The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24

""N 'hcAh ph tue pavement. buTulN.
They are hidden in one of these hun
dreds of palaces. and they will not be
given up for the asking
Il suppose not" | admitted reluc-
family. "All the same. il has an ugly
sound. the word criminal
Il war2ed you that this was no task
for the d~ilettante."
Yes, yes, | know ! replied hastily.
But am going TO show you that |
can be a bit INSCRIPTIONS as well as
you on occasions"
That's better" replied he, %grinning
at me. Now about that book. As |
said. II mentions Da Sestos and his
clock. But the inquisition Of Venice.
| need not remind you. concerned it.
self not so much with the religious
conscience of the Individual as with az
fairs OF the state. II is Da Sestos, the
criminal, who comes into this book
and only incidentally Ia Sestos, the
atheist. who made Il clock that was ill.,
habited by an evil spirit"
And the story of Sanudo is sub
stantiated:'
Fairly well. And in this book we
learn what became of the clock after
his death. II was forfeited by the in
quisition as a thing unclean. 1t was
hidden away in the ducal palace for
nearly 200 years"
And afterward:"
I'm a long foot note the editor of the
Annals tells US that at the entry OF
Napoleon ii was looted by a captain OF
artillery. who afterward sold it to a
dealer in Paris. 1t remained in the
shop Of the dealer for nearly half a
century, when a learned antiquarian
who was writing an elaborate mono
graph on automaton clocks came across
IL. This antiquarian. u editor tells
Us. bought the clock and studied 1t.
How II came into the possession of the
uncle of the present Duke da Sestos is
not known. This uncle, as the duke
himself told us the other day. lived in
Paris. lie recognized the timepiece as
that made by his remote ancestor near
~ 400 years ago
h"'N'~hiLtu IT. bue npN
Nothing could be easier. In the first
place. the name of the maker is on ev-
cry clock. Then he may have been
familiar with the monograph of the
antiquarian, or the antiquarian may
himself have brought the clock TO the
attention of the duke. 1t is even pos
sible that as a Venetian he may have
read the diary of Sanudo. At any
rate. lie sent the clock back to Venice"
If" | said. w could get hold of Il
copy Of that monograph we might have
a hint or two"
Very true" quietly answered the
dealer. THAT is why you are going TO
81. Petersburg. The monograph is in
the Imperial library. There is only
one copy known to be extant, our ed
itor assures me. Useful man, our ed
itor."
Very aud | laughed shortly. But
what If the duke gets wind of this
precious legend and feels curious
enough to try his hand at solving the
riddle? If. for instance, he asks Mrs.
bVih'H III ms tibth hSblh W. SAHfi
have n rival contestant for honorS in
mysteries
THAT is why we have no time TO
lose. All. the shutters of the clock
maker are down, At last we can ex-
anime your clock. and we shall he
lucky If he hasn't ruined it," grum-
bled St Hilary. lie lifted the awning
of the arcade, and we stepped out into
the glare of the piazza.
Marruchi met me with apologies. No;
he had not attempted Il repair the
clock. He had not eve taken il to
pieces. The mechanism was too intri-
cate. In fact. he knew of but one
clockmaker in the world to whom it
might safely he intrusted.
And he lives at Amsterdam con
Guided st. Hilary complacently. And
now perhaps you understand, Hume.
why it is necessary for II of us to 80
to Amsterdam"
hesitated. | remembered how he
had attempted TO obtain possession OF
the clock by subterfuge. How could
be sure that bis sending me of to 81.
Petersburg was not a ruse TO get me
conveniently out of the way: Mean
while he would have the clock ahd
when he had mastered its secret he
,,uId return it To me with the assur-
.nce that il was but Il myth after all.
.,ybv should | not 20 10 Amsterdam
and YOU to st. Petersburg: ma
was the question that might very
nortinently have asked him. but ulu
not. had promised TO trust hi"
trusted him now.
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