Gilpin observer., 1918-10-10
CHAPTER u.
The Will Of AbiJah.

WNHIS is your room, Mr.. Graves"
said Miss Abigail Baker, plac-
ing the lighted lamp on the
5uresu. "And here's a pair of socks
and some slippers. They belong to
Elisha--Cap'n Warren, that is-buthe's
got more. Cold water and towels and
soap are In the washstand over yon-
der, but I guess you've had enough
cold water for one night. There's
plenty hot in the bathroom at the end
Of the hall. You needn't hurry. Sup
per's waited an hour and half as tits.
'Twon't hurt it to wait spell longer"
She went away, closing the door aft
er her. The bewildered. wet and shiv-
ering New Yorker stared about the
room, which, to his surprise, was warm
and cozy. Radiators and bathroom
These were modern luxuries he would
Warren been the sort of man he ex-
pected to find--the country magnate,
the leading citizen, fitting brother to
the late A. Rodgers Warren Of Fifth
avenue and Wall street.
But the Captain Warren who had
driven him to South Denboro in the
rssn was not that kind of man at all.
His manner and his language were as
far removed from those of the late A.
Rodgers as the latter's brown-stone
residence was from this big, rambling
house, with its deep stairs and narrow
halls, Its antiQuated pictures and hid
eOus, old fashioned wall paper; as far
removed as Miss Baker, whom the cap
tain had hurriedly introduced as my
second cousin keepin' house for me-"
was from the dignified butler at the
mansion on Fifth avenue. Certainly
this particular Warren was not fitted
to be elder brother to the New York
broker who had been Sylvester, Kuhn
4 Graves client
It could not be; 1t could not. There
must be some mistake. In country
towns there were likely to be several Of
the same name. There must be another
Elisha Warren.
Meanwhile Miss Abigail had descend
cd the stairs to the sitting room. Be
fore q driftwood fire in big brick hre-
place sat Captain Warren In his shirt
sleeves, = pair Of mammoth carpet slip
pers On his feet and the said feet
stretched iuxuriously out toward the
blaze.
"Abhle," observed the captain. this II
solid comfort. Every time I 20 away
from nome get into trouble, don't II
Last trip I took to Boston lost $50,
and&-
Lost iti" interrupted Miss Baker
tarsiy. IF lendin' Tim Foster amt Civ
IN It away, then miss my guess"
~Well," with another chuckle, "Tim
don't feel that way. He swore right up
and down that he wouldn't take . cent
-as q gift offered to make him 4
present Of SO, but he looked 30 shocked
that apologixed afore he could say
no"
"Yes, and then lent him that thirty.
6hockedl The only thing that would
shock that gOOd-for-nothin' Is bein' set
to work. When you get back a copper
Of that money I'll believe the millen-
NUNS struck, that's all"
"Humi Well, I'll help you believe Il
that is, II have time afore drop
dead Of heart disease. What started
to say was that every time go away
from home I get into trouble. Up to
Boston twas Tim and his loan To
night it's about as healthy q sou'wester
a. I've ever been out in. Dan fetched
IN the team, has her
"Yee; it's in the stable. He says the
buggy dash u pretty well scratched up
and that it's . wonder you and that
Graves man want killed. Who Il he,
anyhowr
LAND knows; / don't"
"You don't know! Then what's he
dom herer
"Changin' his duds, I guess. That's
what Td do II looked as much like Z
drowned rat as he did"
Elisha Warren. II You amt the
most provokin' thing! Don't be 90 un.
likely. You know what / mean.
What's he come here to this house
forY
Don't know, Abbie. I didn't know
he was comm here till Just as We got
down yonder BY Emery's corner. I
asked him who he was lookin' for; he
said Elisha Warren and then the
tree caved In on us. Oh. come right
In, Mr.. Graves. hope you're drier
now"
Captain Warren sprang from the
chair to greet his visitor, who was
standing In the doorway.
Eyes, come right in. Mr.. Graves" he
urged cordially. "Set down by the
fire and make yourself conf table. Alb.
bell have somethin' for NJ to eat In q
5iny. Pull up Q chair"
The lawyer came forward hesitat.
ingly.
THANK you, captain" he said. ''Bui
before J accept mere Of your hospital.