Show the golf colf ax V av bok Bock plate ate DY BY AGNES MILLER the th bookplate was wi a ray stry 1 la it self if it was wa ent orrid engraved orr raved jy 17 the 1 emli nil Dint kerst artlett coraz who ho la in ur the lit tat tod ind arar nineteenth centuria cen dot but colfax bid bad no amert can customers yet the h plat plate wai vat found la in in an american book out of th the library illar a ry ot of la an old virtinia family the fact 18 I 1 hit that colfix listed america OB account ot at the tb 11 wr 6 4 refused to A co corn m tallon m from this ltd ids of tb the occa cie sall how eld did he h cem come to make an tion tb the history of all colfax book plates woo supposedly know knows pro pr lu usably all of at MA bad bd bets cata cat locuto tt yet her bere was an of hi his art rt which 11 ter hap t coin come to 1 ight before whit c had caused bim him to iak i ak ok hi his animosity his but beat ability oa on a piece of work for aa an american ari to keep th the fact act bidden from the th time the plat plate wa wag rd fled inalie the th cover of at a ran rare old tomo tome in a secondhand bookshop oa on lowr lower fourth avetus it bexan to pat lout forth lolitte ster influences the young buyer who purchased the th book for tbt the hop shop nearly loit lost his job oa oil account of it it every clerk and other employ employee who touched tt it involved in a nf of culler happenings finally it ltd led to a murder or whit what at least ait appeared to b be one on after a terrible succession of a ir s gifft nt to the diabolical dinn eding of id 1 v d d flanly ly endea aa 9 tr the old bookplate bok plat beem became b the agent of at dalig continued from saturday Bat 6 arday Sity bp il 11 lae cale was frai rii to end that bok 1 aulien I 1 saw him film thursday cicila cie cici sin ln to see cc if it he lie could held julia julla with it honey ancy biot lou ion see he lid III know mr air end and then lie found out wio 10 julia was nhen she feinted fainted in th tt hop shop he mt have what they ath vr antoo I 1 lee es ull all sir vases age a queer furtive actions cow appeared in a new rosy light 11 bat hat he knew of mary oros r renore enors secret ind find apparently not been enough to determine hin him on what be thought the teet beet alume of 0 action to help her daughter then under a cloud lie had therefore come personally pers onay to julias jollas old to try to desemer the best course and rid youre not going to try to find cut out why mar star hid that key under bill that bock cl I 1 ejaculated nancy ncy flung down the ishlon supplement pl ement but whatever I 1 do she the protected teter peter will think lie did it himself and if it it should by any chance be wrong hell siy I 1 m young he lie ft III my dear I 1 agreed for he tie Is 13 a nan roan and a brother bat but that wont mop you doing doln things I 1 suppose por she was already half halt way down stairs and ur mr almy were just di parting tte ile all shook hands warmly hr air almy brethel bre brel thed kind thanas for my humble stance and hopes which I 1 shared thai that we might meet agian cg aln either om cfall c folly or un qUally they were gone and nancy noncy forthwith developed a burning sm fsr for the tbs ley julia mentioned acme old maho mahogany iny bo boxes 1 in lir her room which had stuck fact fast end anti refused to open ncy said she lie didan didn t believe the key would alt lt any tiny of tl ti cm though she bad never reen them but cho the guild try it she allied flitted away then julia turned ti to peter and me there was wils a new love sweet serious determination oil ou her fice face im going coln to tell you both something ire ive lawn ever ince since lot monday morning tome gome thin he addressed fleter that TOL tot uld ild for ne that ou on never told about one an neer would tell about I 1 know atif he ile fairly sprang from his chair tie he interrupted in frantic agitation 1 I beg you not to speak ever everI thing hin s over cw its of no con sequence I 1 i it la 13 of the almost utmost consequence L s dij julia firmly that I 1 edge whit I 1 owe to you for last monday momin morning ben lien I 1 dashed up the aisle in to darrows end you mr du do ton ion came rushing toward me yon ion 0 sar tills in my hand band doping behind foroe books on the table die she beld field up uie the pring spring lancet to peters increased a agitation lia tion ab she rent went on calmly you raw mores more althou although h I 1 instant ly con concar cad mald the weapon under my cape on paw raw its blades protruding slightly as the kick of the mcchan mechanism ls uns them to do I 1 reset the hammer at once to throw off suspicion that my cousin bad used vie weapon rol and ii 11 to the floor under my cap cape I 1 kic kip ed it as violently as I 1 mid so it horld land under that desk at the dv de that lick was what bruised 0 u MA I 1 stubbed my toe too b baij bij d rind mi a t f tt t were not cot protected by bohocs asked peter surprised julia smiled at me ms could have told yoo you that I 1 had