Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23

"Who was the man who collected
and carried out those things from the
southwest chamber"
He smiled.
'You see him." said he.
ut was you7"
"Myself."
"And you are sure this small ball
was among them?''
mo. only know that have seen
1t somewhere, but that 1t wasn't among
the articles delivered to Mr.. jeffrey"
"How did you carry them?"
I'm hand bag which locked my
self"
Before leaving the southwest cham
berT'
"Yes."
'.Then 1t is still in that room?"
Find It," was his laconic reply.
That night went back to the Moore
house and sought first on the open
floor and then in every possible Granny
for the missing trinket. But failed to
find 1t and was about to acknowledge
myself defeated when my eye fell on
the long brocaded curtains which had
drawn across the several windows to
hide every CLEAN Of light from the
street. They were almost free from
folds. but shook them well, especially
the one nearest the table, and naturally
with no effect.
"Folly," muttered. yet did not quite
CT no 70 OF
at the sides and Well, you may call
it an impossible find or say that If the
bauble was there It should have been
discovered in the first search for 1t.
will not say no. can only tell you
what happened. When I took one of
those tassels in my hand thought, as
it twirled under my touch, that saw
something CLEAN in its faded old
threads that did not belong there.
Startled, and yet not thoroughly realiz-
ing that had come upon the object Of
my search, picked at this thing and
found 1t to be morsel of gold chain
that had become entangled in it. When
I had pulled it out it showed small
golden ball at one end, filigreed over
and astonishingly heavy for its size
and apparent delicacy.
The talismen Of this old family was
found. I had but to discover what 1t
held concealed to understand what had
baff1ed Mr.. Moore and made the mys-
terry he had endeavored to penetrate
so insolvable And what did ! find
inside? Something SO different from
what expected, something SO trivial
and seemingly harmless, that 1t was
not until I recalled the final words OF
Uncle Davfd's memorandum that l
realized its full import and the posi-
bilities 1t suggested. In itself 1T was
nothing but a minute magnifying
glass; but when used in connection
All, that was just what
Uncle David failed to say, possibly to
know. No; guessing would not answer.
I must trust to the inspiration Of the
moment, which suggested with almost
irresistible conviction:
The picture! That tNane and seemingly
loo,thless drds1ing orer the fireplace in
,Sch room has dl,0ays been a mystery
Why this object should have suggest
I'd itself to me and with such instant
conviction l cannot readily say.
from my position near the
bed, the sight of this old drawing re-
called the restless nights of all who
lad lain in face of it's sickly smile, or
whether some recollection of that |
secret law Of the Moores which for
,ade the removal of any of their pic
ures from the time worn walls, or a
Of the curiosity which |
his picture excited in every one who
ooked at it-Francis jeffrey among
he number-I no sooner asked myself
What object In this house might pos
IDLY yield counsel or suggest aid when I
ubtectsd to the inauence of magni-
'y1na glass than the answer, which
,ave already given, sprang instantly
INTO my mind the picture!
Greatly. excited, sprang upon q