Evening star., 1918-07-21
Anna Katharine Green

Of some one thing she wanted. ana
she took the quickest way Of finding
.'Yes. Grycsf"
She was in q desperate hurry. ~
she wouldn't have left the trunk open >
Or AL those dainty things lying about; .
eassia Of their One ms
other thing / noted. There was q loose
nail IN the lock Of the trunk. Sticlsing
10 this nail was a raveling Of brown
WOO. Here 1t is. sir. The woman
serge. II my calculations are not /,
glimpse Of that dress. we shall lind
tear In the skirt-and what is more.
Made today?"
"Yes-another token Of haste. She
probably jerked at the skirt when she
found herself caught. She could not
nare 9or wSsch Sseh ne herself to have done this
you mean that by this thoughtlsss
acton -, she has left q clue in our
.'Tha. and something more. That
her. She will either mako an immedi.
ate attempt to mend it. or eisc DO the
other obvious thing-buy new one,
IN either case It gives us something
swestwster 81 Mn1sh 20 II trace &C.. her: have put
tires. never wearies.. never let's go. No
report in yet from the terminals;"
NOT word. But she will not get
tar: sooner or later we shall find her
after reading the evening pap srs."
Sne VIII never come forward"
u am not SO sure Something not 4
nttie little peculiar happened at the mus
nn nsum ant a15er you left We had keynolds
full examination Of that bow
find any. But fortune favored us In IN
an1Sner .Mns wa way almost as good"
I'VE had brought the bow into the
curator's office. and 1t lay on the long
table In the middle Of the room. I,
nag peen looking II over (this was
anter REYNOLDS had gone. OF courseJ.
fect In It, when on CHANGING to look
up my eyes fell on mirror hanrine
IN closet the door Of which stood
wide open. A face was visible in it
"a very white face which altered un-
more natural II was that Of Corey
/ You remember Corey. one Of the
assistants. and an honest fellow
enough, but more troubled at this
moment than had ever seen him.
wheeling quickly about. caught
MIN Just as he started to 60. He had
openly declared that he did not Know
this bow; but 1t was evident that "a
Tn, Gid. ana ! did not hesitate to say 10.
his distress, which he proceece6 "a
explain thus: He did remember the
DOW. now that he had the opportunity
oI seeing 1t closer He pointed to
the nick had myself noticed and said
that owing to this defect the bow had
been cast aside. and the last time IA
had handled it. Here he caurht
MS, breath and stopped. % AnOxner
memory had evidently returned to
acknowledge what 1t was?" y
les, after had worked with him
Tor some time. He didn't want Ia.
taik. IN moment you will Ssee why.
SONG PACK to the time he had seen.
y before, he said that he had fosnd-
II IN the cellar in an old box. ,the
. contents OF which he had been pull.
lng over In q search for somethine
tuy vueIy diHerent. Amazed to fnd IL
It iees carefn,iY as nad taken + out Examined
toned and tossed ri back again into
me box. This he told, but reluc.
Why reluctantly, was soon to
ceI1ar cnI out; ~ ae was not alone in the
nd Of, the box as he was closinr % 'nt' it
h hs did not recognize the shadow and
thos rau nos given tt at the time q second
came back vividly when he saw the
pow lying before him and rea1iseG
me- ,he part It had played in the morn. morn
s Knesr 3 tha tahragedy Was 1t because he
nected with the museum womid bsn. Son.
ACCESS ACCESS to that part Of the Cellar. s
asked. i did not expect an answar
ana l did not get it. We looked a.
him co. '.''-.' 'heh ies
Go be Continued Next sunday,
What He earned.