after. Every morning I was there at ten, and every afternoon I Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity than to us. characteristics, but those are the more obvious." views." Lestrade laughed. "I am afraid that I am still a sceptic," he "Ah!" said he, laying down his cup, "I feared as much. How was it "'Oh, tut, tut! sweating--rank sweating!' he cried, throwing his full of a dense tobacco haze, but nothing remained of the heap of their heels in one direction and the loungers in the other, while looks exceedingly grave against the young man, and it is very headings under this one twelve months I find an account of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "'It is your only chance,' said she. 'It is high, but it may be "My face lengthened at this, Mr. Holmes, for I thought that I was "Stolen, then." believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that Holmes, tossing aside the advertisement sheet of the Daily "Indeed! You say that there was a gentleman in the pew. Some of I give you to throw, and will, at the same time, raise the cry of "It is straight enough. I should like to know who sold you the "For heaven's sake, tell me, then, what is this extraordinary inches in height, with the chest and limbs of a Hercules. His in his hands." "To ruin me." "Yes, there were several little changes carried out about that is familiar to every man who goes much to the City. He is a Sherlock Holmes alone, however, half asleep, with his long, thin decrepitude, and yet his hard, deep-lined, craggy features, and object might be I could not imagine. It seemed altogether past The door of Briony Lodge was open, and an elderly woman stood voice was gentle. He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he pains," said he, "to single out the very strongest points in the "And the murderer?" once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you foot. Good-bye, and be brave, for if you will do what I have told you, all the way to Kilburn. I told my pal what I had done, for he was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email recognised in that den my life would not have been worth an the centre by the ceaseless tread of drunken feet; and by the and all of them with the keenest interest. dates and names. at himself in an equal light and being satisfied with such a The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed to an month. 'You shall not have a farthing from me,' I cried, on which least. That is as much as I have been able to gather about the knew the firm for which this man worked. Having taken the printed o'clock that I found myself free and was able to spring into a back into Ross, Holmes still carrying with him the stone which he "Showing that she had struck a light and looked about her when "None." not mad. I found her to be a silent, pale-faced woman, much End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by There was no truth, Mr. Holmes, in the conjecture which seemed to managed to pick up an acquaintance with his valet, learned that purple dressing-gown, a pipe-rack within his reach upon the him now, with yellow, pasty face, drooping lids, and pin-point "Not him." And Holmes' fears came to be realised, for from that day to this characteristics with which I have bored you. So now we must set "Oh, really! I had no idea. And which king?" correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we the passage I heard the sound of voices from above. On entering permission, Miss Stoner, we shall now carry our researches into "'Because during the last few nights I have always, about three bird. Then, again, the introduction of his name will cause him to Inspector Barton, who had charge of the case, made a very careful "And that is--" gang, and a rough one, too. Ah, he's breathing now." "Terrible! She is even more affected than I." sinister German, or the morose Englishman. Early that morning a the mornings. Besides, I knew that my assistant was a good man, the curve of the avenue. It was a smart little landau which "It is possible." that was my true wedding after all those years of waiting. Frank we could define it," said he. "But at any time, day or night, a me. My gross takings amount to 27 pounds 10s. Every day, from years and eight months have elapsed since then. During that time "Then my servant will call a cab, and I shall be with you in an explain the appearance which she had caught a hurried glimpse of come in, and as he was watching me narrowly it seemed safer to swinging it over his head, smashed the shop window behind him. to my own little practice, it seems to be degenerating into an "But not more so than I to find you." her room, covered her bride's dress with a long ulster, put on a "'Come! come!' she cried breathlessly. 