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The depositor has one key�察�and the bank the other。                The box cannot be 

opened   by   either   party   alone。   Both   keys   must   be   used。   That   insures 

that no one person alone can get into the box。            It was the same way with 

this safe。    The combination was in two parts。; 

     ;And did my father set it that way�拭─�

     ;He must have done so�察�or had some one arrange the combination for 

him。; 

     ;Then he ´ he must have shared the combination with some one else� ─�

There was fright in Viola's eyes�察�and a catch in her voice。 

     ;Yes�察─�assented the expert。        ;Either that or he set it that way merely 

for what we might call a 'bluff��' to throw any casual intruder off the track。 

Your father might have possessed both combinations himself。; 

     ;And yet he might have shared them with ´ with another person�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;And the other´the other person; ´ Viola hesitated noticeably over the 

word ´ ;would have to be present when the safe was opened�拭─�She did not 

say ;he; or ;she。; 

     ;Well�察�not necessarily�察─�answered the expert。           ;He might have had the 

combination in two parts�察�and used both of them himself。               It is often done。 

Though�察�of course�察�he could�察�at any time�察�have shared the secret of the safe 

with some one else。; 

     ;That would only be in the event of there being something in it that 

both he and some other person would want to take out at the same time�察�

something that one could not get at without the knowledge of the other�察�

would it not�拭─�

     ;Naturally�察  �yes。    But�察  �as   I   say�察  �it   might   be   the   other   way   ´   that   the 

double combination was used merely as an additional precaution。; 

     ;Thank you�察─�said Viola。 

     She sat for several minutes in front of the opened safe after the expert 

had gone�察�and did not offer to take out any of the papers that were now 

exposed to view。       There was a strange look on her face。 

     ;Two   persons� ─  �she   murmured。        ;Two   persons�      �Did   he   share   the 

secrets of this safe with some one ´ some one else�拭─�



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     Viola reached forth her hand and took hold of a bundle of papers tied 

with   a   red   band´tape   it   was�察  �of   the   kind   used   in   lawyers'   offices。 The 

bundle appeared to contain   letters   ´ old   letters�察 �and the handwriting  was 

that of a woman。 

     ;I wonder if I had better get Aunt Mary�拭─�mused the girl。                 ;She is the 

administrator�察  �and   she   will   have   to   know。   But   there   are   some   things   I 

might keep from her ´ if I had to。; 

     She   looked   more   closely   at   the   letters�察  �and   when   she   saw   that   they 

were in the well´remembered hand of her mother she breathed more easily。 

     ;If he kept ´ these ´ it must be ´ all right� ─�she faltered to herself。 ;I 

will call Aunt Mary。; 

     The two women�察�seeing dimly through their tears at times�察�went over 

the contents of the private safe。          There were letters that told of the past 

´ of the happy days of love and courtship�察�and of the early  married life。 

Viola put them sacredly aside�察�and delved more deeply into the strong box。 

     ;It was like Horace to keep something away from every one else�察─�said 

his   sister。  ;He   did   love   a   secret。  But   we   don't   seem   to   be   getting   at 

anything�察�Viola�察�that will tell us where there is any more money�察�and that's 

what we need now�察�more than anything else。                At least you do�察�if LeGrand 

Blossom is right�察�and you intend to keep on living in the style you're used 

to。; 

     ;I don't have to do that�察�Aunt Mary。            Being poor would not frighten 

me。; 

     ;I   didn't   think   it   would。 Fortunately   I   have   enough   for   both   of   us�察�

though I won't spend anything on a big yacht nor a car that looks like a 

Fourth of July procession�察�however much I love the Star Spangled Banner。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�we mustn't dream of keeping the big car nor the yacht�察─�said 

Viola。    ;They are to be sold as soon as possible。              I only hope they will 

bring a good price。       But here are more papers�察�Aunt Mary。              We must see 

what they are。      Poor father had so many business interests。              It's going to 

be a dreadful matter to straighten them all out。; 

     ;Well�察�LeGrand Blossom and Captain Poland will help us。; 

     ;Captain Poland�拭─�questioned Viola。 

     ;Yes。     Why     not�拭   �He    is  a  fine   business    man�察  �and   he   has   large 



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interests of his own。       Have you any objection�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I don't know。        Of course not� ─�she added quickly�察�as she caught 

sight of a rather odd look on her aunt's face。             ;If we have to ´ I mean if 

you find it necessary�察�you can ask his advice�察�I suppose。; 

