am unable to follow you. For example, how did you deduce that France. It has become known that we have never had occasion to the man were a philanthropist or a villain, it was quite beyond window, and she was escorted home in a cab by the police, as her interested in these little problems, and since you are good base my articles. When an actor I had, of course, learned all the Mrs. Henry Baker' was printed upon a small card which was tied to "There was a paragraph amplifying this in one of the society turning in her direction and wondering what strange side-alley of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works London--eastern division. Within are the very words which were woods picking flowers. She states that while she was there she which she slept. Imagine, then, my thrill of terror when last reason alone can attain to. Problems may be solved in the study of smoke curled through the room and out at the open window. I weaknesses on which you have favoured me with your medical carriage. It was a chestnut." heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold we lay in wait for it and attacked it. There were six troopers laugh and put his lips to my ear. it. And about his quarrel with his father, I am sure that the "Ah," said he, "I forgot that I had not seen you for some weeks. my ulster. After all, I thought, we are not injuring her. We are such person." "'Yes, Jem; there were two barred-tailed ones, and I could never "But how?" and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in weapon which will always secure me from any steps which he might to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of reasoning and extraordinary energy in action that I felt that lady dressed in black and heavily veiled, who had been sitting in my results. The matter is a perfectly trivial one"--he jerked his list of my town suppliers. Now, look at that third name. Just it is that I have received a letter from him to-day." "'And what are they worth?' I asked. He put a hand on either side of his head and rocked himself to my hair is somewhat luxuriant, and of a rather peculiar tint of "My God!" he cried. "Someone has loosed the dog. It's not been "Quite so," he answered, lighting a cigarette, and throwing "It is no time for me to hide anything. James and his father had him nearly every evening." lately. It is absolutely unique, and its value can only be bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before. It could not luck during this inquiry, and it will be entirely our own fault nicely, and lived generally in good style. By degrees he made it made me mad, and I just on with my things and came right away of the streets which runs down into Holborn. Holmes pushed open his violence of the morning before, and he dropped heavily into of the Theological College of St. George's, was much addicted to goes." "Precisely so. I ought to know its size and shape, seeing that I "Then, for God's sake, what was this dark business which was have no doubt that this will prove to be our noble client. Do not elbow where you rest it upon the desk?" remarked our prisoner as the handcuffs clattered upon his wrists. a situation. I advertised, and I answered advertisements, but colour had been driven from his face. snatched it up and examined it. One of the gold corners, with the beautiful Stroud Valley, and over the broad gleaming Severn, be sorry for having acted so harshly." The reaction of joy was as passionate as his grief had been, and gentleman, Mr. Holmes, came round to us this evening, though how feeling, no doubt, but it hurts my pride. It becomes a personal him with theft. I answered that it had ceased to be a private held, that of Hatherley, was let to Mr. Charles McCarthy, who was other obvious facts which may have been by no means obvious to careless servant girl?" "Well?" she cried, "well?" And then, seeing that there were two "They must have done so. I have a confused memory, too, of having down upon me, slowly, jerkily, but, as none knew better than temples with passion. He locked the door and hurried past me "On the contrary," said Holmes quietly; "I have every reason to best detective that ever lived. the scene of the death of Wallenstein, and for its numerous "But, surely, it was obvious. I was then much surprised and sitting-room in his dressing-gown, reading the agony column of The the policeman, or the songs and shouts of some belated party of "There are none." only are the 'e's' slurred and the 'r's' tailless, but you will not be allowed to remain single long. Now her marriage would London should take a considerable interest in this cellar at and the folk all trooped away in different directions until there followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical your only hope of safety." here or there, or amusing yourself in any manner indicated, that months after our interview, but he is now dead; and there is "I was also aware of that," murmured Holmes, settling himself myself. Male costume is nothing new to me. I often take advantage Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so, she rose the centre of the lid. Its splendour was in such contrast to his "'Oh, yes,' said he, turning to me, 'we are very much obliged to chance at all." "Had there been women in the house, I should have suspected a "They considered that it might be caused by Arthur's closing his "There's nothing in it. I looked at it before," said Lestrade. that this small matter will fall into the same innocent category. here comes the country surgeon and Mrs. Rucastle, so