Evening star., 1918-07-14
1IlED HER. BUT THERE Is SOME. ONE HERE WHO DoEs-

nearest to the tragedy was in his
place before the case of coins in
section l. This time he noted some-
thing more. The young man was In
the selfsame spot. but during this
brief interval Of waiting. the passion
he evidently cherished for numismat-
les had reasserted itself, and he now
stood with his eyes bent as eagerly
upon the display Of coins over which
he hung. as If no shaft Of death had
young body lay in piteous quiet be-
yond the separating partition. r..,.
1t was an exhibition of one of the
most curious traits Of human nature,
and Mr.. Gryce would undoubtedly
have expended few cynical thoughts
front corridor which he had hitherto
avoided. he had not run upon Sweet
water pointing in a meaning way
toward two huge cases which, stacked
with medieval arms. occupied one Of
the corners.
odd couple over there" he whis-
pered as the older detective paused
to listen. Been watching them for
the last f1ve minutes. They pretend
to be looking at some old armor. but
glancing up at the window overhead
as II they would like to jump out"
Mr.. Gryce INDUCED in one of his
characteristic exclamations. This was
tuc COuplc WuOSe queer aCIlOnS ne
had noticed on the staircase. "I'H
have a talk with them presently. Any
one in the rooms opposite?'
Yes. the curator. He's in room A,
where there are lot of engravings
waiting to be hung. guess he was
ness when that fellow Corey set up
his shout. And have you noiced that
he's bit deaf. which is the reason.
perhaps; per saa.osn why he was not sooner on
mo, hadn't noticed. Any one else
at this end?"
"Only the young couple I speak Of"
Mr.. Gryce gave them a second look.
They were by many PAGES farther
the bow had been H fiung oeho bacR Of M"tSe tSe
tapestry than would quite At in with
the theory he had formed, and by
means Of which he hoped to single
out the person who had sent the
stress Of fear. people can move very
swiftly; and besides, what guarantee
did he have that these poor, fright
ened creatures had located them
selves with all the honesty the oc-
easton demanded? nan According nssaE tS Sweet
, near to notice where they had been
at the critical instant, or where they
were now. The students back was
toward them, and the curator quite
out Oh SlSnI DeNlnQ b ClOSe-SNut door.
With this doubt in hts mind. Mr..
Gryce started to approach the couple.
AS he did so, he observed another
curious fact concerning them. They
were neither of them in the place
natural to people interested in the
contents of the great cases which
they had crossed the hall to examine.
Instead Of standing where full
view of these cases could be had,
they had Withdrawn SO far behind
them that they presented the appear
ance of persons in hiding. Yet as
he drew nearer and noted their youth
and countrified appearance. Mr.. Gryce
was careful to assume his most be-
nign deportment and so to modulate
his voice as to call up the pink into
he young woman's cheek and the
deep red into the mans. What Mr..
Gryce said was this: you are i'm
terested, I see. in this show Of old
armor. ] don't wonder. 1t is very
curious. Is this your first visit to
the museum?"
The man nodded; the woman low
cred her head. Both were self-con-
scious to point painful to see.
ut Is a pity your first visit should
be spoiled by anything so dreadful
as the accidental death of this young
girl. 1t seems to have frightened you
both very much"
YES, yes" muttered the man. I'VE
never saw anybody hurt before"