The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-01-20

Hazard cue In:
81 mailed them two hours ago. What
about them?"
That's all. The chief told me to
ask"
She was moving toward the door
again wheR Hazard stayed her. He in
Dictated the two shabby volumes and
began telling her about the enigma
whose elucication he had undertaken.
By degrees professional zeal excited
the girls interest and, sinking into
the chair recently vacated by Miss
Gray, she lent an attentive ear to the
recital.
And all that evening, and till the
small hours of morning, the two Ia
bored side by side over the two vol
umes. Thin, cunning instruments
searched the covers for hidden re-
cesses; X-ray photographs were taken;
page by page, line by line, word by
word, the text was gone over in search
of cryptographic message; heat and
various acids were applied on the
chance that invisible ink might be
made visible, as had oeen accom-
plished with the check; but all to no
purpose. Tired, worn and sleepy after
hours of concentration and application.
Hazard impatiently pushed the books
away from him and owned himself
baffled, beaten.
Helen smiled at him slyly.
Cheer up, Felix" she encouraged;
Miss Crystal Gray can come again
another day-and again and yet
again"
But Hazard apparently did not hear
her. His hair was rumpled, and he
stared vacantl-- at the battered books.
Anyhow, Felix" Helen assured
him, with a change to seriousness,
you have proved at least one thing
conclusively: you haven't gone the
right way about to read the riddle
Il wonder!" he said, staring hard at
her. All at once he seemed to be cleo
trified. He shot forward in his chair
and looked at the memorandum of the
inscription on the check.
Hakluyt's Principal Navigations"
and Western Discoveries" are the
gateway to your inheritance.
by hecki" he calculated after mo-
ment. Il believe you're right, Well.
I'll have some news for Miss
Gray after all But I'll make no more
rash assurances till I'm prepared TO
substantiate them" He smiled whiul-
sically.
Say, I'd like to see Cousin Edward
when he tries his hand at finding the
hidden directions. Before he's done
with it, If he doesn't conclude he's
bought gold brick-two of EMIL
miss my guess mile. But you may
enjoy the fun. I'll arrange for you to
accompany Miss Gray to Gray Gables
for day or two"
Really" Helen broke in. When
you might go yourself. Self-denial.
my dear Felix, was ever your cardinal
virtue"
Hazard ignored this dig.
There's the off-chance that Edward
holds the missing link, just as he knew
about the message on Miss Grays
check, and he will bear watching
My new theory promises to present
fresh difficulties, and as soon as I've
had time to turn it over in my mind
I'll run down to Unaminee and give II
test. Gateway-hmmmi"
Miss Helen Bertel of Chicago had
been Miss Crystal Gray's guest for
four days before Hazard showed up
of hn No al
with him daily over the telephone.
On the second day after her arrival,
Edward Gray had had caller. an old
man. who brought with him a brown
paper parcel, which he did not carry
away again. Since the arrival Of the
only at rare moments, and he was
growing so pale and haggard With
anxiety that she was beginning to fsel
pity for him. Manifestly, he was -
more successful at digging ont r1s
books secret than she and Felix Ia
been.
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