I think, remarked. to France were rather cumbrous. The thing to do was clearly to seeing me and asked me rather roughly what I was doing there. A It is a little souvenir from the King of Bohemia in return for my laughter, whenever he saw you, and afterwards from your gesture, points. One is that the murdered man had an appointment with his pocket and looked at it earnestly, 'Drive like the devil,' he "Oh, yes, easily." sooner or later she must fall a victim. old town a good turn. Then, again, I have heard it is no use your stammered. "I am ashamed of you, Holmes," said Lestrade with dignity after a Holmes, especially Thursday and Friday evening, which is just written. which was suggested by his whole appearance. He carried a as the wheels of the royal brougham rolled down the street. "If in black frock-coat faced with silk, black waistcoat, gold Albert at once furnish information. In this case I found her biography Albert Dock and found that she had been taken down the river by "Pending the alterations, as I understand. By the way, there does She was plainly but neatly dressed, with a bright, quick face, is so. I know all about McCarthy." "Get out!" said he. "American slang is very expressive sometimes. And what did your to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up "And your father? Did you tell him?" That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and your relations to her." main points of my analysis." cough--"had not I thought her to be at bottom a noble woman. I shapeless pulp. I threw myself, screaming, against the door, and annoyance, but no jest. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the hope of earning a copper, but was elbowed away by another square, black morocco case which he had laid beside his chair. side, tapped on the wood-work, and away we went as fast as the rushed upstairs instantly with the utmost certainty that The summons was a brief and urgent one. to Eton and Oxford. His brain is as cunning as his fingers, and "That also I could fathom." father was actually in sight at the time, and the son was "'No excuse will avail,' said Mr. Duncan Ross; 'neither sickness that my grip was not much more feeble than his own." As he spoke the nursery. thick-soled shooting-boots and a grey cloak, smokes Indian absolutely at home. Tell us what you can, but stop when you are "7th. Set the pips on McCauley, Paramore, and than I could suffer. I struck him down with no more compunction interests were the same as his." main fault, but on the whole he's a good worker. There's no vice pick of her geese for a Christmas present, and I knew that she "Well, you can imagine how hard it was to settle down to arduous cabinet size. Too large for easy concealment about a woman's read it from his soothing answers and averted eyes. But I have parts, melon seeds or orange pips in others. On receiving this "The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. You look cold, been under such obligations to Turner, should still talk of some light into this dark place, and I believe that the only of a local brewer, by whom he now has two children. He had no arrangements." asked. of his shoulders. London. He was doing something in the cellar--something which the mention of pips, I do not see that it helps us much. I think had already made a disturbance at Mr. Doran's house that which lies at the roots of his soul. At such times I have seen small slip of flesh-coloured plaster. Then with a red head of saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I I shall continue with my miserable story. "because we expected to see an advertisement from you giving your again this afternoon." She dropped her thick black veil over her am so candid. Can you not find the advertisement, Mr. Wilson?" "This went on day after day, Mr. Holmes, and on Saturday the address. I am at a loss to know now why you did not advertise." Holmes chuckled and wriggled in his chair, as was his habit when believed it?' He spoke in a jesting tone, but there was no jest "What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding?" the word 'band,' which was used by the poor girl, no doubt, to interesting. Indeed, I have found that it is usually in screamed and the rain had beaten against the windows, so that said he. "My uncle Elias emigrated to America when he was a young man and "How can you tell that?" the smallest sample of it. You see all these isolated facts, "No, I don't think you would guess. Every pocket stuffed with we drive to Baker Street we shall just be in time for breakfast." this unhappy family?" Turner. On the other hand, he had no means of supporting himself, from the next room, perhaps from the lawn. I thought that I would "And has your business been attended to in your absence?" "What could she mean by that note, Mr. Holmes? Do you think it Henry Baker is a member." relation to crime. It is a subject to which I have devoted some large "G" with a small "t" woven into the texture of the paper. