Show I 1 m colfax bookplate 11 DY BY AGNES MILLER the th bookplate wu was a roy starr la lit it fit at it was a log rived ir tty the lb sai latil colfax who bo dour libed in tho th lot 11 and crix hot coital bid had no adf angrl rl c ca customers yet the tb plat plate was to bowd 0 ad 1 in a in an american book cut tot of the th library of an old virginia VIr ilnIa family th the tact fact li Is bat that hotd american 60 n 1 ac count of 0 it t 1 war r and refused refu sid to accept commission from bit this ild old of the th ocean how dig he h cot corn to a mak make ID an crp thi of all celal book boost plaits alj was i supposedly known bly all of c them bid bad wat eata cats locuto tt yet hr bore wu was aa so exquisite specimen of his art h mm never had coin colre to light before what peculiar nee bad had caid bim to ink oink his animosity his b bet beat ability ana oa a 1 alc of work tor COT an in Am american ricas ina th hb e tebo 0 o kep keep in the net from the th ithe tn h pitts pi if wits a d the th cow of r nr tor old coir in a hAnd bOOkO hOO OB 02 lowr lower fourth avenue it bearon to pat put forth fortis minister the tb route buyer who ho purchased porch iMd the th book tor for the hop shop all kit lost his 4 afung a funt of it it every and othar employee mp IoTt who ho touched touch it bream became involved in a mar mass et of peculiar finally it ltd led to a or of mitat hat at least appeared app carti to be b one oa after a terrible of at dir lr I 1 OT anti itte the diabolical proceedings iad and deftly ndell and the th old bookplate b bamo ma the th agent or of romine continued from wedna day bhe she evilly 4 op 1 la in yett thanks to her industry aws notes woul would be b alsta after otter allt sill her enthusiasm for work teemed d conta elou the teapot was wn now drained find ani captain ashland moved that the amiro houll adjourn with a rising vete of chants tinn li end and in quiren eagerly cos crl as he took hl leate it 1 I 1 did not molly think we really ought to have tea ten every daj day CHAPTER VII night watch tell me eliell yen you be able to nil the hawk and the separately for ott alt hundred bund redi and ten ter dollan to demanded nancy I 1 had to rait wall one whole second bo fure lure di dt min lillas what to eay say and it t took her far fat less thao then that to transfer anifer ir her jelf if to the larse large itak k ehalt jus ju va caged bj by the captain and a thick pile pilo of paper papers to ct rv desk ilease ilease Ile aee look at my nork work and tell me it it Is I 1 ri ait oit so 80 I 1 can go on ehe she requested and what about the five ova hundred bundred and ten tell dellaray dul dullar laray lir if 11 you want WADI to let get oa nl of all yoa will have to occupy yourself what con concern terns joe you I 1 sald aall a minute thewl more about the book jost just now williby nearly died after otter rd aid said id do what the be told roe me I 1 you haven t mentioned that oca om elon slon and hour aco ago the ailcy me to help you though it would be an all ordeal since I 1 was wa I 1 aid said I 1 was wa here bere to learn besides all try letter letters nere OnI finished shed the other girls then she he abed at aed me very sweetly we etly to a inquire of ur cafe case who was ara alway so dice nice whither whether there tied bun any offer yet let fiz u tint that old taw law book she he bad had ent sent down to joti soo by me on afternoon she libe aid said her cousin king Istrate auddel would gire give a dundr 4 dollan dollars for or it 11 it that would be and oa ou hare bore DOT cot asked ur cud cual nancy its it vulgar to wink and I 1 am really dovw re refined lined at as can tee am when nave bate I 1 bad a chance to ask air mr vase anything I 1 had oily only time to top stop in the tork stock room and look at it their telephone dl 41 rectory while I 1 was m telling denels to go op up nod and say I 1 fo bod my lay typewriter would be required after all and end there really te is a Jid dea and now