| Show I 1 the thip ah ii Z S 00 co coif if CM ax aa V bookplate n BY AGNES I 1 th the bookplate iru was a mystery la to it so ti it was 1 ly 17 the iti eminent 1 relt L r te colfax coif who flourished flouri hd in the ih 1 lat A t eighteenth and early sturl ct url out but colfax bad no amoel can yet the th plat plate its found in aa an americas boo bot tt awit w cf of the of 0 aa go old virinia firc fAr rily lly the fact li that coif colfa bated batta Anif fluris OB 02 a ae I 1 count of ili b revolutionary war ar aci tal wooed to accept a com to from this ltd of the th ocean acu how did be b conr come to make an excel the tb history of all colfax book plot wa was odly known presumably all of c them hid bid be ban 0 cata 1041 loin 1 tot bets woo ai an to pc leiB et of his art rt which cover had corn coms to light befogs what peculiar c adi clued him to sink his hi animosity ani oto via his hl belt abilay Ity OB on a piece et of werk work for tot an anstr us and aft ther to kip kelp take fact arom the time the plat plate wu WAA d alicot rd iff the cover cf of a rats ol 01 old d to ton toas as in Is A 4 bookshop on an lowr lower fourth it bran beron to pat put forth tort talt tn lt In inba flues aa tb the young buyer who the book for the th shop nearly loit lost bit job en on account of IL 11 emy every clrk and otiz who touched it baim InTo lTd in ill a nn mate of VOC Illif binany it ltd led to a I murder or of whit at lat appeared to be b coo on after a terrible ilon of dirt events the th diabolical sud ud add ended 1114 bl the tr old bookplate book plat be b came the th acot of romance rorai ac continued from wednesday we uptown peter walked along with ui us in ci lence which mr bit almy presently broke its ioto cf of water ans donod under the arld bridge e time slate you left on your lour trip bur ton some of the new te Is good and tome somes very badr bid I 1 looked at bin him in all the new news I 1 had beard heard teemed to me rr extremely tood god my elance glance crossed crosse Pet cre be he wu vu still tilt very pale pais I 1 aid said almy the fact that ulm miss grosvenor ij Is tio longer under undo suspicion 0 n ou to counterbalance any uy bad newe new s I 1 should athla thiu what happe nedr demanded peter in a stran cly incredulous tone before ur sir almy could answer colvell vell lets let hare have the good new news ji elret rs agreed mr mt almy quite true hutton miss Oros veLor Is O 0 cleared leared bu but we rant cant cal eat her that a any ny looser I 1 and as miss AIM fuller la Is responsible fo fop that fact she can coo tell you all till abrat lt 14 taking this statement as on order I 1 the then told peter is to succinctly as pos sable 11 all II about the discovery of the birth certificate still as on full clarity a recital of th the strange of and numerous oum crous adent orca of lind hew i note notes during bis his absence the story took tome some little time when I 1 had finished he turned to our companion do roa you know anything more than that scamp told be lq demanded marl ded yes replied air sir almy as if it he bad rec elied a food good oPen opening tug 1 I knott where ilia julia julla parents were p married reter peter and I 1 nt at this unexpected reply 1 ire I re lowa only since this ibis nn in am m ins ing continued ur almy it wis was on island up in a carrol aroll my where my folks lime always been I 1 ml colht ht tell you ton now that my special interest in this Grob u Tenor case dates from the minute I 1 read the preliminary report of 0 14 tt and learned that idessor har chirion was ono on of those in darrows Dar rowe monday coming you sm see though I 1 never knew bilm personally personal lr I 1 knew who his brother wae was you knew rho ho miles wrist I 1 exclaimed ur almy nodded in the villa a called canoll carroll bay which Is 13 on the mainland a few miles up from our island theres a cenotaph put up to mile miles memory I 1 was serving la to abe philippines when it was erected but when I 1 returned home I 1 learned teamed it h hid had ad acsa k n put op up la in memory of the younger lounger of two broth ere era of flint came who bad been drowned some ile fi men inen in a storm they were often bimmer tora tors nt at carroll bay the elder was a professor wor in a iw I 1 ark rk colle collese V he ile sent bot on but I 1 listen broken sentences teU ence ces went through my eari cork I 1 had for getten entirely ive bad an invitation my summer playground carroll hays lays the name I 1 stick to 0 the old vid traditions my brother as highly romantic ile en re not all well bulted to stand the blows blow of life lite the icy ley angers of pre crafted me and ad I 1 