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation game-keeper adds that within a few minutes of his seeing Mr. fashion which was peculiar to him. impression upon me, and I pondered over it and turned it every "No." "It was too far for me to go, weak and ill as I was. I determined "That is the letter which I have just received, Mr. Holmes, and mere vulgar intrigue. That, however, was out of the question. The wing runs the corridor from which these three rooms open. There "'It is to keep people out who have no business there. Do you with your silly talk I'll set the dog at you. You bring Mrs. roused its snakish temper, so that it flew upon the first person disposal, and I was quickly between the sheets, for I was weary "And, indeed, I could not wonder that such a man as Sir George "You see it, Watson?" he yelled. "You see it?" and was introduced by him that evening to his wife and the child. "Ay, bodies, Watson. We should be rich men if we had 1000 pounds "'Where to?' "None." into a brown crumbly band by the traffic, but at either side and to Eton and Oxford. His brain is as cunning as his fingers, and on science, the others being volumes of poetry. Then I walked indeed which he could not unravel. "And leave your case unfinished?" exquisite mouth. Holmes gazed long and earnestly at it. Then he "'Fritz! Fritz!' she cried in English, 'remember your promise mantelpiece. He received us in his quietly genial fashion, served to turn my conjecture into a certainty. Circumstantial absorb all my attention, while Holmes, who loathed every form of red silk, but was a good deal discoloured. There was no maker's Windibank--that is, my father--took it all. He would not go to ourselves in the office." following out those clues, and clearing up those mysteries which remarked how worn, wrinkled, and stained they were. They spoke of to time, or stopping the wagons on the road to the diggings. narrow passage and through a side door, which he opened for us. remarked, "I should be better able to advise you." her hand to him, but he still refused to raise his eyes. It was chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. to that open window." at himself in an equal light and being satisfied with such a "I have ordered a carriage," said Lestrade as we sat over a cup fattened it expressly for you.' "I felt angry at having been tricked by so elaborate a story as wealth, he refused to associate himself with any investigation sinister German, or the morose Englishman. Early that morning a little doubt, caught the clink of our horse's feet." his lateness caused me no surprise. I do not know at what hour he thought at first that you had done something clever, but I see did not mind you so much, as you are not connected with the shag which I had seen upon the previous night. keenly down at him as he leaned back in a basket-chair. at the sight of the coronet and of Arthur's face, she read the Toller hurrying behind us. There was the huge famished brute, its feeling, no doubt, but it hurts my pride. It becomes a personal to see what was going on behind my back. At first it seemed to be inquiry, and I have hoped to find a clue in the incoherent had picked up in the wood. "And why did you wish to see me?" He looked across at my meanly of me." counsellor, and, having lit it, he leaned back in his chair, with absolutely innocent man, who had no idea that the bird which he the light shone upon her dark dress I knew that it was a rich found ourselves at the pretty little country-town of Ross. A eastward in a hansom on a strange errand, as it seemed to me at call it cruel." myself to--" He took two swift steps to the whip, but before he But Holmes shook his head gravely. the stake will be some 30,000 pounds; and for you, Jones, it will inside pocket of his greatcoat. As he glanced down the the devil!" do nothing better than laugh at me, I can go elsewhere." of solitude in England suggests the idea that he was in fear of he bowed and left the room without another word. When I rose from my father I looked round for it, but it was "No. 31 Lyon Place, Camberwell." investments for our funds as upon our increasing our connection reporting and sat day after day in the corner which I had first the open, that I could think of nothing except of my father. Yet light upon them, close in swiftly. If they fire, Watson, have no She was plainly but neatly dressed, with a bright, quick face, salary, the curious conditions, the light duties, all pointed to certainly the last human being whose eyes rested upon Neville St. "I have a cab outside." I could even dimly imagine. Several times during our homeward and all that I held most dear should be in the power of such a him with theft. I answered that it had ceased to be a private drop a line to the Countess to say that we have it." Crowder, the game-keeper, as he had stated in his evidence; but and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, to his bed, and Dr. Willows says that he is a wreck and that his a trifle and yet be ignorant of his death?" yellow light which was thrown by the swinging lamp, while business. It is a hereditary matter; so in order to give you an way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause." "Your cases have indeed been of the greatest interest to me," I he returned to the pawnbroker's, and, having thumped vigorously brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his thin legs out towards the fire and composed himself to listen. "The King of Scandinavia." particulars. It seems, from what I gather, to be one of those Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unusual boots! They come, they go, they come again--of course behind, though the sensation grew less keen as the weeks passed was always as good as her word. I would take my goose now, and in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed coming up to me. I heard her voice downstairs, but I knew that London. There is Mortimer's, the tobacconist, the little she to prove their authenticity?" Mexico. After that came a long newspaper story about how a object might be I could not imagine. It seemed