     ;Wouldn't you�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes�察�I believe I would ´ just as a matter of business。; 

     Viola's voice was calm and cool�察�but it might have been because her 

attention was focused on a bundle of papers she was taking from the safe。 

And a casual perusal of these showed that they had a bearing on subjects 

that might explain certain things。 

     ;Look�察�Aunt Mary� ─�the girl exclaimed。             ;Father seems to have kept a 

diary。    It tells ´ it tells about that trouble he had with Harry ´ Rather�察�it 

wasn't with Harry at all。       It was Harry's uncle。        It's that same old trouble 

father   so   often   referred   to。  He   always   declared   he   was   cheated   in   a 

certain business deal�察�but I always imagined it was because he didn't make 

as   much   money   as   he   thought   he   ought   to。  Father   was   like   that。  But 

see´this puts a different face on it。; 

     Together   they   looked   over   the   papers�察  �and   among   them´among   the 

memoranda�察  �copies   of   contracts   and   other   documents   ´   was   a   diary�察  �or 

perhaps it might be called a business man's journal。               Both Viola and her 

aunt were familiar enough with business to understand the import of what 

they read。 

     It was to the effect that Mr。 Amos Bartlett�察�Harry's paternal uncle�察�had 

been associated with Mr。 Carwell in several transactions involving some 

big   business   deals。    Mr。   Bartlett   had   been   smart   enough�察  �by   forming   a 

irectorate within a directorate and by means of a dummy company�察�to get a 

large sum to his credit�察�while Mr。 Carwell was left to face a large deficit。 

     ;And Harry Bartlett acted as agent for his uncle in the transactions� ─�

exclaimed Miss Carwell as she looked over the papers。 

     ;But    I  don't   believe   he   knew    anything    wrong     was   being    done� ─�

declared Viola。      ;I'm positive he didn't。       Harry isn't that kind of a man。; 

     ;These papers don't say so。; 

     ;Naturally you wouldn't expect father to say a good word for one he 

considered his business rival�察�not to say enemy。             I don't believe Harry had 



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anything more to do with it than he had with ´ with poor father's death。; 

     Miss   Carwell   said   nothing。   She   was   busy   looking   over   some   other 

papers   which   the   opening   of   the   private   safe   had   revealed。    And   then�察�

while her aunt was engaged with these�察�Viola found a little bundle that had 

on it her name。 

     For a moment she debated with herself whether or not to open it。                   The 

handwriting   was   that   of   her   father�察  �and   it   seemed   as   though   something 

stayed her。      But she broke the string at last and there tumbled into her lap 

some photographs of herself�察�taken at different ages�察�a number of them ´ in 

fact�察�most of them ´ amateur attempts�察�some snapped by her mother and 

some by her father�察�as Viola knew from seeing them。                  She     ecalled some 

very well ´ especially one taken on the back of a little Shetland pony。                  On 

the reverse of this picture Mr。 Carwell had written�此 �My dear little girl� ─�

     Viola burst into tears�察�and her aunt�察�seeing the cause�察�felt the strings of 

her heart being tugged。 

     ;Well�察  �one   thing   seems   to   be   proved�察─  �said   the   older   woman�察  �when 

they were again going over the papers�察�sorting out some to be shown to the 

lawyer who was advising them on the conduct of the estate�察 �and that is 

that your father didn't think very much of Harry Bartlett。; 

     ;That   was   his   fault   ´   I   mean   father's�察─  �retorted   Viola。 ;He   had   no 

reason for it�察�even with what this paper says。             I don't believe Harry would 

do such a thing。; 

     ;Do you   suppose   the   quarrel   could   have been   about this�拭─  �and   Miss 

Carwell held out the journal。 

     ;I   don't   know    what    to  think�察─  �said   Viola。    ;But     here   is  another 

memorandum。          We must see what this is。; 

     Together they bent over the remaining documents the safe had given 

up ´ secrets of the dead。 

     As they read a strange look came over Viola's face。 

     Miss Carwell�察�perusing a document�察�recited�此�

          ;Memo。   of   certain   matters   between   Captain   Poland   and   myself。 

And      while I think of it let me state that but for his timely and generous 

financial aid I would have been ruined by that scoundrel                    Bartlett。 

Captain Poland saved me。           And should the stock of the   concern           ever    be 



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