find on black satin bedroom bid roon slippers she the him only ane dida t tell anybody r 1 good for you constance eald said 11 1 I dont suite quite get all a this but wt bare have looked queer clil very ill III tell yoa you now bow I 1 came to wear them A As yon you know my grandfather find and I 1 bad a disagreement en on suchy I 1 made cp up my mind that ho b wt tell ma about my parents two I 1 teu mm I 1 bed bee beer to the me guetl to see t boch rie do 4 oil 0 information inaam aaion bol trot too kindly nat N it cl orcia it at breakfast be appeared ell all ready tc to 90 oil olt I 1 felt ore he was bound tor for I 1 dont go to my studio unlit ten I 1 had ad on a breakfast jacket and slip upper uppers theofore then fore and nil bed bd just line time after be he its lied d left the be house to slip on a frock iod and hurry burry after him 0 to o I 1 could keep leep ble him la to al elshot b L my slipper slippers were black block so 0 o inconspicuous that I 1 could take i a chance hit they would not be noticed yet 1 they might haf bale me as 01 showing that I 1 bid left the bouse house in hasty possibly antry our pur gull of my ills bliss fuller cue me the begeot ot the doub and awk mr ir burton caw saw we in a distress at you suszett J 1 had trolled that book to your you heard me cry try iles lie dead rid id aw gaw thil tills in ay my bend bond yet yoa you save gave me a stronger the protection pro of your alle ce at the P price r ce of suffering ferine suf to yourself and finally anally J you 00 cleared my uncle ot of ell all clon forever you botet think im rol pine ding to let that oil all pad pass without a rord though I 1 cu a never you icat talk to me about repayment laid told peter reter sharply if aou h for to me to hat always belleree bell 11 ered lu you 01 11 uell el I 1 rolled smiled julia ulu mi bate to tako take credit at least 11 aben ben mr air almy brought my uncle here I 1 told bobil of then them ieter reter at be her determinedly 1 I 1 don t ww credit be he wil so six it was wa the day of rest and he be had bad of tiac time I 1 cave gave hin him I 1 chinca tj t tell her whit be did nant CHAPTER XIV they lae ire their reward alunday I 1 woke awoke very early ard viewed ilic lie MIDI stars with re grat that the II 11 arts of adien adventure ture ifould deew to have closed however happily A very few bitt bits of the colfax bookplate buol plate picture luule to be fitted in and then whal well weil at least work and ork was always an adventure adien ture to me so as I 1 suil still had plenty of it to do after the interrupted week I 1 took as early tawn into town A quarter past eight ean saw me walking down fourth through the lie pale fall tinli beams blidt clan t ing oer the low but when I 1 reached d Par rows lo 10 and behold I 1 there vein ee ieter peter ud UK nancy before mel me good momiel constance I 1 want to talk to you announced nancy AMID as an afterthought so does peter 11 came early to at ready ny my n M port lor for mr air darrow on the rapes eale sale explained peter ita pat CO coins ing to be a wonder but I 1 so suppose oae hell bell pick me to pieces oo 00 principle anyhow he ile than shaa V t promised prom laed sed nancy ft what mint I 1 wanted to tell yon you con annee continued peter ie is of special interest to you I 1 i about your boy fri nd charies charles he ile has repented I 1 dout doa t believe I 1 cd edL at least be has been forgiven I 1 don t know just bow how jou you would work that but anyway it has bas been done he ile came last night to lay saty good by to hia his cousin gohel nonA hyt be to 10 BUM alres airm very eoon soon I 1 guess coing going to let him off pretty easily as the cafe case against bin him of the tte gmt etcitt st importance ie did fell sell ahse bones but tut it seems they formed pan part of estate lie will inherit and he has COV co Lessed essed and will male make any reparation decided ca be fides he cae pie the aoth orile much information that was cul wul in to help in ins solve the grosvenor mystery Bys tery in el ftc ling ng the fact that be lit iras stas the poor boob who ho tried to linch inch that book in to amm met me I 1 fa rf lie the demands of justice won t ba io hard to satisfy and tes he due to cleir dear out well golab rid riddance dancel I 1 and julia wont be alone either now said I 1 brilliantly she has her uncle she be alone ions long any how observed nancy demurely A fallat flush gush tc 1 1 letera serene brow but he offered no rebuke so we all sailed smiled with fehly spontaneous cheerfulness rm end dd be observed modestly well I 1 im in net art likely to start any ahing I 1 cant finish r nancy snorted enor ted but here came a fortunate inter loa outside a notor motor rolled op up to the curb and ta to walked ut darrow wearing a portentous expression important was a impending to bring lla him to the shop at thit hour being one of the emP employees lorees he spoke to I 1 laid gold careful however not to be too tio forward or unconventional bood good morning continued |