Show W The he co Colfax cifax bookplate BY AGNES MILLER I 1 th the bookplate book plata waa was a la in it at aalf if it wa was y r ibe lb ni loani colfax who ho flourished in ilk the th colcol Is lat and early nineteenth co out but coital colfax hid bad no amort can customers cutto mtr yet ili h plate waa was found to an america book out of the th library of an old Vir virginis tinis nl family th the fact tact ta to that colfax baled americans on ae so count of the revolutionary ua war va ar 4 refused 0 a accept a coin 11 from thia this ad side pt III the th how flow did he h corn come to ao an steep loaf floal the th history of all colfax bock book platea plates waa woo knows pro all of them bad had bo been cata inched rt tat bar ahro was aa aa in tp Imn of at hit hi art iab which mm had bad coin to I 1 alit beraro what peculiar circumstance bad auard caused him to dak file hl animosity hia his baft best ability OB Z s clece of work for an american and n a ti lian ian to litel the th fact from tha the tim time the th plat plate WAS aa dikeov red lal tha the cor cover of a rara rate old torn tome in a bookshop on an lower hearth avenue it began td 16 put lot forth influences buyer who rut thid th the book tor for the shop illy 1 loat lost bit hi job on account of at it every bleik and other employee employ mp loy who ho toucy to ucB it became involved in a most of peculiar binally ft it in led to a murder or what at lit appeared appart 4 to ba be one on after a terrible rr tbt succession aoe editon of dire 0 ente tha the dista urai aings aud sad d bay if ind tha the did be b lame the ha agent of delightful romance continued from ex ahot fricas iiii th P ru aniline out flut be he anim wl in the art lint place the lie blow bit that cut the artery vins dealt swiftly slid bovy mr grosvenor mij 1 report had a weak heart and every ap renounce ren of A nian man who had bad ched for year years r a beary heary abnous st ain lie wai was also right lie ile could cut not possibly hive have dealt deill such a force fill ful blow epim hit his owe own right wrist ilien ai as yoo you know the be what eer n it wn wits hid beta tw n con neu enily ome some one attacks d hilm it Is roy my business to flod bud out who that was and as I 1 understand yoo you are waning to asil ehilt ti me in in doing eo so cju ak a k you now to remain here while I 1 try to tt 0 t t onie further Inform atla from your fellow to the dis codry of that accident la in flit th mr air almy tard briskly to the deft telephone I 1 turned te to clr jr robert a given contradictory orders by two wo rene in the language lan of eye bronto I 1 inquired Uti lats ping lo 40 happen to the rare book catalo cataloguer guel cut put I 1 conlan t make him hi nie and in deed before I 1 have lave bad had time to crowt my cae case more clearly in to bounded literally bounded dal Daly ty abbott whom the telephone bad aist summoned she be beamed flatteringly on mr em 1 lt i mr almy turned briefly holthe dak desk telephone Tal ephon almy and held out tribute to him lookin some ahat at me atou ou wanted ne we to beriat yat this abi you ajril sul ithe breathett az fali I 1 wr the carbon pace pages of her salet 11 los in businesslike stile loa IOU si I 1 die boole bools to t Prot coor ton at ten fifty m yesterday yest frda ni orning did youl be akel asked ft hat did he da do when ahen he boa bought ht theor lie ile left the thop ery rna bow ow miss abbott sill till in domice to BC me what u saw aw und heard when the alarm regarding mr Gm gravenor avenor was givena 11 1 I 1 ung putting some book books loio into the tint alcove 1 on the right of 0 the main aisle began daly dalsy wilOn and hen sud Jerly derly I 1 heard a bream ream Slur murder derl help I 1 helal lies lie deed 11 r then miss grosvenor of fouw mum I 1 llant I 1 krow then who be n was dished ou nii of the law asek get jint as at I 1 reached the he all and shrieked thrle ked at mr sir 11 irton keep it fur toy me f amply imagine abat hat the fm meant r then ft hat then aoe she hatched at a table and fain fainter teV bisz MI abbott did you see mlis groa gros hand to mr ile buram or in any way convey to mm blat an in object of any no aid said y anil with obvious relief i pid did you te ba ha tike take ana fam at daisy drooped aria 4 4 anft abot tartly 1 mr mt appeared to lit cowl coon inc lal apoplexy but ur mr almy ened forward on ard if it AI now mr lilies jog you ws asai t W help W dout your you oh lest breathed letl goedl low then ihen jaet just tell me anything at t in jour u judgment W 0 t help alj ill tuff linx M aya 1 tou you might terow wow nobody else did oh besl breathed daisy valsy flatter rutter ut it eyelid eyelids over tbt this violation stion ot of the flip scriptural injunction against mai for babe well if it this ts U of eny any ra arje title ir ar I 1 bid bad la in alad 1 see first both ur bir burton nod and iu topped bun short la in the middle of the kille just as if it they each earb oilier other it wu it 1 fully lukk but it did bap cuppen peti I 1 saw IL it but neither of them ben spoke a word then last In artil after ulsa miss Uros Tenor bad hopped short the tumbled stumbled afim instantly willi of