The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

of them were poor. so it would be i'm
possible to
I'VE will not begin at the beginning
of the book" said Hagar, taking the
iron off the fire, and thereby inter-
rupting his thoughts, but at the end"
"Why?" asked Eustace, who could
see no good reason for this decision.
We'll" said Hagar, posing the
heated iron over the book, when 1
search for an article I find it always
don't want. AS we began with the
first page Of this book and found
nothing let us start this time from
the end, and perhaps we shall learn
your uncles secret the sooner. It is
only a whim of mine, but I should like
I to satisfy it by way of experiment"
Eustace nodded and laughed, while
Hagar placed a sheet Of brown paper
over the last page OF the Dante, to pre-.
serve the book from being scorched. In
/ but the page still showed no mark.
/ with a cheerful air the girl shook her
head, and repeated the operation on
the second page from the end. This
paper, Eustace, who had been watch
| ing her actions with much interest,
/ bent forward with an ejaculation of
surprise. Hagar echoed 1t with one OF
delight, for there was a, mark and a
date on the page, half way down, as
thus:
"Oh, abbondante grazia ond' 10 pre-
sunni
Ficcar 10 viso per la luce eterna- a.
1898.
/ Tanto, che la veduta vi consumit''
There, Mr.. Lorn, cried Hagar. joy
! ously; there is the secretl My fancy
for beginning at the end was right.
was right also about the invisible ink
You are a wonder said Eustace.
with sincere admiration; "but am as
much in the dark as ever. 1 see
marked line and a date-the 9th of
! December, in the year. I presume, 1888
We can't make any sense out of that
simplicity"
Don't be in a hurry said Hagar.
soothingly. I'VE have found out so
all, please to translate those three
! lines"
Roughly said Eustace reading
/ them, they run thus: 80 abundant
grace, with whom 1 tried to look
through the eternal light so much
his shoulders. 81 don't see how that
transcendentalism can help us"
! What about the date?"
zone thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight," said Lorn. thoughtfully;
land this is SO. Take one from the
other, it leaves 5S-the age at which,
as 1 told you before, my uncle died
| Evidently this is the date OF his birth -
"A date of birth-a line Of Dante, "
muttered Hagaf. Il must say that il
is difficult to make sense out OF IT.
Yet, i'm figures and letters. am sure
the place where the money is con-
cealed is told"
WELL remarked Eustace, giving up
the. solution of the problem I'm despair.
IF you can make out the riddle it is
more than can do"
] Patience, patiencew replied HaEar,
with nod. Sooner or later we shall
find out the meaning. Could you take
me to see your uncle's house at Wok-
ing?"
'-Oh, yes; it is not yet let. SO we can
easily go over it. But will you trouble
about coming all that way with me %
Certainly 1 am anxious to know
the meaning of this line and date
There may be something about your
uncle's house likely TO give a clew to
it's reading. I shall keep the Dante
and puzzle over the riddle; you car
call for me on Sunday when the shot
is closed, and we shall go to WekIng
together" - 49, =
"oh. Hagar! How can L e*el
thank
Thank me when you get the money
and rid yourself of Mr.. Treadle!" said
Hagar, cutting him short Besides.
am. only doing this TO satisfy my OWL
curiosity"
''Yoa are an angel"