beard Ic tere voice 1 saying heavily he arlly not our professor mr sir almy nodded reluctantly nee iles under tinder arnov arrest 1 I stopped short in to the street in horror borror lies iles not the suspect you mentioned to julia ton when you ion told her the she via as leareda ilfra lea red redl lie nodded now ow you see ae rhy I 1 pet put it that mot way flat he ata a her untie 11 1 I oh ft f ams it Is your badness bad newa news it certainly Is very bad I 1 theo she abe does doc not know it yet does the she alwy demanded reter tig vis porously ot yet but the evidence vidt him Is wf shell batik to kneir it domn boca ai un tell ae me first clr what has boo happe tied urged leter liaf and finish boot about that marriage oa on almis kand wand this li Is ter to bita with the tolt toltec nc I 1 n scared mr alroy almy all long along there was wo acoy a tiny cup la in allba flint appear lo 10 many observer and might bare hate 1 ku u unimportant tb berv 0 to or four minutes ninnies when he as alone in ibe the able ostensibly ioline at boot book oa on the table there that were not accounted for la 11 detail ie e started to look him op up bed found that till his birthplace 04 4 Il pilots lots Crois croming log the old aroste nor homestead and wh ai the crosto nor feud seemed re mote us as a e kotite for aa an attack on mr sir Gros grosvenor renor it was well remembered ai as very bitter dona doin la in that sect section lon bo go there it wee was a factor to be beremand bere dand there were the proud eca serve serva tire tive characters of thoas two eld erly men an went up tip to the coleb celebration ebrat eb ration lon at carroll day and abere talking to the eldir townsfolk about young miles allies 15 arrington tumbled stumbled on it trail led finally to 0 o the ing of that secret marlace mar lage the man who performed th the ceremony was a justice of the pesie pests la in ibe the ono little town on aland twenty odd year years ago hes lies a lal miserly old charae chame ter I 1 know well who he la Is mlle mile harrington wai was vacation nione alone nt at carroll buy day that ummer summer as i his brother had just gone to oxford alary mary Grofe Groe renor evenor wits wa up there ath a party of artists who had find come to paint the coast const aben ben bey they decided to set get ma ina tied it was easy to mail down the bay to that remote bland island and bribe the old J 11 1 to hold his tongue it equally easy a day or cr two aco ago to bribe him to loosen it then we learned that Cl Clart arthew hewa a notes had belonged to the professors profet sora library end had find bien bi ix en cn stolen that it had turned tip up again and had been by miny pec pic among whom mr grosten was included without doubt for hi and ind his ha s tighter liter had been tn gad lo 10 controversy over a book boot and tha thal book was the one she lie was eo so eager to obtain that it was certainly of extraordinary In inheres teres seemed proved by the presence of the cleverly forged doorplate boot boor plate concealing the key the key keyl I 1 I 1 1 1 I flung lung it on that table in ahr II 11 vine room I 1 bave bare to leave it there cow 1 said aid mr almy perhaps the best place for it IL 1 I ell to a cut a ion story ilat rt it deemed seemed as if it professor wr harrington mi ht be among the pr sons interests lo 10 recovering that book perhaps the most so since it was us I 1 ills is onn poes possession enlon lie Us had had opportunity port unity to try to do so last las monday morning of tit ie 1 ferons in to the shop then it trying to get the lie book our were gradually elaml noted mr sir as attacked beer yot of a chance at the book mr air case aaser case peter poter louly you never suspected that VIN cartt at person of assault and robbery les tie be was absent tron from the con monday met mo coining ining r I 1 was seen in the shop just before the clock eldien lie IN finally admitted that be he bad had formerly known mr air grosvenor and he be gave indication of a it remarkable remar Lable personal interest in cla clarl hews notes but now be he Is eliminated the second click of ibe the spring lanca at ten fifty ats the time of the attack and mr sir cast did not leave ibe the conference until teu fifty five eve by the uny you haven t been wen the lancet have bare you burton 1 I 1 brought it along siong id like to said leter receiving the little brass bos box frum from mr band and looking at it with close attention he lie aorl d the lashing flashing knives once then returned it as mr aloy almy went on 1 ue I e lim liae e to thank mr case at least that Clarl hews bews 1 notes didat leave darrow a lie ile could bave