Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-08

cent to the passage. although that
youth, on being questioned. did admit
frooly that his mother had expressed
fears that he would not be wakeneu
by the last trump by reason of his
singular powers Of sleep. y
And now that we are here" Crisp
said. II should be obliged II you
would show me the disposition of the
other room-Sr Raiph's room and
her ladyshtp's and 50 on" ~.
I had given Susan instructions that
h should assist Sergeant. Crisp's in
quirtes In every possible way. But
that she would have shown him all
that sheadid without referring tusuncle
or to myself. but ! fancy that she
made very much less demur to show
Ing him any Of the c~hanlbres, de
rnaitres than she did to Introducing
him into the room alcred to the slum-
Der Of MI. Granger. After all. there
ID much reason in the distinction
which servants made in this respect,
for they are in the constant habit OF
going in and out Of our rooms In
course OF their domestic service.
whereas, except in the case of such
tragedies az the fusinS of an cleo
trio wire or some unusual Occurrences
Of the kind. our 'lawful occasions do
not take US into their roornss
He was 4 wonderful silent gen.
Ntleman," Susan told mo of Sergeant
Crisp afterward.
1t appeared, for all that, that. he
had asked her q good many questions,
But her comment had reference ia
that habit of his, which l had been
given considerable opportunity OF
noting in the Summer-house, foY
standing perfectly still, without the
movement Ola muscle, and, as it ap-
peared, letting all that came within
his view sink In through his eyes into
his operations as they appealed to me,
and they seem to have struck S,ear
similarly. =
He stood perfectly still and looked
out OF The window OF Uncle 'Ralph's
room at the front OF the house and
ct h way leading into tho Summer
house. He saxed with tho same 81
lent in~tentneas on the objects on each
Of the tables in the room, a II he
would photograph them in his mind,
but especially. a Susan said, he made
q proionged study Of tho rows Of saoes
- boots, ranging from evening
which ~ ranged along one side al
the wall. He even took UP n OF
each and looked at them beside each
other, the pump" and the shootins
boot.
One would hardly believe. would
one" he said to SuEan pleasantly ~
II making am3cable conversation n
<her. that they could bo intended IA
IT the same footT" Each was 81
the rfght-foot shape.
Susan admitted that It was curioas
Now could YOU" he asked. "ret
me one Of her s~adyship's shoes to com
pare With this one? I should iike
7 Q compare It q 4 matter Of c,rior-
ity."
Susan went In search OF the aho.
he asked Tor, greatly wondering NV
ne should want II. 7 was equally ~
2 loas when she told me about Il ana
II was 9 till long afterward. vhen
htS MS well ~ many other puxxIea
had been solved, that ! had any = =
nnS Of n detectives motive in 40.
Ing Tor IT Az Q matter OF fact. IL -.
merely . device, the fisst thai -
CURED 70 him. for getting Suaan ons
OF The room for . moment WILD ~
made certain measurements.
rofn his pocket he drew two raecs.s
81 paper-those pieces which ne hnd
q 20 carefully into the exact ehanes
respectively, Of the finely pointed shoe
2 OF tho large and heavy boot-rrint
which partially obliteraked it. II fhs
seIni-carcle OF soft son in vvhfchg ~
noneSsnckle ? been planted axatnst
q ans1mer-hodse wan. Cornparins
the z'sre SANDER piecs Of paper s.