its co use akin tir LIT case miss likes idill just hii anre an re to I 1 the fact that ibe the boors colas galas into the listen constance where do dri yu keep III it 01 U hj by do yon yoc want to knoer 1 I 1 m worried about it in on reter account I 1 want 0 to o be 4 anfe with a fake take be bell 11 be ID to a hole than cm eier perhaps it jon haie it by yon you yon might have a bence to biale make somebody buy it for more than magistrate buddes conid otter offer I 1 f ft fit it touched nancy ancy dear I 1 pro promised mInd tn im to write the most all po possible mittle of bit volume and abw ai ot of the bookplate no buddes SLA lay hia his finger upon it until the world Is apprised apprill ed of all its it charm ani an boutil buddell or of some on similar jug jochim ins ft lib jib money to wate waste comes alborg it shall remain bere here in to the lowest left hand drawer draver of ny my desk esancy ancy went back to work satisfied al fled we labored steadily phrot the cho rua rus of good cf titis from the botn exodus oaly tor for ly I 1 air dh did I 1 lop stop one moment im go tong 0 up tilt to I 1 place called deayne forcade V tt say a lot of horrible oh oil troth he me discreetly elly lewins Noti nancy cys bick kids kid dolo doing better ehr she a it peat vest 1 ased I 1 looked at peter downcast face fat and a that had to me ew me t the kettle I 1 felt lut be vs harrym some heavy wres buden bo ilea ko ocelot to jolla Gro grosvenor One evenor flor I 1 hod had ian bat that tie state of frantic alfras imek had bad lad film rm at clr thre thresie sId of 0 iff lit casek adire ait lost monday nonday since his hi In allott had beco bm so calm it as to be alimi par ticul arly when he 46 and I 1 bid had bei we talking to mr alroy almy if it I 1 could bare bays only told him hi of sj my visit to julia jolla of her reco gullion of him lo 10 ibe shug adv her lot relief on hearing that he bad dit defiled ail of br her ada maluo hut but inuring that that wl lini I 1 merely said cak C a op peter I 1 S let ta up 09 to rl r l to come back from radues it t h liswith with roar your shield or on it 11 can bo be relied on 00 to keep km tb lb I 1 firca ore burning peter looked grateful gra temi but uld dota inc in for at that the danly swalls round and saw bim ue Us pal awa grit question to win are you oink beta tift be to iss sternly ernly at oat at six uld gold nancy sweet ly ir him film witti wilk calm appraisal Kince come and halt dinata with alth ni as ono no think yoo you yoa you both very kindly I 1 repeated aa as reed the lh invitation or me brightly if it yoa you wont cone come to dinner lo 10 t 1 00 nut must come and atay toy with lib in me all ton tomorrow lorrow declared nancy tenacious loua as usual of ber bet or III tw be all alone mors tint a one idea r exclaimed tea yes it waa wis mine said his iester will you lot bitne a constance Conr 1 I ball shall be delighted my dear to belp help the eight other of ibe the 9 bear yoa you cm mm pray one 1040 for yoa you hatta ctr cried ieter betl constane godby all 1 batur day at the latest off for min cuth rock and way station st nancy and I 1 worked alone la tn the alien silent shop velt without bout further ilon the silence of the bis big building was wa restful and unbroken save by a distant infrequent nimble rumble of late U arde hot not until 1 I bad nearly finished thinner sent in to me did I 1 bear beet a i nile sound in fr the then on ts edly tar for bad I 1 Is heard a taint fatal movement it was repeated it came cain again flattering mt terin footstep bounded oil 00 the left baad abalo next nat next cinitis 1 a dim figun flauris material ind in tha the duk dusk at I 1 amid filante a dim cosm materialized ta in the dusk aa as I 1 turned bed and to my relief evet r jore than then my I 1 becot alzee ur mr case cote juat just as a be darted started back la in fi clow at aay eft uby bj I 1 thou itt boost to dinner I 1 aid said of factly 1 I 1 thought yon you hav had he ct aunt uni cred