The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-18

"Do YOU KNOW WHAT IT Is, MISS vosE ! >!
but she found 1t difficult to suppress
the rather harassing and wholly unac-
+ countable interest she was beginning
to take In this mysterious and very
agreeable musician. During the Fepast
he talked much and most appreciative-
ly of rural life and its restfulness and
capacity to supply the true musical In
spiration. Although he avoided the dis
cussion of personal matters with what
seemed to Isabel an exaggerated deli
| cacy, she had almost persuaded herself
before they returned to the lodge room
that he was q composer who had come
to Crosskil In search of the proper at
mosphere for a mastery effort.
AS they were rising from the table
the professor took from the pocket OF
began to unfold it. This is something
1 picked up from the floor after had
been talking with your father" he
said, handing the slip to Isabel. 1T
seems to be cabalistic design of some
sort 1t probably has some connec-
ton with the order. Do you know
what 1t is. Miss Vose?'
"Yes, do" she answered hastily.
sit belongs to my father. He must
have pulled 1t from his pocket with
his handkerchief. He will be annoyed
when confront him with the evidence
of his carelessnesS."
"Then i should advise you to defer
the matter. He seems TO be enjoying
himself, and it would be cruel to dis
turb him." the young man said, with
soft laugh.
Isabel laughed little too. 81 guess
l will take your advice" she said, put
ting the slip In the belt of her gown
and at once forgetting all about 1t.
On the way home the Voses discuss
ed the professor. Mrs. Yose. always
charitable to the verge of absurdity.
startled the others by a positive dec
laration that she did not like him and
that she was afraid of him. Her hus-
band ridiculed her fears and protested
that the man was genius who had
gone astray in Crosskil. Isabel with
held her opinion. II she had one. When
they arrived at home she went direct
ly TO her room, leaving her parents
still engaged in fixing the probable
social status of the stranger.
About daybreak she awoke from
distressing nightmare In which the pro-
fessor seemed to be standing over her
In threatening attitude demanding
the combination which would open the
banks safety vault. Then she remem-
bered the slip OF paper which she had
tucked In her belt for safe keeping.
She sat up in bed afrrlghtedly, and the
trst object that met her eye was the
piece OF paper, which lay upon the spot
where II had fallen when she removed
her belt
"only horrible dreamw she whis-
pered, with u great sigh OF relief. But,
really, papa is the one that should have
had 1t. II he will carry that combina
ton around in his pocket he deserve
10 take the consequences.
She composed herself and went to
sleep.
Nefeflneitss tue professor TOppeu the
bank. With the combination In his pos
session and with his expert knowledge
OF the ways and means OF doing such
things 1t was an easy effort When
they opened the concert grand 1t
proved to be hollow sham-no sound
ing board, no strings. no anything ap-
pertaining to the Interior OF the noble
instrument 1t simulated; only tumble
OF weights and ballast and burglars
sundrles, among them complete set
OF bank looting tools and even a care
fully protected vial OF the illuminate
with which Professor Pierre Lucien
Gerard had expected TO achieve the
end which chance developed so unex-
pectsdly and SO soon.