Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-22
The Siege of The Seven Snitors
 By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1910, by Meredith NisboIsou

! the clump of raspberries on the day oi my arrival Certainly Wigcins had been decidedly in the race then. and my heart thumped in resentment as . recalled her own message. or compact of encouragement, which had borne tc Wiggins at the Prescott Arms
 CT will tell you something Mir. Ames This afternoon, as drove from th, station ! came round by the lake mere ly to cool my eyes on the water. and ] saw Mir Wiggins and my sister seat. cd on a wall in am old orchard They were so busily engaged that they did not see me. At least, he did not. but 1 think Hezekiah did'
 "Hezekiah," | answered relieved by the nature of her disclosure. which could not but prejudice Wiggius' case, "Hezekiah is fond of orchards. dare say this was the same one in which | had a charming talk with her myself Doubtless she was amusing herself with Wiggins just as she did with me She finds the genus homo entertain ing"
 "She is the dearest girl in the world the sweetest. the loveHest the bright est Mr. Wiggins has treated her out rageously. He has taken advantage of her youth and susceptible nature"
 His punishment is sure" ! answer. ed compIacently. "Hezekiah laughed when 1 mentioned his name And you frown today at the thought of him."
 Aunt Octavia is coming she re- marked. feigning at once a careless air. but | was content that she let my re- mark pass unchallenged
 Miss Octavia's entrances were always effective She appeared tonight charm lngly sowncd. but the bright twinkle in her eyes made it clear that mo matter cf dress could affect her humor or spirit She greeted me. as she always did, as though our acquaintance were a matter of years rather than of days even imagined that she seemed pleased to find me back again. She asked no questions as t0 my days oc- equations but as We went in to dinner salled forth chcerfully upon a descrip- ton of her own activities
 After l bad baked my required quota of pies this morning ] sought recreation at tho traps The stable boy who has been pulling the string for mC having struck work it most providenually happened that I espied Lord Arrowool hanging on the edge Of the maple tanGIc beyond the barn. | summoned him at once and put him to work managing the traps for me. finding him most efficient He seemed extremely Respondent, and after ] had satisfied myself that two ont of three was not am Impossible record for one or my years, brought him 10 the house and made tea for him. ! left the room for a moment-I had taken him into the kitchen, where during the in cumbeucy of the regular cook ] hardly dare venture myself. and he made himself comfortable quite near the range. The pies on which ] had been engaged an morning lay cooling near him. had composed twcutyulne pics-I am am excellent mathematician and coBld not have been mistaken in the count What was my amazemeut to find after his lordshlp's departure that one pie was missing"
 His lordship was doubtless hungry" I suggested. "Eycu nobility must eat I passed Lord Arrowood in fine high way early this morning. sitting upon stone, with sulry Items of hand baggage reposing beside him. ] have rarely seen aIy one SO depressed Now that the little matter of the servants has been adjusted we must have care lest Che newly arrived phalanx. which Providence so kindly sent to you today, Is not stampeded by any fur ther manifestations of the troubled spirit of the unfortunate Briton who was hanged on the site of this house.
 "Nlr Ames,' replied Miss Octayia impressively, "that matter is entirely in your hands"
 But if ! could see the plans Of this house ] should be better able to grap, pie with his ghostship"
 ! had thrown this out in the hope of elicting some remark from her touching the Swedish maids visit to Proportions office but Miss Octayia met my gaze unniuchingly.
 "lou are clever man. Mir. Ames. and l have every confidence that you will not only solve the mystery of Che library chimney, but Gud Che ghost that switched off the lights on the stair last night prefer that you should ace complish these feuts without any help from the plans ! myself have no sug- gestiOus. am gratihed that you are meeting the emergencies that have urls- eu here with so much determination, but it is what l should expect of the son of Arnold Ames of Hartford Op- portunity is an that any of us need to find ourselves truly great, and lf in che ordinary course of our lives Che gale does nOtopen freely We are justified in picking the lock. When l determined to seek adventures in my old age, TO. solved that ] should miss no chance and that l should be prepared for any beckonlng of the hand of fate. An odd fancy struck me at the beginning Of my new life that Boston would some