tred everybody else el hill ba whoa going to work tonight I 1 was wa insi just doina ame some of my work cow ow bel because luse I 1 ilk like a ate late dinner boor the no nin min baa has nearly stopped why dont doat yoa na go 0 o oat out and get bt er to katr 1 I really bare have we of the catalogue 1 objected or of at t least I 1 look took ur roberts remarks ebig way ao so I 1 didat maul wat out fo to lose any time therea theres always likely to DA ba a ar hitch bhea youre la in a lurry birry you know ur lit we bot but ria hu 01 warmth war and went ocl out I 1 re necked that nancy end and I 1 bad scarily spoken or coed our typewriters daring during our last half balt boors bours work which bat bad own been spent lo 10 revision rev laloo of copland copy and so 0 o mr case might oot not have ba bead d oa us especially aa as lila ids door likely waa was bot abut I 1 finished my dinner tw staff returned and we all ski went tnt action on the catalogue the work was equitably and ur mr class oaky dalsy abbott emily james and ur mr dib jio bore off ol heir their assists menta meats to their theft desks la to the rear mr I 1 remained at mine in front i a brilliant spot pot in a sea of darkness for a while revision still occupied me then I 1 palled pulled ny my chair into position mider the bosk all ready to shatter the at a lenci leac i again wit ul music roa the ual versal and as I 1 did SQ so I 1 heard the time tin doc dock rind for tor a moment I 1 feared feud soma some mishap wu ta depriving cs its of one of the work en tra at 7 to quote my wrist watch bat but nobody came out ani and then I 1 r member cd that on the rare ibm ft hen overtime work was wa loaa ione the department bead bade a sawai report for tho record sheet instead of hating having the clock dock rung moreover not a came from the rear when ben as pip Q COLFAX BOOKPLATE BOOME continued from o 0 rate p t lour wit people acre urero at orui the lie illow clock clocks to so I 1 decide without full coo vlon that he 1 atut have heard soma other oolie A breathless evening flowed by linth ten we all found working pressure rattier rather exciting epe saw dally daily ai as we had un sully flat one lot of book books to fell sell thin I 1 a cop copy of at a col cot lep edition of tho the Rutis lyst there was as a foot note la it I 1 I 1 to grib all for life catalogue this college edition 0 aa o ept oo 00 A lieff op UP in the right I 1 and galle clr 1 I 1 walked dp up bo the balcony to t into darkness that tot got 1 acker and blacker to each c h step aboff the tho level of lh the light ed desk deskit beaird johen II 11 hen I 1 reached hi the head of tits lie staircase I 1 turned on an a light and could thea then we e my WAY tunk lenti veil to alie ito other end 0 01 the callery erY chette was be the oa on which the book li it ay my hand be concil on I 1 walked la to th tb dim shadowy stillness pait post tb the topi top of the alcoves Bic ovee my feet maklos oo 00 calls 1 on the cork flooring floor lne I 1 fetched stretched retched ret ched up toy MY bond to tarn tam on w ie light la in front of lilt his foremost section of ab elres andi beard lie time clock dock rind mill time I 1 tilt badly st tart artIcA led almost a to cry out I 1 bad jait just sense u not got tu to tarn turn oa on the light 11 lit above my own head then them must be something lie the nutter matter it was ib third that the clock should reg aa ller 11 thil this time of night it ui veit it ten tea I 1 resolutely I 1 whirled around 1 I 1 ita 1 the 1116 balcony and att bat had happened alien all my fean fears below lit case cal e walked 01 low 1 out of at tie shadow of lisle the trent central alile uti toward mi ra desk md ad Ita beed lift ao an loiter 23 if it r aa i I 1 waa was rath rather clad I 1 hid wt acres med I 1 vii was jot just about to peak speak telling blo blue ber here I 1 we was when chloal parted lips II 11 if stooped down oo 00 the left band haul bid bide of my desk and tai into 1010 the feadow