The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12

room in evident curiosity and asked If
it had been opened any time this even
ing.
: The answer came quickly: 80.
eyes, ir,-iust before the-.the-"
IT understand broke in the inspec-
ter and leaning over me- he w9 ba yd
thought n you saw saw A'''' "A"' 'ON
But could add but little to my for
mer description.
"Perhaps you can tell me this much,'
he kindly persisted. "Was the picture,
when yon. saw it, on level with your
eye, Or did you, !. h -; to lift your head
cit was high up.-in the air, as It
were. That seemed its oldest feature
The inspectors mouth took satisfied
''Possibly, might identify the door
and passage, If I saw them,' L sug-
gested.
Certainly, certainly was his cheer
full reioinder: and, summoning one OF
his men, he was about to give, some or
der, when his impulse changed, and he
asked if I could draw. :
assured him, in some surprise, that
was far from being an adept In that d.
rection, but that possibly T might man
age a rough sketch; whereupon,. he
pulled a pad and pencil from his pocket,
and requested me to make some sort of
attempt to reproduce, on paper, my
My heart was beating violently, and
the pencil shook in my hand, but I
knew that it would not do for me to
show any hesitation In fixing for all
eyes what, unaccountably to myself, con-
tinued to be perfectly plain to my own.
So, endeavored to do as he babe me,
and succeeded. to, some extent, for he
uttered slight ejaculation at one Of its
features, and, while duly expressing his
thanks, honored me with very sharp
look -
els this your first visit to this
house9' he asked. 1884,.
"No; I have been here before"
Gin the evening, or in the afternoon,
making calls9'' H.
Gin the afternoon. - >
IT am told that the main entrance is
not in use tonight. '#.
emo. A side door. is provided for &C.
casions like the present. Guests enter
ing there find special hall and stair
case, by which they can reac h the up
stairs dressing-rooms, without crossing
the main hall. Is that what you means'
eyes, that is what mean
I stared at him in wonder. What lay
back Of such questions as these?
: "You came in, as others did, by this
: side entrance he now proceeded. "Did
you notice, as you turned to go up
stairs: an arch ope ea24 into small pas
/ ri did not began, flushing, for I
,, too eager to reach the dressing-room, to
, look about me-
: Every well, I may want to show you
: that arch.''
The outline Of an arch backing the
! figure we were end eavoring to Identify
was a marked feature in the sketch ]
had shown him.
evil you take a seat nearby, while
I make study of this matter?'
I turned with alacrity to obey. There
: was something in his air and manner
= which made me almost buoyant. 81 ad
9 my faneiful interpretation OF what ]
had seen reached him with the like con
viction it had mes If 50, there was
= hope-hope for the man / loved, who
and not thru any such arch as he men
: toned, or I had described. Providence
was working for me. saw it In the
). way the men now moved about, swing
t ing the window to and fro, under the in
s struction Of the inspector, manipulating
7 the lights. opening doors and drawing
l. back curtains. Providence was working
for me, and when, few minutes later,
9 was asked to reseat myself In my ole
u place at the supper table, and take an
8 other look in that slightly DETECTED
glass, I knew that my effort had me-
9 with it's reward, and that for the. thir(
= time I was to receive the impression o;
Il q place now indehbly imprinted on my
e consciousness
= q "Is not that it," asked the inspector
L. pointing at the glass with last lool
I, at the imperfect sketch I had mad
7 him. and which he still held in his hand
=. eyes, I eagerly responded. Al
II but the man. He whose figure I SCI
:, there is another person entirely; i! Sc
., , no remorse, or even fear, IN his looks. !
l. t'Of course not. You are looking a
e the reflection Of one Of my. men. Mis-
h Van Arsdale, do you. recognize the plac
n now under your eyeq'
"a t'I do not. You spoke of an arch il
}; the hall, at the left Of the carriage en-
4 trance, and I see an arch in the window
t. pane before me, but
I "You are looking straight thru tn
l. alcove-perhaps you did not know tina
t, another door opened at its baek- i7o
A. the passage which runs behind It. fu1
e. arch the side hall and staircase leadin
I one in the rear of the alcove, I mean,
1T hidden from those entering from, tn
1T main hall by draperies which have bee
g hung over it for this occasion, but it
is quite visible from the back passagewa5
and there can be no doubt that it wa
t, by this means the man whose refecte
n image you saw, both entered and lef
r the alcove. It is an Important fact t
is establish, and we feel very much obligee
to you for the aid you have given us i
y this regard Then, as I continued t
stare at him in my citation and surprise
he added, in quick explanation, Th
W lights in the alcove, and in the severe
parlors, are all hung with shades. as yo
ly must perceive, but the one in the hal
N beyond the arch, is very bright, whic
u accounts for the .distinctness of tn
double reflection. Another thing-and
W is very interesting point-it woul
re have been impossible for this refectio
k to have been noticeable from where yo
I sat, if the level Of the alcove. foorin
y had not been considerably higher tina
ed that of the main floor. But for tn
I'd freak Of the architect, the continu'
i'd passing to and fro Of people would hay
y, prevented the reflection in its passaf
n from surface to surface. Miss Van Ar
dale, it would seem that by one of tho'
chances which happen but once OF twl'
tn in a lifetime, every condition was prop
w tious at the moment to make this refe