Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-08
ON AN upper Shelf book projecting

on an upper shelf book projecting
slightly beyond the others. Instantly
my foot was on the chair and the book
in my hand. Did find it of interest?
Yes, but not ON account Of its con-
tents, for they We're pure Greek to
me, but because 1t lacked the dust on
its upper edge which had marked
every other volume had handled.
This, then. was what had attracted the
unknown to these shelves, this-let me
see il can remember its title-"Disqui-
sition Upon Old Coast Lines" Pshawl
l was wasting my time. What had
such Il dry compendium as this to do
with the body lying in its blood few
steps behind me- or with the hand
which had put out the candle upon this
dreadful deed? Nothing replaced
the book. but not so hastily as to push
it one inch beyond the position in
which found it. For, if it had a tale
to tell. then was it my business to
leave that tale TO be read by those
who understood books better than l
did
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.iiousne oiiis VI MS own comfort. out
might ile MOI nave nal some otner rea-
sun ior ms apparen. hissarailhess !:
as asAeu ni!se.i .nis ques.ioil ana
iio'eo now 'uc iohs ana embracing
arm "hlcll suaroed this cushloneu re-
treat WIS nu''e'ieu Oh 'op ior Tue con-
Veniehe loIolns OF uecantef ana glass,
ieeiinss 10 WHICH ! Gun give no hume
anu "hlch hao fohuly pelleVed my
sen PROOF agalnst began TO take the
pace Oh Judgment ana reason. Before
l reallzeu inc nature OF my own I'M
Pulse OF 10 what IL was driving me l
found myseif moving slowly ana stead
ny toward inns 1ofihldaple seat under
ah lfresistlDie desire TO iiinS myself
down upon these Old cushions and
bnt mere the cfeaklhg OF some faroif