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Updated: May 20, 2025
He began his wild, gambling life, introducing some of his cronies into the mansion. He compelled Mrs. Blarcum to do as he wished by telling her Mr. Stockton was crazy, and had to be kept a prisoner. Muchmore's strange actions, when the young firemen were first at the house, was due to his fear lest they discover that Mr. Stockton was a prisoner in his own mansion.
They had run up ladders on the outside of the house, near where the flames were, and were throwing water on in that way. "Why, the door's locked!" exclaimed Vincent, as he tried the knob. "Where's the key?" "Locked!" repeated Mrs. Blarcum. "I didn't know that. The paintings will be burned, and Mr. Stockton was very fond of them. They cost a lot of money." "We can break the door in!" cried Bert.
"There are no pictures in there!" declared the man. "The housekeeper said so," put in Bert. "Yes, yes! The valuable paintings belonging to Mr. Stockton!" exclaimed Mrs. Blarcum. "They'll be burned up! The fire is coming this way!" "I don't care if it is!" fairly shouted Muchmore. "Let the pictures burn.
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