them grating p abote joward owan the t asne ne at I 1 be line sime time just atter vier hed shed shrieked K e e p it I 1 that absolutely 1 all I I 1 ux saw the then n mr me albl and ul lei all true pat but of course I 1 dont know whether any of bat that to batill to yuu you may abely safely leave that do etilmon to 10 ur mr almy min abbott ama toned served ur mr doberti no berti and oleu pei d ills do didor jor dalmy bestowed a fredah tare start oo 00 blia belas fired filed a be was new a free enta ent a sweet coill it 90 ut allay and nothing at all I 1 oo 00 ard aid deported departed get now said ur mr aloy allay further com comment mentI lod sod own it 1 I e keen aforge henry appeared en tal alert ai As be he had beeck the brat drat to it reach teach the taw law alcoie alt alarm mr me any referred to he the tact bet that he had lind ean wn no sips 1 of a iaru gie IK to his hl gim the lie sir ir and cd I 1 looked sharp a 1 weapon toe too mid mr lift dibdin but not any there was a only be h old man lying hunched bunched agit last the lowest ahelf shelf oo 00 the reat rea ride aide of the alcove fucini toward the bock well of the hop ur mr DUN anti inti ri wd with thanks ait sit 1 ted ed to send wrt jonea jones op up froni from the be thoo shop aa As eoon won as tb door was shut hot mr almy asked oe me 1 here were yoa you during daran all that timet in ur me casee case office trying to M r the vive ulu grosvenor Oros venor I 1 rolled replied woo 0 derins if it I 1 were ere U for more otaw question but ur mr almy merely at the denk blotier antil emily appeared VI 1 aDder understand stand you bold sold a copy of shuler on 1114 yesterday ulu miu Jal jaroma nesoo bags mr alm tea rm to a yono tonal nan rian lie had a brief arpe erpe he ile to be a law ft of dent I 1 indu injured red if it be wished some thine in 10 law books he mentioned bc huler ie e had the one copy I 1 it at once tie ile gave me the enact act thane change one dollar and a half halt and took the book WA without tapping w tie ile left the hop shop di recy it lit wai wail just before tx forc ten aa as you ran mu we ee from fide alil duplicate enlea sales record which I 1 have brought you alery ery vad now w ulsa was jame as to you ere the one person bere here 1 bo had any dealings with ur mr grosvenor will you i e lie ise describe just what took place between yoa you and biar lit it wab wah almost nothing aid said ulu min jamea ile topped stepped from the law book shelves as its I 1 was coming up tb al able tle with some boots for the front sabelies and asked me to turn tam aa the light hf ai al you up P the aisle atilt old cid yoa see the lady who has been iden idea filled as W Grosve norr 0 no o I 1 flit fist aw uw lu bc when she be rushed up the lie attle screaming tills this uno a all MISS james knew and it was now laih time and I 1 was to dered deri to come straight hack back to ur roberts office after luncheon and there as u peter ahead shead of me alone with ur sir almy and I 1 could see oft a flustered ur mr almy bepin briskly miss wier fuller ur mr burton barton U sap be fie was ell tin at your desk between ten thirty airty anil ond eleven fifteen yesterday ni morning orning whan hen your chat was inter later ty 17 tills this applicant from the eo era at accy lige ligethy tc try cy whon whom yoa you yourself to nic tile can you describe als appearance ur sir Burt cial lie ile waa was about elz six feet tall a bli big broad shouldered chap had fair hair and complexion and wore a cray gray sweater and an in old soft hat bat gray fray to kofl I 1 think 1 I 1 nodded in a cor hr almy allay ther asked t did either or both of aee him erter the shipping brer 0 no o you cant re ee the door tron wu fallera Fu llera desk bw ered peter but he did to 0 o in biow do yon you knobf 1 1 I I the ti time chock rial rits almost immediately about hat ure wu was thair well I 1 came down to the hop shop about ten thirty reda ted peter he be came in a I few minutes later latte I 1 cue cues it was about twenty minutes ef of 1 ur mt almy plunged his hi band into the desk drawer and next minute out a pile of punched time clock cards here are ym tr days records he be eald look loot them over we did there meres DO no time you see ce punched on any earl between eight fifty nine aid a ad taunt noon I 1 and furt furthermore hemom ur sir riggs life rentes denies positively that any one ous ap piled plied to ft work for hica him yesterday doe does N i employment sty I 1 thit thill ot a I dar der row rows it 1 I hin ft click 1 ock an ant I 1 ent sent a man up as a soon awn a to possible ISO u he neve nevet hack hick to thom and I 1 math iren tinn that none cone of the three clerk la 1 I P iw mm iber fiber fr par page 4 THE COLFAX BOOKPLATE continued fyon from page tiro two evert beleu eleW ud uld 1 I that nan min a we in 14 boit as sir carton barton described the time orrie clock rang a abent ten forty and furthermore it tang spin tea ten cil flaute autes inter later that met to it did 11 I 1 ejaculated peter 1 I remember t looked af at ny my watch be d Tb erea no record of blatt orthea PS 92 taros bald alt mr aloy AIM ve 1 y ft i h 01 r 1 ff t arr 7 1 5 vitt y 1 am n i |