Evening journal., 1922-08-12

Robert and then disappeared.
But there were mysterious circum
stances. The shot was fred fev
ATToNY S'i'es GiLIHNGHAM. gentleman
adyenturer and friend OF
BILL BEVERLEY. one OF Mark
: guests, had entered the hall wher'
MATT re cAYLEY. Marks constan
companion. pounding on the dooi
and demanding admittance. The tw'
men enter the room through win
lr,onY a1~ n' and BIn have decided that
Cayley knows more Of the crime thar
he will disclose They discover secret
massage from the bowling green 70 the
house and, IN Cayley's absence. uy 'o
find an opening to II in the horaiy'
I'VE shall have TO take every
blessed book down" Bill said. be
fore we can be certain that we
haven't missed II.
Antony's pipe was now going sat
is6actoriiy, and he got up and walk
ed ieisurely 10 the end OF the wall
opposite the door.
.~ 'eyyeli, let's have a look" he said
"and see II they are so very fright
ful. Hallo, here's your 'Badminton.
You often read that, you say?'
TT I read anything"
"Yes" He looked down and up
tba shelf. "I like books OF travel,
don't your"
"They're pretty dull as a rule"
'eWell. anyhow. some people like
them very much said Antony re-
nroachfully. He moved on TO the
NEXT row Of shelves THE Drama.
The Restoration dramatists. You
can have most Of them. Still. as
vou well remark. many people seem
10 love them. Shaw, Filde. Robert
son-I like reading plays, Bill. There
are not many people who do. but
those who DO are usually very keen.
Let us pass on"
He went to the next shelf. and
then gave a sudden whistle. Halo
hallol" ,,
whats the matter?" said BIZ
rather peevishly.
stand back there. Keep the !
crowd back, Bill. We are getting |
amongst It. Sermons. as live. Ser
mons. Was Marks father a clergy
man. or does Mark take 20 them |
naturally?"
His father was a parson' De-
ueve. Oh, yes. I know he was.
"Ah, then these are fathers
books. Half-H Hours with the In
anite'-I must order that from the
library when I get back. The Lost
sheen Jones on the Trinity The
Narrow Way being sermons by the
rev. Theodore Ussher'-hal-lo!'
what is the matter?"
"vvillian. L am inspired. Stand
bv" He took down the Reverend
Theodore Usshers classic work
,1ooked at Il with a happy smile for
a moment. and then gave It to Bill
..tIsre hold Usher for a bit.
p,u took the book obediently.
.Nso give II me back. Just go out
into the hall. and see II you can near
lCayley anywhere. Say HALO louoiS'
liz you do" $1,000 .,d
Bin went out quickly. listened ana
came back.
ITS all right"
"cood." He took the book out OF
t,s shelf again. Now then you can
hold TIssher. Hold him in the left
|hand-so. With the right or dexter
hand grasp this shelf hrmly-so'
VOW when say Pull. pull gradually
Biil nodded, his face alight with
excitement. vs ,,.o ,
|.ho snace left by the stout USHER
land fingered the back Of the sheh
|'Pull." he said.
Now lust go on pulling ike that'
II shall get it directly. Not haru' you
f,now. but just keeping up the
Strain" His fingers went at 1t again ,
And then suddenly the whole row
L. shelves. from top 20 bottom 4,
I.wung gently open toward them
"cood Lord" said Bill. letting go
n the shelf in his amazement.
Antony pushed the shelves back ,
.rtrscted Usher from Bills fingers .
Ienlaced him, and then, taking BIZ =
NJ the arm. led him TO the sofa ana :
|leposited him in it. Standing IN :
+ront OF him. he bowed gravely.
"Child's play. Watson?" he said; .
childs play" a
How on earth
"Oh, my dear Bill!' He smoked +,
uenty for little, and then went 7
nm. 1This passage has been here T
or years. with an opening at one
nd irto the library. and at the other Il
nd irto the shed. Then Mark dis II
lowered II. and Immediately he felt a
hat everybody else must discover IL. g:
so he made the shed end more diff Il
kcult b. putting the croquet-box
|here, aid this end more difficult v
BY" h, stopped and looked at the a
Ibther-iy what. Bill?" p
But Bill was being Watsonish.
what
"obvioisly by re-arranging his
books. Re happened to take out ~ ~
Tie Lifeof Nelson or Three Men - :,
n a Boat or whatever II was, and .,
Foythe incest chance discovered the
seret. naturally he felt that every r.
bdy else would be taking down The
Lie Of Neson' or Three Men In k-
Bat Nsurally he felt that the IN
se-et would be safer II nobody ever ed
inrfered with that shelf at all.
Wen you said that the books had
bn rearNnged a year ago-just IN
amt the time the croquet-box came w
in existence-of course / guessed IN
W. SO looked about for the dull
esbooks could find, the books n'
nody ever read. Obviously the u'
c,ction OF sermon books of a mid
Norian clergyman was the shelf
wanted"
,es. see. But why were you so
ain ~ the narffcular nlace2"