The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-03

asked him to remember Just what hap.
pened after the old man looked into
the gap, and that his right hand. which
was stretching toward the lancet. you
know, slid along the side of the book
shelf Then. according to Tucker. the
box clicked and the old man toppied
over, slowly and heavily, but without
much noise.
1--WE worked this description out In
detail; Ii was soon evident that the
sliding of the hand along the book
shelf was Mr.. GrOsvenor's attempt TO
steady himself, as he had jerked him
self off his balance when rebounding
from the shock of seeing the professor
so Unexpectedly. But instead of re-
covering his balance, he lost 1t en-
tirely. His frail wrist hit violently
against the base of the spring-lcrcet,
which was lying set on the edge of the
shelf-set, as we know from the wound
inflicted. at its greatest depth, doubt
less to give full scope for comparison
between its incisions and the scratches
on Clarihew's Notes. He shot the
lancet along the shelf forcibly until ii
;-ruck the upright division between
the book shelves, and set II of. on his
own wrist, thus forced against the
base of the lancet. by accidentally
pressing the trigger on the edge of the
shelf over which Il was hanging"
"Just one thing more. pleaseP }
begged. "Had Professor Harrington
come to Darrow's for Clarihew's
'Notes'w
Mr.. Almy laughed.
"He was the one person who mad
notl He hadn't even noticed the adj
vertisements, either OF the auction or
the purchase He had, in fact, quite
given up his old law book, which he
was chiefly sorry to lose for senti-
mental reasons. You see, MIR. Gros-
yenor-and with this final wrong, we
might dismiss that unhappy old man,
since the one he injured bears him no
grudge because she is incapable of do
ing so-Mr Grosvenor had written to
Professor Harrington, while the latter
was still in England. that the niece he
knew had been born had died soon
after her mother. That was why the
professor never made any attempt TO
find his niece. Welt That was re-
union when we broke the good tidings
to them!'
"What q lot you're responsible for.
Peterl" said l.
"Promising young fellow, he is,"
smiled Mr.. Almy. 81 engaged him
again this morning. And first thing he
does is fall out with his sisterl
merely said she'd be good one to
help with the job"
Stuff" said Peter, hutfily. "All 1
did was tell her she was young; she
goes straight up In the air and stays
there"
"What a dreadful thing to tell one
who is yOungw | demonstrated. do
you really want Nancy, Mr. Almyf"
"Yes. If you could persuade her TO
come. | want keyhOle to be found
for that lonesome key. Surely there's
one here or hereabouts, | must leave
the job in good hanus; Pm going home
for some sleep, SOS the professor"
assembled to the rEird floor, there
10 find Nancy determinedly reading
the Sunday fashion supplement.
''Why don't you come down and
celebrate, as invited?" | inquired
Peters scandaiized at mel After
the way he acted, himself. and after
all I've done for himl Why? Because
| told him how thought once that
Mr.. Case was trying to steal Clari-
hew's Notes."
"Was he scandalized because you
stole it YOURSELF"
mo, he said that was first-rate; but
no one old enough to be Judge of
character could think Mr.. Case capa-
BILE of such thing. He never thought
anything of Mr.. Case, himself. until
after what Julia tolG him and Mr.
Almy!"
"What was that?"
"LOng ago, be knew Julia's mother
oh, very well; he wanted to marry
her, but she didn't care for him. He
said she was very romantic girl, he
thought specially because her father
was so stern; and he-Mr. Case-well.
he never was very exciting. guess,
But yesterday, when Julia was most
under suspicion, he came here and of.
fered, for her mothers sake, to help
her in any possible way. You know
last Thursday, when you and he and
Mr.. Roberts and Captain Ashland
were talking about the bOOkplatef
Well, of course he knew something
about IT; you've heard how Julia's
mother threw the book to him from
this balcony, where those very granite
pillars stand that form the bookplate
frame?"
$50 they do! so they dot"
maybe Mr.. Case was trying to find
that book, when saw him Thursday
evening, really to see If he could help
Julia with it," pursued Nancy. not
without shrewdness. "YOu see. he did
know Mr. Grosvenor, and then he
found out who Julia was. when she
| tainted in the shop; he must have
guessed what they both wanted"
Yes, all Mr.. Cases queer furtive &C.
| lions now appeared In a new, rosy
light. What he knew of Mary Gros-
venor's secret had apparently not been
enough to determine him on what he
| thought the best course of action to
help her daughter, then under cloud.
He had therefore come personally to
Julia's aid, to try TO discover the best
course.
"And you're not going to try to find
| out why Mary Grosvenor hid that key
under that bookplate!" I CALCULATED