belkind it where whet I 1 could not got distin gulab him clea ri earty I 1 heard a taint faint allting sound and thena it anti stood op between my own tr ctr aar rod aj my desk I 1 it 1 I im ras ft a can maii fron ti bli file figure though I 1 could a ie ave bli his fan face op up above him cm the balcony PA be had bad 00 oo a cap cop ue ile did dot not make a a or sound life bead head was benl from the tb shadows where whets I 1 bad sta mr lit cau eloit I 1 beard heard be teri ta latest sort bort of turn fum baltis otherwise be the was then the tb stringer movell slowly bat but purposefully lly he be stepp step va d t clear leer ot of th tte te c clr a few laches debts over to the lex 1 ift pram to 10 his f att tet 0 leer the comer of ibe the brightly lighted deik desk the two men gazed it at aab cc ither will with out a bund they ma may hare have stood mere motionless leu fur for lea en it seemed longer than emeral eternity ly rt lly the stranger tra ocer with the attakai wit pos ir and without a clinie tia tite walked aked around ur loe ease pst tt the root front of the desk to the doer out into the algat 1 mr lir into tamed quietly round around and disappeared loto into the main aide mile ai As soon ae as I 1 beani him speaking penk lct to mr dibdin I 1 acde for his odiles excuse me for been looking at 11 abbotts work and tea it rolling ald rest test good I 1 well anu wo be through here bem too ur air clio case poke spoke exactly ai as sal ue he looked rather white bite but working overt overtime lins plus clam from a gret ravn revn n shaded beije limp lamp doea does not improve the complexion then tomorrow doubt to be plenty of time for me to finloth fin losh 1 I 1 adl aid so do yoo you bind mind if I 1 got et the ten thirty five train 00 1 by all mean means agreed mr case go I 1 pot put on ay MY things and leq edit buck tiel to oy my desk and closed 14 it lib 1111 the exception of the lowest left band drawer I 1 opened for one out in slant if it it waa was the style to went to steal Clari bews vow could truthfully aay all I 1 waa was out of fash fashion lon with a passion I 1 wicked to teal steal it and I 1 did so a I 1 caught the 10 easily with to spare and the stroke of eleven found me bolting the colo clar clat front door ot of oui am elizabethan Ellia bethan a next reviewed wed the coo con tents tent ilof of abo refrigerator and decided oo 00 a this of bf imily alced chicken ua a roll I 1 the ball hall ilett 11 tit through the a illness ness pun punctured dared ored at ibis this door and that liy by a snore to toy iny own room ii 1 took darl bews notes oo 00 It medical edical stipes mes la in the virginia code froia from ay on derann bc resolving to discover cover its mysterious attraction if dia life process took all I 1 first exam toed ined it page by bi pace paga fortunately li it was a thin in wu not a stain or a soil soll mark marle inde fulde it it sevell paces pages had never been cut aside from ordinary wear natural to a blueing a century and acre more old the only damages appeared to td be a small number of faint parallel scratches on the back wit and a few rather deep little cashes in to the cardboard inside the back cover these ir 11 juries were ible the book waa was 14 remarkably good condition finding nothing that could atye 1 a clew to the interest Lb lerest ishad held for so to meny many per sons sets I 1 decide that the only thing leatto do was to obey my orders and taker off the bookplate took plate I 1 laid a hot wet blotter on the plate ard gild cat t waiting patiently sey eral teal minutes for the paste to soften but though I 1 applied an in finger fin cernall biall several times to the fedge of the drawing drawl nc and renewed the blot ter mon more than onre the bookplate stock fair except ar ote me cr tr comer corner which had always been a bit bose los oak after a long time did it cren even be tin en to come avay away from the board and then wibb an cannot slowness at tried ay my patience finally |