The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-04
THE HOUSE OF
ii THOUSAND
II CANDLES
D. MEREDITH NICHOLSON
s.,ho, ., THE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
A1'iiO' " CAMERON" Etc.
euAPTER xxVll.-continued.
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rafting as it struck lHe 6iOuhu' "HN
the two exclaimed with renewed mer-
riment upon their misfortune.
IF YOU will allow me-" l called out
fumbling in my pocket for my own
matchbox.
r-have sometimes thought that
there is really some sort OF decent
COURTESY to me. An old man caught In
a rough path that was none too good
at best And a girl even though my
enemy, But these we're not, fancy,
the reflections that crossed my mind
at the moment.
"Ah. it's Jack" exclaimed my grand
father. Marian was showing me the
the way to the gate and our light went
out"
"Miss Devereux," l murmured. l
have, l hope, an icy tone for persons
who have incurred my displeasure,
and employed it then and there with,
no doubt, it's fullest value.
She and my grandfather were crop
ing in the dark for the lost lantern,
and I, putting out my hand, touched
her ungloved fingers.
'I beg your pardon" she murmured
frostily
Then found and grasped the Ian
tern.
zone moment" I said, "and I'll see
what's the trouble"
thought my grandfather took It,
but the flame of my wax match showed
her fingers clasping the wire frame.
The cloak slipped away, showing her
arms soft curve, the blue and white
of her bodice, the purple blur of VIC
lets; and for a second saw her face,
with smile quivering about her lips.
My grandfather was beating the
ground impatiently with his stick, urg-
ing us to leave the lantern and go on.
Let it alone" he said. 'I'll go
down through the chapel; there's a
lantern in there somewhere"
I'm awfully sorry" she said, "but
I recently lost my best lantern!"
To be sure she had l was angry
that she should so brzzenly recall the
night found her looking for Picker
ing's notes in the passage at the Door
of Bewilderment!
She had lifted the lantern now. and
was striving to touch the wax taper
to the wick, with imminent danger to
my bare fingers.
They don't really light well when
the oils out" she observed, with an
"exasperating air of wisdom.
took it from her hand and shook
1t close to my ear.
Yes; of course, it's empty" I NUT
tered disdainfully, and threw it from
me.
"oh, Mr.. Glenarm!" she cried. turn
ing away toward my grandfather.
heard his stick beating the rough
path several yards away. He was
fastening toward Glenarm House.
Il think Mr.. Glenarm has gone
home"
"oh, that is too bad!" she ex-
claimed
Thank you! He's probably at the
chapel by this time. If YOU will ner.
init me"
mot at ALI"
"A man in the sixties should not
tax his arteries too severely. I was
quite sure that my grandfather ran
up the chapel steps; l could hear his
SUCK beating hurriedly on the stones.
II you wish to go farther"-I be-
gan. Oe-
was indignant at my grandfather's
conduct; he had deliberately run off
leaving me alone with a Young woman
again. " see
hank l shall go back now. I
was mere talking to the gate with
MI 1ienarm. 1t is so fine to have him
oacK again, so unbelievable!"
= was JU% such polite murmur as
one might employ in speaking to an
ola Zoe at friends table.
que llstened a moment for his stem.
theh' apparently satisfied. turned bacl,
'o"aru 81 Agathas. | followed nm.
certain hesitating, marking her dafin.
tso onward Eight. From the folds of
vio1ata y S'oie the faint perfume of
osp Inc sight of her, the sound
oi ner voice, combined to create-and
- ues'roy!-a mood with every stem
was seeking some colorIess thing
10 say when she spoke over har sba,1I
der: Ae over her shoul-
A., lou are very kind, but 7 am NOT
iasC AFRAID, Mr.. Glenarm"
BUT there is something wish 70
should like" nave met
Yes" s'ep'
i am going axay"
away" you are going
Her tone implied that this wac soma
h tnlhg shat had been ordained from the
ter. anu ulu not mat
NJ, And P,i,. l wish to say word about
Mr.; Pickering" I added. "0u @OOu'
We We're at the edge Of G tb ~oiu woog
and the school lay quite naar "e S%o