bare accepted the buddes offer ozer tentatively in ur mr oar dar row rows a ab abst since nee but be turned miss likes donn domi of t coarse airs the fourth suspect was miss grosvenor as to we thin called her and the ore thing that saved sated her was that she remained in the shop was no way of connection in her with any weapon aone one merced ilet r so only harrington Harrl remains U hy Is be heldt held he lie was w seen behind the law book alcove it t ten fifty 9 clock last mon day in fait fat on the occasion of that second click of the spring lancet which was also heard beard by he the witness I 1 speak peter however voiced ny my thought that goes with the that the attack was woo made by some one in the rear of te ve new book alcove yes it Is further sustained by the fact flint in the dun dust on that fourth ebelt between the front and rear ranks of books e found fresh st tr eaks such as would be mad by fingers in from the rear and Prof eeor says be made them I 1 lie admits be he was there I 1 I 1 danied candidly eiyo he reached into that tbell from the rear rw to search for of books yet he absolutely exiles cales baying ins wn mr grosvenor Oros venor then or at any soy other time that mol coming no ming min or having any knowl d e whatever 0 of the aring lancet after a long tons silence mr almy add tb ille whole story will bave to come out tomorrow aftin one final oust check up UA who abos tha the witness de demanded minded pe rt ter come oat out too it wont be long to 0 o wait waltr walt katr r peter in a tone of walt what for tort to that girl rl whose na a 11 1 4 1 cousin w thle thi lerand liar anat her 1111 code uncle li Is i a murderer too you take it lying down teem seems to me I 1 hal there anything a man can dor mr sir almy looked looked anra ira ip lip cod and down lo 10 realier t a kindly bunor 1 an ell dered quietly there b do you ann want t to come slona and and out and 0 o is 11 we leached fourteenth street with washington and ex exchanging chantIng patriotic nip rapture tures across it sea of parkin taxicabs lo 10 a writ of rainbow hope bolt strangely at with that hat After afternoon ajon of 0 gloom the iwo wo nien men disappeared into the abway leaving na to panne my solitary doll tary way ba bk bak k to darlowe Dar of how ait list bonday harrington arrington ll had looked sharply t imply down the file isle from fill position at my ask d jk plucked the yellow note from the baclet and bounded away CHAPTER hlll daylight the shadows be ann to fall in the silent deserted shop I 1 attempted quite to feel 01 cr the fact that I 1 had find now driven i A wedge into the he weeks work and evolved eol etol reil ved at least to lod flad in that sovereign remedy against the blue blues a p particularly 1 gum bod dinner within half halt ec or hour suddenly the front door wn wits flung dung open opeo ond and in marched ur sir almy nt at the heal of a procession reter burton roon mon unknown to me find and a all till broad shouldered dertil rough looking young felion in a cray gray weater sweater and a soft crar grat lint we fared faced each other open mout mouthed tied the procession and I 1 hat are you ion doing berer inquired mr sir almy ily illy eald said 1 I but I 1 an am going directly fit ish if it yon you wont to eald said lc to we shall be in the back of the elop only ard off filed the silon excepting pe or whom a frait lc fiance glance from me detal detained ned that man in the he amy sweat sweaters the one who came in i ir it the shipping office omee po tillon last Ilond komhyr I 1 gasped in his ear sure hes the witness who tow sor norrIn tor and ur mt grosvenor in the alen alcoie es sP 11 bere did they ind hiral tie orbe employment arene traced hica him heen i after fter hi hl i all week ula names frank ducler ni cler IN hat hats a his if 1 I I 1 demanded ill you remember lie came come in and walked down the nisle aisle past post us about ten forty 0 that Ston day ue ile never tot got to the shipping office omm then ur sir alg riga 3 wa was absolutely something aron aroused ed Ms M curiosity when he had bad cot got part way down the alsto aisle lie went tarou b the last lost alcove on 00 the right hid bid beliinda a bookcase ID in the barrow right hand aisle and watched ile saw plenty ft hat aroused arouse 1 tits curiosity the lancet ft 11 hat bat I 1 ue ile called it a little brass box bor it wim in mr air Grosve Gros venore noes bana lie Us ato wi comparing compa it with books from the shelf that a what kat charles su BUS geared cc r and laying it at his rl right ht on a vacant place on the sheia uben hen not using it if rut but why did all this interest tucker I 1 on |
