The Pulaskian., 1916-09-29
ALL SWELL THAT ENDS WELL
By HOLIDAY GRAY.

1thHJ tttIbduSu Cdiile iHlO HIS grandfather's library and flung him. self into chair.
 Hello, !. audadi"
 "Good morningln quavered a high, thin old voice from a window where the morning sun was streaming in. How are you this morning, sir7"
 ''Rottenl" answered Denny.
 What time was 1.-two, three or four o'cloclS-when you went to hedT" asked the old man with fine snrcs sm.
 Five, said Denny.
 'That is precisely the hour I turned out, at your age. May ask what you were doing?"
 If pleased Denny to tell the truth. Usual thing-show, cabaret and clubn
 Why don't you get marriedY'
 Denny spread his hands. What on? l haven't two eents."
 '.Why don't you go to work, then, pick out nice girl and settle down?"
 T have picked out girl" said Den- ny, sprlnging up aud pacing the floor, hands in pockets And that is just what I came to talk to you about. want to work, but the education you have given me doesn't seem to count much"
 T believe you're right, boy" The old man closed his book and tapped it thoughtfully. "Of course you know that some day you'll have all I've got. But I hope to he here for some time tg nt4l ffs Na ft,ytfy e1,f cabaret club I'll see how much you mean what you say. You see that set of Shakespeare I bought last year2 We'll, I've decided that it's older and more valuable than I at first supposed. There's no record of it that I can find, but If you can find out the date and history of the edition I'll give you the start in life you need"
 .'It's Q go, sirl''
 That night he went to see Mary Page.
 Mary, I've never before been in a position to tell you, but I believe | see daylight ahead. I love you, dear little girl. If I succeed will you mar " mel"
 "Only waiting to be asked, Denny" she replied promptly.
 After a season of rapturous silence Denny explained. "Grandfatht has some rare books, you know. He's q dyed-in-the-wool bblomaniac. Last year he bought rare old edition of Shakespeare, but there was no record of 1t to be had. Rosencranz, the man he got it from, is dead, and no one knows where Rosencranz got 1t. I'm to hunt up the history of the thing and after that grandad will start me in business. That means you, Mary. It's worth working for, isn't 1t, dear?"
 Then started a period of study and investigation for Denny which meant more application, hard work and self denial than he had ever before under- taken in his gay young life. He haunt ed book shops and collections, libraries and publishers to get some clew that would lead to the discovery of the history of the books. He studied bind-, ing and processes, modern illustrating and old illuminations. But this side of the Atlantic yielded no informationi on the subject, and Denny determined to cross the water in spite of Germanl submarines to pursue his investiga-I tions in England.
 Then Mary, who had taken keen interest in his efforts and had followedl every move he had made, decided to do something. There was something she had known about the books all along that she had not told Denny. And, going to her trunk one day she| took out il paper, yellow, creased andl brittle with age.
 That night, knowing Denny was away, she went to the great house fac- ing the park. Instead of ringing the bell, she tried the frort door softly. Itl gave to her touch and opened without q sound. She slipped through the soft-carpeted, high-ceiled hall into the library, keeping close to the velvet cur-s| tains. Tiptoeing to the case that held the precious old books she searched until she found one volume with a| much-worn back. Under the dscol-, ored calfskin she slipped the paperl she had taken from her trunk and then, replacing the Book on the shelf. she quietly closed the door.
 "When old Rosencranz would give me only two hundred dollars for the| set, I am glad now I didn't find the paper until after he sold them. Father always said they were worth ten thou-l sand dollars, as they were in the coli lection of Queen Elizabeth. But theyI have served their purpose and ann satisfied"
 The next morning Mary asked inno-II gently: Denny, why don't you searchl the books thoroughly? Sometimes ola books have things slowed away 1T them we never dream of
 II have looked!" declared Denny .but before I go abroad I'll make sure You may be right, Mary" l And then came the wonderful dis-I covery. Denny called her on thel