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

are Z. 80. 30. II we interpret those
rightly we shall find ourselves at the
second landmark. Thence we may
start for the third"
But the meaning of those num-
bers," grumbled st. Hilary, rs ex-
tremely doubtful. They may be add
ed to or subtracted from or divided or
multiplied by others. and the land
mark of the second Jour is yelled in
complete ~obscurity. II it were the
landmark of the fourth hour, the
House of the Camel, we should know
what to look for"
"But it is not" I said fmpatfently.
"Your precious landmark Is quite use
less by itself because we have not been
able to identify the Bible story of the
fifth hour, and so we are ignorant of
the numbers that will lead us to the
landmark OF the sixth. We are COM
PEELED to start at the first hour. From
that point we go on to the second and
from the second to the third. As to
the gap In the fifth hour, we won't at
tempt to jump that until we come to
It,"
The little man yawned. His logged
skepticism was m~addening. The fact
is he resented my having been % for
tunate as to make the great discovery.
Because he had not made 1t himself or
helped to make 1t he sulked and made
endless objections.
How do you propose to interpret the
first numbers, 80, 30T" he asked.
"Well,' 1 answered patiently, SAY
that they represent blocks Of buildings
We go down the Grand canal until
seven blocks are passed. If we took
the seventh canal to our left and con-
tinued up that canal until thirty blocks
had been passed.
I'VE should find ourselves somewhere
out in the lagoon" sneered St Hilary.
"If we passed seven blocks on our
right, then, proceeding up the seventh
canal until thirty blocks were passed,
took the junction of the two annals at
this point for a new start until thirty
more blocks were passed, where should
we find ourselves?"
st. Hilary consulted the map Of ven-
ice that lay before him.
You are a little obscure, my dear
Hume. But so far as I can make 1t
out after you had passed your sixty
little canals If you turned to the left
you would find yourself in the Jewish
quarter: If you turned to the right, in
the fishermen's quarter. You may be
sure that Da Sestos was not quite so
mad as to hide his casket in a part of
the city that would be subject to demo-
lition. You will have to try again."
Thirty changes of raiment and thir-
ty Sheets" 1 mused; thirty plus thirty.
Why not the sixtieth place down the
Grand canal. either left or rightT
"Within seven days." quoted st. Hill
airy, closing his eyes.
81 had forgotten the seven days." I
admitted. well, then, why not the
ffty-third palace?'
"why the ffty-third?" demanded St
Hilary in a bored tone.
within seven of sixty ought to mean
ifty-three." I said quickly.
st. Hilary opened his eyes. A look Of
interest dawned in them. He drew to-
ward hin an old map of Venice, La
Nuova Pianta di venezia, It was called,
and was published in 1889. 1t contain
ed an interesting chart or which were
marked all the palaces of Venice exist
ing at that time. He began to count
these palaces carefully. going down the
Grand canal toward Rialto bridge.
1.-The fifty-third palace is the Palazzo
Chettechi. Look in that French mono
graph. les palais de venise moderne
See if it is mentioned there"
l turned hurriedly to the index.
"Yes, 1t is mentioned. But, confound
1t. the palace was torn down and re-
built in 1905"
And down with 1t tumbles your Gun.
ming little house of cards." commented
the dealer cynically.
after all, that solution was too cb-
vious to be reasonable" I retorted
cheerfully. though I felt the ~disappoint.
ment keenly. But look here. st. Hill.
ary''-I was consulting the Bible again
there are four thirties mentioned.
Perhaps the second couple of thirties
has some significance. Does the fifty
third palace bring us to a corner of the
Grand canal, or should we find our
selves in the middle of the block?"
I'VE should find ourselves at the
junction of the Grand canal and the
Rio di Lucca."
Good! And If you counted sixty pal
aces up the Rio di Lucca will that old
chart tell the palace you would arrive
att"
1.-The palaZZo Giuliano.'
THE palazzo Giuliano might contain
our landmark on its wall just as well
as any other"
1T might" he cried, consulting the
monograph on the palaces Of modern
Venice again. .only it happens that
the facade of that palace was rebuilt
in the eighteenth century. Again your
little house of cards crumbles about