New Britain herald., 1922-08-12
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 We shall have to take ever. blessed book down." Bill said, "befor, we can be certain that we haven missed it."
 Antony's pipe was now going satis factorily ,and he got up and walked leisurely to the end of the wall op posite the door.
 Well, let's have look" he said and see If they are 50 very frightful Hallo, here's your 'Badminton.' To, often read that. you say?"
 If I read anything"
 Yes" He looked down and up thu shelf. T like books of travel, don you?"
 They're pretty dull as rule"
 Well, anyhow. some people like them very much" said Antony re proachfully. He moved on to the next row of shelves. 'The drama The Restoration dramatists. You car have most of them. Still. as you wei remark, many people seem to love them. Shaw, Wilde, Robertson-l like reading plays, Bill. There are not many people who do, but those who do ar casually very keen Le' 'ls pass on."
 He went to the next shelf, and ther ave sudden whistle. Halo nallo!"
 Whats the matter?" said Bill rather peevishly.
 Stand back there. Keep the crowd back, Bill We are getting amongst it. Sermons, as l live Sermons. Was Marks father g clergyman, or does Mark take te them nAturaily?" ,s
 His father was a parson, I be lieve Oh, yes, know he was''
 'Ah, then these are Fathers books Half Hours with the 1nflnite'-I must order that from the library when l get back. The Lost Sheep Jones on the Trinity The Narrow Way being Sermons by the Rev. Theodore Cssher'-hal-low
 :What is the natter"
 William, am inspired. Stand by" He took down the Reverend Theodore usshers classic work. looked at it with a happy smile for . moment. and then gave it to bill. Here, hold Ussher for a bit"
 Bill took the book obediently
 No, give 1t me back. Just go out into the hall. and see if you can hear Cayley anywhere. Say Halo loudly. if you do"
 Bill went out quickly, listsned. and came back
 Its all right
 Good" He took the book out of us shel1 again. Now then, you can hold ussher. Hold him in the left Eand--so With the right or dexter hand, grasp this shelf frmly-so. Now. when say Pull pull gradually Got that?"
 Bill nodded, his face alight with excitement
 Good" Antony put his hand into the space left by the stout Ussher. and fingered the back of the shelf. Pull |" he said.
 Bill pulled.
 Now just go on pulling like that l shall get it directly Not hard you know, but just keeping up the strain.' His fingers went at it again
 And then suddenly the whole row of shelves. from top to bottom, swung gently open toward them.
 Good Lord." said Bill, letting 20 of the shelf in his amazement
 Antony pushed the shelves back. extracted ussher from Birs finger. replaced him, and then, taking Bill by the arm led him to the sofa and deposited him in it Standing bn front of him, he bowed gravely.
 "Child's play. Watson" he said: "child's play"
 How on earth--''
 "Oh, my dear Bill" He smoked silently for a little, and then went on. This passage has been here for years. with an opening at one end into the library, anC ok tho other end into the shed. Then Mark discovered it, and Immediately he felt that everybody else must discover 1t. So he made the shed end more difficult by putting the croquet box there. and this end more difficult by he stopped and looked at the other-'by what, Bill?"
 But Bill was being Watsonish.
 "What?"
 Obviously by re-arranging his books He happened to take out The Life of Nelson or Three Men in Boat or whatever 1t was, and by the merebt chance discovered the secret Naturally he felt that everybody else would be taking down The Life of Nelson or Three Men in Boat Naturally he felt that the secret would be safer if nobody ever interfered with that shelf at all. When you said flat tho hooks had been re- arranged a year ago-just about the time the croquet box came into exist cnce-of course I guesses why. So I looked about for the dullest books I could fird the books nobody ever read Obviously the collection of sernlor -books of midNictorian clergyman was the shelf we wanted" "Ycs 1 see. But why were you so certain ot the particular place."