A reputedly wealthy and eccentric old man dies in Vermont. His home, the House of a Thousand Candles, so called for the owner's preference to candle light, is left empty save a faithful servant -- his fortune mysteriously vanished, though rumored to still have been hidden in the house somewhere. John Glenarm, the late old man's grandson, stands to inherit the estate (and so the secret fortune) under the stipulation that he live in the house for one year. If he fails, the house will be forfeited and awarded to Marian Devereaux, the niece of the nun who operates the nearby Saint Agatha's School for girls. Mister Pickering, the executor of the estate and childhood rival of John's, decides to find the hidden treasure before young Glenarm does.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - The Will of John Marshall Glenarm
25:51 - Chapter 2
02 - A Face at Sherry’s
17:08 - Chapter 3
03 - The House of a Thousand Candles
13:26 - Chapter 4
04 - A Voice From the Lake
19:55 - Chapter 5
05 - A Red Tam-O'-Shanter
20:13 - Chapter 6
06 - The Girl and the Canoe
10:23 - Chapter 7
07 - The Man on the Wall
15:18 - Chapter 8
08 - A String of Gold Beads
12:02 - Chapter 9
09 - The Girl and The Rabbit
19:54 - Chapter 10
10 - An Affair With the Caretaker
15:18 - Chapter 11
11 - I Receive a Caller
12:32 - Chapter 12
12 - I Explore a Passage
14:37 - Chapter 13
13 - A Pair of Eavesdroppers
13:47 - Chapter 14
14 - The Girl in Gray
16:03 - Chapter 15
15 - I Make an Engagement
10:48 - Chapter 16
16 - The Passing of Olivia
15:49 - Chapter 17
17 - Sister Theresa
14:52 - Chapter 18
18 - Golden Butterflies
16:43 - Chapter 19
19 - I Meet an Old Friend
17:50 - Chapter 20
20 - A Triple Alliance
14:38 - Chapter 21
21 - Pickering Serves Notice
11:30 - Chapter 22
22 - The Return of Marian Devereux
11:28 - Chapter 23
23 - The Door of Bewilderment
18:15 - Chapter 24
24 - A Prowler of the Night
13:42 - Chapter 25
25 - Besieged
14:35 - Chapter 26
26 - The Fight in the Library
25:43 - Chapter 27
27 - Changes and Chances
14:22 - Chapter 28
28 - Shorter Vistas
08:12 - Chapter 29
29 - And So the Light Led Me
14:44