the way you would relent" said
Mrs Taylor
bat there are many reasons: and
above all Sister Theresa needs me"
II was tho voice Of Olivia. little
lower, n little more restrained than ]
had known Il; but undeniably II was
she
but think OF the rose gardens that
are waiting for us out thoro!" said the
other lady. They were showing her
tho Difference that elderly women al
ways have for pretty girls.
Alas. and again alas!" exclaimed
olivia. Please don't make II harder
for me than necessary. But gave my
promise year ago TO spend these
holidays In Cincinnati"
She ignored me wholly and after
shaking hands with the ladies returned
to the other platform. wondered
whether she was overlooking Taylor
on purpose TO cut me.
Taylor was sim at his lecture on the
needs OF our American merchant ma
rino when Pickering passed hurrledly
crossed the track and began speaking
earnestly TO the girl In gray.
The American flag should command
the seas. What we need is not more
battleships but more freight car
rlers-" Taylor was saying.
But | was watching Olivia Gladys
Armstrong, In long skirt, with her
hair caught mp under a gray toque that
matched her coat perfectly. she was
not my olivia OF the tamo'shantcr
who had pursued tho rabbit. nor yo,
tho unsophistlcated school girl, who
had suffered my idlotlc babble: nor
again, the dreamy rapt organlst Of the
chapel She was a grown woman with
nt least 20 summers 10 her credit. aud
there was about her an air Of knowing
tho world. and Of not being az an a
person one would make foolish speech
rs to. She spoke TO Pickering gravoly
once she smiled dolefully and shook
her head, and / vaguely stroye to re-
member where ! had seen that lool,
In her eyes before. Her gold beads
which had once carried IN my pocket
were clasped tight about the close col
lar OF her dress; and was glad, very
glad. that had ever touched anything
that belonged 10 her
Who was olivia Gladys Armstrong
and what was Arthur Plckering's bust
ness with her? And what was II she
had said TO me that evening when I
had found her playing on the chapel
organ? SO much happened that day
that had almost forgotten. and, In.
deed, had tried 20 forget that made
a fool of myself for the edlncatlon OF
an amusing little school girl. Then
you prefer to ignore the FIRST time
ever saw you" she I'd said; but II /