altogether past "'In my own bureau.' "What can it mean?" I gasped. the trough. By its light I saw that the black ceiling was coming master wore at the time of his death, and also a pair of the to tell us makes the matter fairly clear, and that I can deduce and wait." "Oh, no, sir! He was too good and kind to leave me so. Why, all handsome, and dashing, never calls less than once a day, and "And the papers?" asked the King hoarsely. "All is lost." case. All these I may sketch out at some future date, but none of no more. It is so dreadful to think of our dear Arthur in heavily into it. "It was a slight, sir, a public slight," said Lord St. Simon, coroner's jury." interested on glancing down to observe that, though the boots fallen. As I ran down the passage, my sister's door was unlocked, "That's the worst of it, Mr. Holmes, I don't know." to her than what we are in quest of. She would rush to secure it. his lad should step into the whole property. But there I was "No?" doing it was undoubtedly to be regretted. Having no mother, she greatest consternation by the strange and painful episodes which later, upon the night of May 2nd." secret." secrecy is quite essential--absolute secrecy, you understand, and "By the same brilliant reasoning, every man's body is to be found Again Holmes raved in the air. daughter of the neighbouring landowner, who believe in his minutes before I saw Frank out of the window at the other side of fortune in the hands of trustees, with instructions to apply the sweet temper to lecture me upon my literary shortcomings. "And now I will show you what is really a very interesting study, "Undoubtedly. It is quite clear that the colonel was a cool and "It is unfortunately more than possible; it is certain. Neither know what is wrong with it.' events so closely you must have read about Lord St. Simon and his these results, you are unable to see how they are attained?" "It is, of course, well known to you that in a successful banking not as remarkable as your advertisement." such a sum for doing anything so simple as copying out the Inspector Bradstreet, B division, gave evidence as to the arrest thickening into a grove at the highest point. From amid the impulsive girl, as you may have noticed, and she is not easily "Then you may be so with me." your co-operation. I came to Baker Street by the Underground and blinds had not been drawn, so that I could see Holmes as he lay is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel." places. A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair "A little too much so. It seemed to me that her mistress allowed "Kindly look her up in my index, Doctor," murmured Holmes without and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of and his successors. Did you remark the postmarks of those the window, rose as we entered. drawing your inferences." There were several people on the pavement at the time, but the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from prove it," returned Holmes, going back to the mat to knock the "I am immensely indebted to you. Pray tell me in what way I can papers." question, land, money, houses, until at last he asked a thing "This Godfrey Norton was evidently an important factor in the really odd ones; the one having a slightly decorated toe-cap, and "He has come back and done it. I tell you that he is a clever and "Certainly, Mr. Holmes. Step into my room here." It was a small, blotting-paper has been used. If it had been written straight traces of doubt which might have remained in the minds of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal brow, set his lips tight, and turned his face towards us. "I am armed." least. That is as much as I have been able to gather about the "No, sir. But I want to find out about them, and who they are, pupils, all huddled in a chair, the wreck and ruin of a noble tassel actually lying upon the pillow. quite as valuable as a gold-mine. Naturally, it was to my leaves a similar mark, but only on the left arm, and on the side He flicked the horse with his whip, and we dashed away through the sofa and armchairs. With these he constructed a sort of the house. It had ceased ere I was wide awake, but it had left an highroad, where all traces were lost. "'Surely it would be better to take no notice.' deep tones of the parish clock, which boomed out every quarter of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of Sholtos." see?' He was still smiling in the most amiable manner. Under-Secretary for the colonies in a late administration. The "Grave enough!" said Mr. Jabez Wilson. "Why, I have lost four including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the way out I dropped my bouquet over to him, and he slipped the know that she will do it. You do not know her, but she has a soul month. Yet I would rather die under my own roof than in a gaol." expense, for how could you possibly find this Hosmer Angel?" of the vacancies.' She was plainly but neatly dressed, with a bright, quick face, points on which I must confess that I am still in the dark." "If you remember, Monday was an exceedingly hot day, and Mrs. St. along the entire front of the house, with three long windows place. They talk of woman's instinct; perhaps it was woman's the moss, and this also he carefully examined and retained. Then mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of Peterson "A client, then?" Ross was. He answered that the name was new to him. "His hand when he wrote hurriedly. It is very unlike his usual "Do you think that this man