54/170 It was brought up from the cellar a fortnight or more before it was used, and placed on end in the Curator's office, where it was seen more than once by the woman who wipes up the floors. The person who did this cast a shadow on the cellar wall,--that shadow was seen. Need I say more? My reasons for bringing it up were innocent enough----" He stopped--not even knowing that he stopped. His eyes had been drawn to a small article which the District Attorney had dropped from his hand onto the table. |