The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-31

who see no evil, hear no evil. speak no
evil, pleased as Punch over my fail
ures Of the past twenty-four hours,
that l realized that ! just naturally
could not carry through Job that
went as much against the grain as
that Job went.
We are, thought, allowed to know
some things-just simple, honest know
ing. And ! knew tina: keeping q sus-
picious eve on tbe gir' who had said
bless POUR heart" to me, on the eve.
ming Of the second OF July. was as
sensible as sitting up for Santa Claus
Some one knocked on my door,
answered the knock. Miss MacDon-
aid, all smiles. was standing there.
"Let me come in" she said; and,
as soon as my door was closed behind
her, "a most fortunate thing has hap
pened. Some one has been to my
desk and has stolen the code letter."
could manage nothing but an echo
"Fortunatep | said.
81 had careful copy of It, locked
UPS Va Noui &C. udNC UCCb tCoNthS
the letter in plain sight on my desk
for bait Don't you see, Mary" she
forgot her formality in her excite
ment, "this is the mistake have been
hoping for. | have found begin
ning-at last. The letter could not
have concerned anyone in this house
except Miss Canneziano. her father.
and. possibly. not probably, young Mr.
Stanley"
81 guess" 1 said, "that was likely
what you were wanted 20 think"
Her gray eyes questioned me.
"Supposing." | answered. "that Mrs.
Kicker, or Hubert Hand, or anyone of
us, wanted to get you clear off the
track. suspecting especially Danny.
could one of US do better than to steal
the code letterr'
"My wordl" she said. "And you,
with mind that works like that,
spending your life doing cooking. All
the same, 1t does prove one thing.
That the murderer, or his close &C
complete, Is right here on the place,
now"
"Chad's confession proved that
The key in the fireplace proved 1t,
too"
"Dear me. no. Not conclus.veIy.
Now, let me see." She took folded
paper from the front of her dress.
Here Is my copy Of the letter. It
does look mess, doesn't it?"
looked at the paper and read, as
before.
"Paexzazlytpl f-y nyx ogrgrago, m
fgao att Jan j-asn. ahzgo zkg c..
ahhalo, vkgt nyx clpIzgf re zkg
kypulzae, zkaz nyx. :"
1t surely looked q mess.
"The fact that It was written on
the typewriter" she said, makes me
suspect that the typewriter may un-
write It for u.s."
l told her men what had not
thought to tell her before; about my
having heard the typewriter going,
slowly. in Gaby's room right after she
had received the letter.
"Fine" she said. MAY ! use the
same typewriter that she used?"
We vent togethe- into Gaby's room.
81 should have thought you'd want
to clean this rooIL. first Of ALL" said.
"Mr. Stanley unlocked 1t for me
that first night. spent five or six
very busy hours In here, and l slept
here that night, .oo."
"Upon my souli Doesn't that 60 to
show? I'd have taken oath In any
court that you spent the night In your
own ROOM"
THAT Is exactly 1t, she said "Hon.
est people are SO sure that they know
things, which they don't know at all.
and that they have seen things, which
they haven't SEEN"
have wished. since, that had said
something else instead of saying.
swell, might think | knew something
which | didn't know: but I'd never
mistake about what had seen or had
not seen."
perhaps not" she said.
"Did you find anything In here that
uight?" | questioned.
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