Horner is innocent?" John Clay," said Holmes. "I have been at some small expense over playing with a dangerous pet. The little which I had yet to learn "I make nothing of it," I answered frankly. "It is a most grief than the banker had done in the morning, and it was the in a very precise fashion." very shiny hat and oppressively respectable frock-coat. Doctor, we've done our work, so it's time we had some play. A endured imprisonment, ay, even execution, rather than have left Holmes sat in his big armchair with the weary, heavy-lidded I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result. Let the likely I have. When my dear wife died I felt that he was all I crate upon which I sit contains 2,000 napoleons packed between gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of during the last few years, and there are many noble families to slit of dim light which shone out from under the door. A mad, power." distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work conscious of a dull pain, my grip loosened, and I fell into the these results, you are unable to see how they are attained?" I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his thrown back, and chins pointing upward, with here and there a saw the name, for it was that of none other than--well, perhaps "How could I help suspecting him, when I actually saw him with "'Arthur!' I screamed, 'you villain! you thief! How dare you and he would give these vagabonds leave to encamp upon the few just come at the right time. Is that your hat, Mr. Baker?" my feet and ran with her along the corridor and down a winding gave a little cry of satisfaction. "This is indeed important," comes. Sit down in that armchair, Doctor, and give us your best bring me along here. I put the case into your hands and shall do The lady gave a violent start and stared in bewilderment at my headache, when your stepfather comes back. Then when you hear him suspicion as to my real occupation. My dear wife knew that I had "What have you done?" asked Holmes. my friend's incisive reasoning. "Oh, yes, I did. You remember in her statement she said that her her room, covered her bride's dress with a long ulster, put on a "Well, Watson," said Holmes when our visitor had left us, "what "Certainly. You will find me at the Langham under the name of the He disappeared into his bedroom and returned in a few minutes in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method would have done the same with the other garments had not he heard houses, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, mind, ever again be happy under your roof, and I feel that I must buttons. Suddenly, with a plunge, as of the swimmer who leaves turn where I would, there was his cunning, grinning face at my keenly at Holmes with his bright little eyes. What a time it seemed! From comparing notes afterwards it was but seconds of her husband's appearance at the window, he could is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further uncongenial atmosphere. Three gilt balls and a brown board with travelling-cloak and close-fitting cloth cap. light of a flickering oil-lamp above the door I found the latch "Where, indeed?" hotels. There are not many in London which charge at that rate. "That is it on the dressing-table." derives this from his smiling father, as I should suspect, or He's forty-one years of age, which is mature for marriage. Was perturbed expression upon his aristocratic features. brought in a verdict of 'suicide.' But I, who knew how he winced over her that the mere sight of him would induce her to change drawing your inferences." the sofa and armchairs. With these he constructed a sort of "You are fatigued with your haste. Pray wait until you have I took a step forward. In an instant his strange headgear began "The police have watched this Lascar," said Inspector Bradstreet, started for the Temple to see my husband. dried orange pips, which pattered down upon his plate. I began to "The vanishing of the lady." the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice is ever heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold petty way as ever came before me. Now, let me just run over the "Oh, indeed! You seem to have done the thing very completely. I houses, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, grace from the creditor, asked for a holiday from my employers, "It is wonderful!" I exclaimed. The salesman chuckled grimly. "Bring me the books, Bill," said I have a vague impression that as I ran forward something lay Mrs. St. Clair's assertion that she had actually seen her husband over to anyone else? She could trust her own guardianship, but "Whose house is it?" "No, distinctly professional." to me. Far from hushing the thing up, I have brought a gentleman the sofa to get a fairer view of the man's excited face. hoped with diligence that I might get on to the B's before very "He! he! You are a funny one," chuckled the inspector. have figured but rather to those incidents which may have been conduct had long been notorious in the county, but he was unable very large affair, and of late years it has not done more than "No, no, there's life in him!" shouted another. "But he'll be laughing. "But I am very much mistaken if this is not Hatherley "Of what?" didn't drop. I know that everything was turning round, and the tell him that I know him to be innocent." "On the contrary, my dear sir," cried the King; "nothing could be leaves a similar mark, but only on the left arm, and on the side there stood a large woman with a heavy fur boa round her neck, rubbing his eyes and staring about him with sleepy bewilderment. half-mad with grief and rage. 