The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-11
CHAPTER VI-Continued

an so on from the point where
you called for help, them" said l. u
saw you enter the shop, but not again
until you ran up the aisle. was talk
ing to Mr.. Burton, who travels for US.
We heard your scream; then you came
running up the aisle as Mr.. Burton
rushed down ii. You stopped short"
l continued carefully, then you STUN.
bled-" l glanced away, for the poor
girl was paler than ever and begin
ming TO breathe hard-"and you called
out, just as you tainted: Keep ii
for me! Don't you remember that?"
She controlled herself, and nodded.
81 do now" she said quite frankly,
"but you have recalled it. 1t was
completely Obliterated from my mem
DRY. no doubt by shock. It's shock
10 recOllect it, too."
I'm so sorry TO upset you"
"Anything's better than a gap in
your memory. What -. what did
. . people think l meant?"
She had remembered Peter, then,
when she saw him in the shop, and,
since Monday, had been conscious that
something had happened which might
menace her, yet had been quite unable
TO recollect whatl Evidently, after
all, some shock, whatever form it had
taken, had affected her memory in this
particular. On that point she had told
the truth. answered quickly:
''Why, nobody could tell, Miss Gros-
venor, what was meant by an involuR-
tary, half-conscious exclamation like
that, and you said nothing further"
She smiled for the first time, !
thought with an air, of relief, and re-
joined:
I'm ever so much obliged 20 you
for helping me to piece that recollec-
ton out. You have no idea how fool
ish it made me feel, being unable to
remember what had happened when !
was still consciousl | do appreciate
your taking the time to come here TO
help me, when you must be so busy
j understand from Mr.. Almy your
work is with the rare books Darrow's
sooner buy such things at Darrow's
than they are all snapped right up by
collectorS?"
They go pretty quickly" said L.
For instance, a few of the modern
books from Judge Leavitt's have been
sold already"
AS Julia Grosvenor had listened to
this reply with much more than mere
polite interest, risked another feeler !:
"All the old books from such a col.
lection however, are likely to be held
in reserve for special advertising, and
this case, for instance, we should want
to offer the best books to customers
who we know have q special interes,
in observation-disclosures relating &c
Virginia"
IL see. My grandfather's interest in
that line was partly due to the fact
that his father was Virginian, and
partly to his own acquaintance with
the state"
saw il was time for me to go; for
/ had given Julia Grosvenor the infor
nation she desired: first, ii | had no.
tioed her strange footgear in the shop
that Monday; secondly, if she had IN
any way given herself away before
she entirely lost consciousness; and.
thirdly, if Clarihew's Notes had yet
been sold. was pleased to have sat
isfied her, there was evidently so very
little that could win the confidence of
such a reticent nature. | would call il
a day. | rOee, and so did she.
81 do hope, Miss Fuller" she said
sweetly, ''that we may meet again in
happier circumstances"
1 left the solitary girl in the dark
ening shadows of the curious, bright
cOl0red old drawing room. Her strange
story was to remain uppermost in my
thoughts, whatever my occupations in
the next hours.
By Thursday afternoon had actual
ly got the rare book catalogue under
way. | had made a report to MIR
Aimy about my Normandy terrace
visit, and since then be had not called
on me for anything. So ! had spent
Thursday morning assembling the
books to be advertised. and ! was now
ready TO write an elegant literary in
PRODUCTION To the catalogue.
Il shall begin" | decided, with
out parallel In the annals of col
iectOrs' opportunities and reached
across the desk for one Of row OF
eight newly sharpened pencils. In
stead. picked up the telephone re-
ceiver. "What Is it?'' inquired. an.
swering the summons without too
much enthusiasm.