Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-05

not threaten ron with violence. but
will not promise TO abstain from visi
Ing heavy punishment upon that Re
low. And your A chimney doctorf
am q man of considera BILE knowlede
Of the world. o ! soy to You yer
candidly that / don't believe there
nny such profession"
Then let ne tell you." l replied. nc
without heat. that | am a graduate
and as she Is perfectly competent I
manage her own affairs ! shall sta
! here as long as II pieuses her to Hs
me to remain. And now. n I b
matter. How did you gain this roo
tonight. when by your own admission
you nre not on such terms with you
sister ar would Justify In entering
II Openly7
The moonlight did not fail to conve,
the contempt In his face. hut ! though
be gripned M be answered quietly:
you don't seem to understand
young man. that you are entitled TO n.
explanations from NE. FOR strike me
as n singuIarIy fresh young person. II
would be a positive grief TO me to feel
that my conduct had d~ispleIsed you
And now, as the night grows chill, !
shall beg you to precede me into the
house by the way You came.
But drst." ! persisted. "let me ask j
| question. II IL possible that yon yOrii.
self ha ve some preference among your
.-htuv', ..ror, .yIfar. AR Intio-
ter. Would you object to telling me
which one you would choose for Miss
t'eciliaT"
beyond question the man for ca
ella. " | have any voice In the matter.
Is Iyord Arrowood."
"Arrowood" | exclaimed. -You sur
prise me- srently. ! IA him ut the
inn. ano be seemed to me the most Ia
significant and embarrassing @ OF Lac
lot"
That proves you a person Of poor
gifts Of discernment. Mr.. e ~" And
his tone and ann were quite rem
i~niscent OF his sisters ways. and his
further explanation proved him even
uors billy the brother of b. sis
ter.
-As ! was obliged" he hogan. low.
Ing to an unfortunate physical handi-
rap. to abandon my art. that of n ma
rine painter. have given my atteu
ton for a number Of years to the
study of the Irish situation. ! mel
AFRO weed by chance IN the highway
Yesterday. and | found that ha hoids
exactly my ideas. which favor Irish
Independence" This certainly had the
true Holllster touch.
And So Bassford HoIlister con
Guided. Il naturally incline toward
/ Arrowood. though he liz 50 poor that
be was obliged to one over il the
steerage to continue his wooing Of my
daughter"
He let himself down into the dark
trunk room. waited for me ~courteonsly
and walked by my side to the stair
way. both Of Us maintaining silence.
| WAS deeply curious to know how be
had entered and whether he expected
to 20 down the front way and out the
main door. We kept together to the
third floor hall. ! could have sworn
to that. Then suddenly. just as we
reached the stairway. out went the
lights, and we were in utter darkness.
! smothered an exclamation. clutehed
my matches and struck a light. and
as the stick famed slowly l looked
about for Bassford Hollister. But he
had vanished as suddenly and con,-
/ pletely NJ though u trap had ynwned
beneath us and swallowed him. !
found the third IGOR switch. and It
responded Immediately. flooding the
stair well to the lower hall. but ! mel.
Their saw nor heard anything more Of
HOLSTER.
Astounded by this performance. l con
tinueJ on to the lower floor to have a
look around. and there. calmly reading
by the library table. sat Miss Octavin.
Late hours. Mr. Ames.." she cried
Il supposed you had retired long ngo.'
Pardon my troubling you. but may
inquire. Miss HOLSTER. how long you
have been sitting here?"
The clock on the stair began to strike
IL. and she listened comlosedly to q
few Of the deep toned strokes before
replying
Just half an hour. l thought somt
one knocked at my door about nm houl
ago. The lights were on and ! came
down. saw u magazine that had es
capped my eye before and here you fint
me-.
Some one knocked at your door7"
II thought &c. You know. the serv
ants have IN idea hat The place Il
haunted. and ! thought that II An
here the ghost might take II upon him
self to walk. I confess to n sigh dis
appointment that II IL only you wht
have appeared. suppose 1t WASH
you who knocked ai my door,"
NO" | replied. laughing a little a
her manner. not miles 1t was yot
who switched OF the lights "a I wal
coming down from the fourth floor.
have been studying this chimney from
the roof. | know something OF tn,
ways Of electric switches. and the!
don't usually move of their own nc
cord"
"Yonr coming 10 this house has heel
the greatest JOY to me. Mr. Anes.
should not have imagined in a chanc,
look Mt o that o were T~ychical
and yet such IN clearly the fact. ! as
sure you that | have not touched an,
switch since l left my room. II wa
unnecessary. as | found the lights ON