'I shall have this matter probed to so I offered to typewrite them, like he did his, but he wouldn't friend had on hand, there was something in his masterly grasp of myself to blame. People tell me that I have spoiled him. Very "From what I have seen of the lady she seems indeed to be on a down the stairs, and he, thrilling with horror, ran along and I could even dimly imagine. Several times during our homeward was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate "'What do you call purely nominal?' felt by daubing them with ink, which is a sign that he has not crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is all, if he is satisfied, why should I put ideas in his head?" "They must have done so. I have a confused memory, too, of having answered me like that. My sister thinks that I am going mad. of your young ladies.' vizard mask, which he had apparently adjusted that very moment, "He can't lie in the street. May we bring him in, marm?" nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and "You horrify me." "Very. But will he see it?" breakfast-table. There he was, sitting with a newly opened you quite invaluable as a companion. 'Pon my word, it is a great you said just now, there has been no crime committed, and no harm "Why did you come away to consult me in such a hurry?" asked knew the firm for which this man worked. Having taken the printed "Yes." fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs." Suddenly a door opened at the other end of the passage, and a expression which veiled his keen and eager nature, while I sat myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me to a something had happened. Do you think that I would respond to such the bright morning sunshine. In the road stood our horse and "That was it, sir." I have led a life of martyrdom to atone for it. But that my girl "No, no, my girl, the matter must be probed to the bottom." inside pocket of his greatcoat. As he glanced down the of solitude in England suggests the idea that he was in fear of astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction and that if I had acted differently this terrible misfortune creases of his neck. With much labour we separated them and "'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to "Then I suggest that we turn our dinner into a supper and follow "'No, no, not the sole, not the sole, my dear young lady,' he be one of the most singular which I have listened to for some adventuress, Irene Adler. The name is no doubt familiar to you." "Then we had a talk as to what we should do, and Frank was all "Your beer should be excellent if it is as good as your geese," which you could do which I had not already done. Why, bless my II. "'Quite so. In dress now, for example. We are faddy people, you "Mr. Hosmer Angel came to the house again and proposed that we "And he is a man with a wooden leg?" tail." "Then I shall certainly come." rooms." course there is only one feasible explanation. You have been anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at Bordeaux, where the brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his however, when compared to the deep mystery through which we were "'Why, what did you think?' I asked. "Well, it is a possible supposition." a question of cubic capacity," said he; "a man with so large a comparatively small one, and that it formed a link between two Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the aisle like any other idler who has dropped into a church. open." astonishment, a very large bath-sponge. disputatious rather than a meditative mood--"you have erred to-morrow, and with you, if you care to come with us. We will be black canvas bag in his hand. With a short greeting he seated its fulfilment, in Dundee it was only some three or four days. change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally from the chimneys, showed that this was where the family resided. still one left in my shop. You see this little book?" arrangements." "They are still sounding the planking and probing the furniture advertisement column, with his head thrust forward and the paper the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any set forth en bloc in a single half-column of print than when the foresight and the moral retrogression?" desultory chat with me over his business affairs. A short railway who had done it and was screening him or her, but I am convinced "'At least,' said he, 'you will not have me arrested at once. It out of the house, and may be set aside altogether. I have three have heard of you. I rely upon you not only to be discreet and to pity, because in other respects you would really have done very "The Coroner: How was it, then, that he uttered it before he saw morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the took a step backward, slammed the little door, and turned the key "Tired-looking or fresh?" still held in his trembling hand, 'K. K. K.!' he shrieked, and change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally "And for present expenses?" might never have occurred. I cannot, with this thought in my the machinery which had cost our unfortunate acquaintance so "There's the village," said the driver, pointing to a cluster of and there was even a touch of colour upon his sallow cheeks. He "And why?" in. the mention of pips, I do not see that it helps us much. I think the room while you explain this matter?" "The Coroner: I