The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
CHAPTER XIV-Continued


ruptiOn. Outside, motor rolled VI
TO the curb. and in walked Mr.. Oar.
row, wearing portentous expression
Good morning, Mr.. Darrow," said
Nancy, sweetly. Isn't it lovely out
so early"
Delightful, indeed" murmured Mr.
barrow, with slightly uncertain over
cordially.
"You don't know me-" said Nancy
II am Miss Burton. Miss Wilkes is
kindly giving me special training to
become Miss Fuller's private secre.
tary. This is my brother"
"Ahh-h" observed barrow. Back
are you, BurtOn?"
Eyes, sir, assented Peter. Then
emboldened by our having survived
Nancy's coup, he added: 81 got full
set of the broadsides. Mr.. barrow; al
a bargain"
"Ah| observed Mr.. barrow. You
might come and tell me about it"
Hes a perfect dear, but he needs
a LOT of help!" sighed Nancy, viewing
the retreating forms of the two gen.
tlemen.
Mr.. barrow needs help?"
IAN men do, but | was referring to
Peter. He's going to marry Julia"
rs he?"
well, can't you see that? Is il al
ways necessary to say everything
right out? Aren't you glade"
If it proves to be true, shall be
very glad"
respectfully because you helped
make it happen. OF course | did most
of it; but you certainly helped"
''DO tell me how you did most of it
Nancy" | begged.
WELL" began Nancy, with intense
satisfaction, the first night We were
at Normandy terrace, the most terri.
Bile noise woke me up. 1t was Peter
singing in his sleep; he does that
sometimes, when he's very tired.
knew that trip TO Richmond and the
fuss about Malyina and his worry
about me had just worn him out, and
/ certainly felt the pangs of remorse
But if he had gone on, Ernesto would
have put US on the street; so | went
20 the keyhOle and moaned like a
banShee until be turned over very
loud and was quiet. But that was moi
before ! had made out what he was
singing: love song. and a slushy one
at that! Peter-fancy Then frs
thing next morning, he nearly swooneG
when he saw the paper, and tried tC
explain it by just mentioning casually
that the young lady who tainted in
the shop yesterday lives downstairs =
"Yon thought there was more to Il
than thatF'
Rather, when heard that that
young lady wanted Virginia books
that her grandfather collected them
that he was attacked In the law-bool
alcOve; especially when | remembered
that my old friend Brandon Tower
had been after book in Peters suit
case which was an old Virginia Law
book. ! couldn't relate all Chese facts
/ admit, until dear Daisy Abbott
helped me. She caught me in the hal
one day, and chatted lovingly, anG
asked me quite incidentally bow Peter
had met Miss Grosvenor beforew
"She had detective aspirations. ri
tell you about them. some time"
"She had matrimonial aspirations
too. | fixed them. I'll tell you how
some time.
81 told Julia about my elopement
so she would never be surprised a,
hearing of it indirectly, or think it wa.
at all important, or that cared a BIZ
for him, ever. And she said was &
good sister, and rewarded me-"
But here even Nancy had to stop /,
minute Mr. Case arrived as van
guard of the staff greeting us affably
Mice, notta?" murmured Nancy
"Some would say dull, but | sa!
good"
Correct" | affirmed. "How die
Julia reward your
She lent me this to bring here to
day." answered Nancy.
From her pocket she drew a small
copper plaque. which she laid on IN!
desk just as Captain Ashland, wht
had the moment before stepped on
of a taxi, appeared in the doorway
One look, and with a shrek ] bound
ed toward him, brandishing the plaque
1.-The original !" | cried. "COlfax'.
own copperplate
He seized it, stared at 1t speeches.
II say!" he calculated finally. "Yes
here's the circled serpent quite II
form and the ship =. ant
the pillars and the instruments
Where did you get this?"
81 got it," announced Nancy, lout
and clear; 81 got IL out of the little
sewing-table in Julia GrOsvenor's
mean Julia Harrington's
house"
l glanced nervously at the captain
sorry for the allusion, in his presence
TO the GrosvenOr mystery; but to m!
amazement, he looked more interested
than ever. stammered:
"Out of the sewing-table? But 4
was dummy; it didn't open"
That's what everybody thought,
returned Nancy, ignoring the captain
temporarily, for it was no time to ex
plain to him about sewing-tables; "bu
Julia's mother must have discovered
otherwise. And suspected that table
all along. myself; it was so curiou!
and striking. Julia thinks her mother