Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-04
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INSTAI4LMENT XIII.
THE BED OF THE LAKE.

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from the rack and walked away with 1T 70 the Morris chair. leaving SAKE we'll
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schoar lifted his head. al his hands roughly through bis bastans, unkept
Tho three regarded him in perple1ty smiling = little under the contaston.
Of his merrimsnt. He sve n o heed to their questions for a full minute. but
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IT, "WoN, W made he first step toward the reasure" he announced a. last
Tho rolling volume Of his voice vas nor thunderous even than Its wont:
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= But It's only tho hrt STEP, remember!' he warned. The first step!V
And. incidentally, It proves I was right about the value Of this document He
hourfshed thu music loft IN q gesture O. triumph. -a .
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IT'S only the nrt step that ! have taken. remember" he admonshed:
But arsaint Augustine said, It'll the nt step that counts. The misers gold
IL somewhere at the bottom Of the lake" -E
There followed an interval Of astounded silence. 1t was broken by Roy
with an exclamation Of bewddernent: - 80 -
But" 10 began. Then he halted in confusion. II e had been on the
point OFFS saying something concerning the secret vault in the music oom and
had checked himself only just in time The. others, however. had given no
that his " knowledge in a way corroborated tho statement by Billy, mas
much q u he had found the vau empty. 1- . : a#
Howl How? SAKE was clamorng. David added his indstenoe.
Billy" Walker preened himself with all the pride o a create bcoverer, 3
ut was simplicity itself" he assured them. "t was only necessary TO me
to earn music and tn matter 500 became clear" SAKE and the others fairly.
he had mastered the art, but they did not caret to question his complacency.
5st then; Being unhsmpsred by oyermuch technqye" the oracle con-
mind. examining all the facts" He pavsed to grin exultanty on the ex-
pectantt trio and then resumed his explanation: 5'-.'
Il had before me two determined facts: which gav n o Information in
themselves tut required perhaps only the addition II other factst to be become
significant. Now, observe this lone bito Of music at the head of til page. He
held up the sheet SO that the others could nte the phrase at the top.