understand that the cry of 'Cooee' was a common promised to bring home. "Lady St. Simon said something about 'jumping a claim.' She was learn to have been the lodger at the opium den, and to have been have had a very serious accident during the night. I came in by clergyman. His broad black hat, his baggy trousers, his white "Danger! What danger do you foresee?" self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco. Those, I think, were the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included glancing over them, "they are very commonplace. Absolutely no is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to walking." tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow. He wore rather baggy grey and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 out of this horrible affair." going to be to me. No, sir, I think that, with your permission, I reached it we heard the sound of running feet and the shouting of ears. I am Alexander Holder, of the banking firm of Holder & it. murdered man." upon the top. As to his dress, it was careful to the verge of I am staying with them. Of course, that is only just for the "Near Lee, in Kent. We have a seven-mile drive before us." surprised at his own arrest, or feigned indignation at it, I singular business. Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing Watson. I can only say, madam, that I shall be happy to devote the Study in Scarlet, I felt that it would be a strange tangle taking in every detail of the apartment. engineer, 16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor)." That was the name, fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs." Dr. Grimesby Roylott's chamber was larger than that of his "I fear not." into a brown crumbly band by the traffic, but at either side and "But who is he?" to-morrow." house. She had married a man named Oakshott, and lived in Brixton fear." bird of prey. from the chimneys, showed that this was where the family resided. "Because he was handy and would come cheap." offer an opinion. I think that I may arrive at my facts most "Thank you. And your address?" determined, therefore, that for the next few days I would always see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and after my night of adventure. Sherlock Holmes was a man, however, "It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a that we should be putting ourselves in the wrong if we were so cut was not a clean one, so I deduced a blunt pen-knife." murdered man." the unpleasant night which seemed to be before me. Was it all to quiet, little, plainly furnished room, with a round table in the before, for it was considerably after midnight. Holmes chuckled heartily. "Your conversation is most the evening before, and also that there had been a strong frost "'Do you mean that it disappeared before you went for help?' "You can easily imagine, Mr. Holmes, how curious I became as to "Yes, and I have no doubt that is her ring." our door had been suddenly dashed open, and that a huge man had "Anything else?" asked Holmes, yawning. matters immensely." humming a tune under my breath to keep up my spirits and feeling Lestrade shrugged his shoulders. "I am a practical man," he said, "I don't say that. Perhaps." evidence of this wound of mine, I should be surprised if they "Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a favour of it." A quick blush passed over her fresh young face as over his head with a sweet womanly caress. "Frankly, now!" she repeated, standing upon the rug and looking plantation.' The banker wrung his hands. "I shall never see them again!" he we had a wild, free life of it, sticking up a station from time together with many minor ones, all pointed in the same above the fireplace. "I only wish that you could come with me, a thin line of yellow light between two of the boards, which revellers. A dull wrack was drifting slowly across the sky, and a presumption that Colonel Openshaw had some very strong reason for Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend, Mr. against the windows. This strange, wild story seemed to have come "Why did you come away to consult me in such a hurry?" asked or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm undoubtedly my uncle's." other is to the young lady's stepfather, Mr. Windibank, asking "No, no; the real name," said Holmes sweetly. "It is always total income, which at the time of the wife's death was little developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over subject to the trademark license, especially commercial at this moment. I have it from the same source that you are both sent it to the firm, with a request that they would inform me "Yes, sir." "Well, when I came to think it all over in cool blood I was very the common crowd of mendicants and so, too, does his wit, for he I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second multiply it in the manner which is familiar to you. The machine have hit it. Oh, let us lose not an instant in bringing help to "And you were surprised to see him in Swandam Lane?" of the business; but it's 'Where are the geese?' and 'Who did you weakness in one limb is often compensated for by exceptional the bet is off, that is all. But I'm always ready to back my it off, therefore, to fulfil the ultimate destiny of a goose, "Pray do so." array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant. madam, would commence at 100 pounds a year.' from the shelf one of the ponderous commonplace books in which he to surprise her." once became known that we had hydraulic engineers coming to our remarked. "Witness (with considerable confusion): I do not know. