Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-03

pocket and requested me to make some
sort Of attempt to reproduce on paper
my memory Of this passage and the
| door.
My heart was beating violently, and
the pencil shook in my hand, but /
knew that 1t would not do for me to
show any hesitation in fixing for all
eyes what, unaccountably to myself,
continued 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 express
ing his thanks, honored me with very
sharp look.
SIS this your first visit to this houseT'
he asked.
"No. i have been here before"
Elm the evening or in the afternoon
"In the afternoon"
81 am told that the main entrance is
not in use tonight"
mo. A side door is provided for oc-
casions like the present. Guests enter
ing there find a special hall and stair
case, by which they can reach the up
stairs dressing rooms without crossing
the main hall. Is that what you
meanW
Eyes, that is what mean"
/ 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
upstairs, an arch opening into a small
passageway at your left?"
II did not" began, flushing, for
thought / understood him now. 81
was too eager to reach the dressing
room to look about me-"
Every WELL" he replied; II may want
to show you that arch"
The outline of an arch, backing the
figure we were endeavoring to ident1-
fy, was marked feature in the sketch
/ had shown him.
"Will you take a seat nearby while
l make study Of this matterT
/ turned with alacrity to obey. There
was something in his air and manner
which made me almost buoyant. Had
my fanciful Interpretation of what l
viction it had me? If so, there was
hope-hope for the man l loved, who
had gone In and out between curtains,
and not through any arch such as he
had mentioned or l had described.
Providence was working for me.
saw 1t in the way the men now moved.
about, swinging the window to and
fro, under the instruction Of the in
spector, manipulating the lights, open
ing doors and drawing back curtains
Providence was working for me, and
when, few minutes later, / was
asked to reseat myself in my old place
ut the supper table and take another
look in that slightly detected glass
knew that my effort had met W It'll its
reward and that for the second time
l was to receive the impression OF a
place now lndelibly imprinted on my
consciousness.
as not that it?' asked the inspector,
pointing at the glass with last look
at the. imperfect sketch | had made
him and which he still held in his
hand.
Yes" ! eagerly responded. "All but
the man. He whose figure l see there
is another person entirely; see no
remorse or even fear in his looks"
"Of course not. You are looking at
the reflection of one of my men. Miss
Van Arsdale, do you recognize the
place now under your eyer
II do not You spoke of an arch in
the hall, at the left of the carriage en-
trance, and l see an arch in the win
dow pane before me, but
you are looking straight through
the alcove- perhaps you did not know
that another door opened at it's back
into the passage which runs behind 1t.
Farther on is the arch, and beyond
that arch the side hall and staircase
leading to the dressing rooms. This
door, the one in the rear of >the alcove,
/ mean, is hidden from those entering
from the main hall by draperies which
have been hung over 1t for this occa-
sion, but 1t is quite visible from the
back passageway, and there can be
no doubt that 1t was by its means
the man whose reflected image you
saw both entered and left the alcove.
1t is an important fact to establish,
and we feel very much obliged to you
for the aid you have given us in this
matter"
Then, as continued to stare at him
in my citation and surprise, he added,
in quick explanation:
1.-THE lights in the alcove and In the
several parlors are all hung with
shades, as you must perceive, but the
one In the hall, beyond the arch, is
very bright, which accounts for the
distinctness of this double reflection.
Another thing-and it is a very inter
esting point-it would have been i'm
possible for this reflection to be notice
able from where you sit II the level
OF the alcove flooring had not been
considerably higher than that of the