Mystery at Glennon Hall by R A Wallace

Author:R A Wallace [Wallace, R A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

After leaving the groundskeeper, Delia was nearing the side entrance of Glennon Hall when she saw another familiar figure. The young boy was struggling with the door. Although not tall for his age, his solid frame hinted that he was well fed. Closely cropped dark blond hair could be seen where his cap didn’t cover his head. It reminded her of the cap the groundskeeper wore.

“Sam! I’ll hold the door for you.” Delia moved quickly to catch the door freeing Sam to lift a pail and pass through.

“Thanks, miss.” Sam set his pail down and returned to the door. “There’s one more.”

Delia held the door to make it easier for Sam to step inside. She checked the contents of the pail as he passed by her. It was filled with scraps from the kitchen. “For the chickens?”

“Yes, miss.” Sam lifted the first pail and now held one in each hand. His eyes met hers briefly just before his face began to fill with color. “Thanks.”

A smile touched her lips as she watched him duck his head and move off in the direction of the chickens. She entered the building and wound her way through the halls toward the grand staircase. Her committee meeting wasn’t scheduled to begin for several more minutes, but there wasn’t enough time to go anywhere else in the interim. She thought it made more sense to wait in Glennon Hall for the meeting to begin. Though other faculty and staff could be seen moving about periodically, the full-time students had left the building for the day. The night students wouldn’t arrive until later. As a result, the hallway was nearly empty.

“Miss Markham?”

Delia turned toward the unfamiliar voice. “Yes?”

The young man that approached her was around the same age as the students but something about him led her to believe that he wasn’t one of them. It wasn’t his clothing. It was common for the male students to wear suit pants and jackets to class just as this man was. Perhaps it was his business-like movements. He stopped in front of her with a package in his hands.

“I’m Bennie Burke, private secretary to Principal Glennon. I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure of your acquaintance yet.” Bennie offered a friendly smile.

Delia felt herself smiling back. “A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Burke. I remember seeing you now. You were on a tour. I imagine your office has been quite busy with the start of a new term and a new principal to oversee it.”

“Mr. Glennon is settling in nicely,” Bennie said. “A Glennon has been principal at the school since it first began. I’m sure it’s in their blood.”

Delia didn’t doubt it. Her eyes dropped to the parcel in his hands.

He seemed to remember he was holding it. “Oh, this is for you.” He held it out.

Delia reached for it eagerly. It had been too long since she heard from Euphemia. “Thank you.”

“I couldn’t help but notice it was from Admiral Hobart Jennings. I’ve seen his name in the newspaper many times.

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