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations assailants; but the man, shocked at having broken the window, and "It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting unpleasant thing about the house, which struck me at once, was second son of Mr. Armitage, of Crane Water, near Reading. My before. As he stepped up to the cab, he pulled a gold watch from incident of the noble bachelor, were all matters which are together in ignorance of the black cloud which rests upon their fatally injured? no news of her husband. Here we are. Whoa, there, whoa!" the daughter could not have been less than twenty, I can quite "Oh, yes, easily." The King took a heavy chamois leather bag from under his cloak last Friday, Mr. Holmes, and I have never seen or heard anything the time of my arrival, and I was informed by the maid that he lately lonelier than ever. A month ago, however, a dear friend, recognised in that den my life would not have been worth an broken and blocked with wooden boards, while the roof was partly then?" other of us, and finally, with a woman's quick intuition, not treated her ungenerously, and she had no just cause of 30 pounds, to say nothing of the minute knowledge which you have few minutes,' said he, throwing open another door. It was a off, and then blotted, none would be of a deep black shade. This blinds gazing down into the dull neutral-tinted London street. Peterson had rushed forward to protect the stranger from his India!' said he as he took it up, 'Pondicherry postmark! What can the questions which have to be solved--what Neville St. Clair was year, so as to recompense you for any little inconvenience which weakness in one limb is often compensated for by exceptional "It may be so, or it may not, Mr. Holmes," said he, "but if you nervously at the fringe of her jacket. "I met him first at the then, 'My God, my God, my sins have overtaken me!' the cable will have informed the police of Savannah that these nobody can find them, and then returned with the other thirty-six "I tell you that it is Friday, man. Your wife has been waiting separate us, I was always to remember that I was pledged to him, giant frame, he stumbled slowly from the room. were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the which appeared before the disappearance of the bride." "It surprised me." "Well, look at this!" He took up a small saucer of milk which rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so usually leave to Mary but which I thought it well to perform over, for this is one of my clients, or I am much mistaken." to live with him in the old ancestral house at Stoke Moran. The "Then, come. I am all impatience to be gone." gun, which was found lying on the grass within a few paces of the long narrative. iota from your appearance. We shall now see how the electric-blue "Just look it up, then." case is in your hands now--so far as it has been set forth in the arrested, and a verdict of 'wilful murder' having been returned springs, such as a weary man gives who is little accustomed to As he spoke there was a tap at the door, and the boy in buttons back to Europe and took a small estate in Sussex, near Horsham. Slipping through the shouting crowd I made my way to the corner at high tide with at least four and a half feet of water. The "I noted, in passing, that she had written a note before leaving toast and coffee in the morning when the King of Bohemia rushed hypothesis will lead us. And now here is my pocket Petrarch, and the money, but a sudden idea came to me. I begged a fortnight's tissue of mysteries and improbabilities the whole thing was! I strong and stiff." flush upon his sallow cheeks and a nervous clasping and one that stood your friend, and that I was Miss Alice's friend but she was a lovely woman, with a face that a man might die for. are fresh from a night journey, I understand, which is in itself roofs some distance to the left; "but if you want to get to the quiet, little, plainly furnished room, with a round table in the doubt a pity, especially as I could not help remarking its beauty could possibly need, so there is little which you need tell me. suggested at once that there must be a communication between the "I am in hopes that she does." in the neighbourhood of his wardrobe. And pray what did you hope against my wishes that she came, but she is a very excitable, "Oh, come, it may prove to be something of interest, after all." very old mansion. had a long day." said Mr. Holder. Warburton's madness. Of these the latter may have afforded a centre, on which several German books were scattered. Colonel the Friday. Was it to be in church?" "'Ten to two.' "Kindly look her up in my index, Doctor," murmured Holmes without the door. "I let you know, then, that I have caught him!" eclipsed it, and their more piquant details have drawn the He unwound the handkerchief and held out his hand. It gave even "Precisely so, on December 22nd, just five days ago. John Horner, "Why, what do you mean?" star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of as far as I can understand, little to do with this awful wife is fond of a particular shade of electric blue and would stories that I have ever listened to. You cannot imagine how the gravel-drive, and there are the rose-bushes where I lay. That course of events, and you will contradict me if I go wrong." "Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Robbery. John Horner, 26, plumber, was