The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-06-07

NN@ 1iN"At W Ot SUIT ludl lUt rttOuu
policeman had disappeared. and then,
after the manner of small boys the
world over, he held his thumb and
fingers extended at the majestic police
man and called him naughty names"
"A beautiful little sketch of low life
in Venice" ! said sarcastically. But
! fail to'see ever yet the pertinency of
the long feather in the round hat"
Patience. my friend. When he had
sufficiently insulted the majestic police
man in this manner he took one of his
mullets and, hurting it with preci-
sion
"Struek the round hat with the long
feather"
missed the round hat with the
long feather" corrected st. Hilary,
with calm precision, but struck the
long feather on the round hat. 1t hung
pitifully. a draggled and wobegone bit
Of finery. and those of us who had fol
lowed him into the court naturally re-
garded it with respectful sympathy.
And then my heart came into my
mouth, The broken feather was point
ing. as it were n human hand. straight
to a round stone let into the wall.
And on this round stone was carved a
camel's head. the precise image of the
camel's head in this photograph of the
background Of the fourth hour"
ST. Hilary looked at me in triumph
and, picking up the photograph. thrust
it into my hand.
But why should you think that the
clockmaker copied the head of that
particular camel i'm the background of
the fourth hourf" ! asked.
But. idiot. cried the dealer. exas-
perated. look at the photograph. DO
you see nothing peculiar about that
camel's head?"
| took the magnifying glass and stud
led the photograph carefully.
Nothing unless il he the eye. Per
haps II is a defect in the workmanship.
But ii looks-yes. it certainly does look
as II the camel vas blind"
The camel carved on the stone let
into the wall of the house rs blind
also
This is news, if 1t is not the merest
chance" / cried.
And before the house was used as a
school it was called the House of the
Blind Camel"
THE House OF the Blind Camel," I
repeated excitedly. by Jove. st. Hill
airy, does that mean you have stumbled
ON one of the twelve landmarksf'
Patience, Look at your photograph
again. What else do you see in the
background Of the fourth hour?"
"A we'll" | answered promptly. "lf
you have found the we'll there can be
no doubt"
And | have found the well. Look
mt the photograph. What Is the de-
sign of the beading round the curb?'
"A looped wreath with pomegran-
ates between each loop"
"'rhe well in the school garden has
a beading Of the same design. But
study the photograph a monent-look
carefully at the second and third po-
megranates from the left. Do you
notice anything p~eculiarE"
II See" | cried. They are not po-
megranates. They are two rosettes.'
And there are two ~rosettes between
two of the loops of the well In the
garden. All we have to do now Is to
find in the various backgrounds some
significant mark that is paralleled In
the various landmarks about venice
that lead to the casket."
For several days we made no further
nrogress. We became so utterly IA
ticued and weary of looking, for we
knew not what. that we saw nothing.
We took 10 wandering vaguely ABOUT
the canals and the streets. a restless
moss urged us out at all hours IN
search of these vague landmarks. EV-
orv morning after breakfast we set
out somewhere. Every evening we re-
,nrned discouraged, And so a month
,ossod and we were no nearer to the
ia Sestos casket.
II was Sunday morning, 81 Hilary
had insisted upon my going once more
~ the Academy of Arts to compare me
nho,ooronh of the eighth hour with
rarnaccio's picture. The Dismissal OF
A. ambassadors" In the series OF
.-ointirgs known as THE Martyrdom
If 81. Ursula" | was still in search
~ course. Of the ever battling land
mark. II -
rho he'll of the English church was
solomnly toIling in the Campo san Ag-
nese. The doors of the academy were
not vet open, and | began to watch
I,stlessly the well dressed throng OF
English and American tourists cross
tho the big iron bridge on their way 10
diy,ne service. To my great surprise
saw Jncoucline among them.
Tbere was a pensiye look On ner