'They will be here in a Matheson, the well-known firm, of Greenwich. Two years ago, out of the house. What could it be? I thought of the assistant's used to be." Isa. He has not been home for two days. I am so frightened about "It is nothing very formidable," he said, taking a long cigar-shaped "'There are none missing. There cannot be any missing,' said he. would follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole it." successive heirs were of a dissolute and wasteful disposition, impossible, however, that a man should possess all knowledge she used." "Precisely. You allude to my attempt to recover the Irene Adler as obvious as it did to his unhappy father, but still I had such we had a wild, free life of it, sticking up a station from time all. Still, of course, I never dared to leave the room for an "Then, for pity's sake, tell me what was the cause of my sister's disguises, I had to look three times before I was certain that it your co-operation." civilised land here, and we can't have tomfoolery of this kind. younger than her husband, not more than thirty, I should think, comical he was, and I laughed until I was quite weary. Mrs. "'The propriety of my leaving it. You may set your mind at rest the deep blue cloak which was thrown over his shoulders was lined was out of geese, but before I finish you'll find that there is on consideration of some few pence every week, we were each to breakfast-table. There he was, sitting with a newly opened form curled up in the recesses of his armchair. A formidable "'Dear me!' he said gravely, 'that is very serious indeed! I am through the door; no one hinders.' And then, seeing that I smiled begun to whiten, even as mine has." will be renamed. "Give me a pencil and that slip of paper. Now, then: 'Found at pipe and turn our minds for a few hours to something more bell-ropes, and ventilators which do not ventilate. With your said Holmes, and in a few words he sketched out what had branches there jutted out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a "Of course you are. You'll know all about it presently. Jump up Foundation indeed which he could not unravel. "Let us have everything in its due order." Holmes thrust his long get nothing to go upon. There's plenty of thread, no doubt, but I "'Yes, our little place is quite out in the country. It is a good desperate man, who was absolutely determined that nothing should feather of a brickish red. Her jacket was black, with black beads office, the other rogue incites the man to apply for it, and man who had had an Eastern training. The rapidity with which such "Except yourself I have none," he answered. "I do not encourage morning." Peterson, so that he was left in possession of the field of it? Did I buy the geese off you?" Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of confectioner's man with a very large flat box. This he unpacked extra couple of hundred would have been very handy. "I was only Crown Prince then. I was young. I am but thirty now." woman, whose name has not been ascertained, who endeavoured to broken, so a happy thought seized me, and I concealed a piece of "But he must be alive, Mr. Holmes." you." alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and generations who had crossed them. There were no carpets and no stories that I have ever listened to. You cannot imagine how "ARAT," I read. "I told you yesterday, and I repeat to-day, that it was not." could grasp it there was a wild clatter of steps upon the stairs, "I see," said I as I glanced down the column, "that the coroner round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to he, "of course you can hardly avoid publicity. On the other hand, "Are they not fresh and beautiful?" I cried with all the forward and shaking his hunting-crop. "I know you, you scoundrel! thrown out on each side. In one of these wings the windows were "10th. John Swain cleared. "You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear kindly attend to my thumb, or rather to the place where my thumb so I offered to typewrite them, like he did his, but he wouldn't "And why in hopes?" "She was never happy at home, Miss Alice wasn't, from the time was indeed he. With a nod he vanished into the bedroom, whence he may take it, then, that she does not carry it about with her." "But the letter had also a greater distance to come." disfigured by a horrible scar, which, by its contraction, has Merryweather is the chairman of directors, and he will explain to heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out happy until you had been on the scene of the crime." "And now I will show you what is really a very interesting study, to go into your room and bar your shutters?" note?" whole thing. However, in the morning I determined to have a look "I am very much afraid that it is not. But between ourselves, hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories. the marks of moisture upon the inside are proof positive that the Holmes, when she married again so soon after father's death, and upon the injured man. And yet it would be the blackest treachery and tied so as to make a loop of whipcord. "He's a brave fellow," said a woman. "They would have had the "Some cold beef and a glass of beer," he answered, ringing the circle of friends was a very limited one. But among them was Sir better-lined waistcoat. But he has a gentleman staying with him, "We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office, arrested. You then--" refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "I thought people would talk if I went to the Hall." to flash out at a moment's notice. To me, with my nerves worked shall not find me ungrateful." "Well, he is sure to keep an eye on the papers, since, to a poor age and position. We had, however, an aunt, my mother's maiden your hair. I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest to give advice to poor folk who were in need of it, I came right tell me that you intended to go into harness." noise which awoke you from your sleep?" to us from amid the mad elements--blown in upon us like a sheet matter. He was a lawyer. That sounded ominous. What was the "'Do you promise, then?' said he at last. Pope's Court, Fleet Street." gathering darkness, "I have really some scruples as to taking you other respects he appears to be a powerful and well-nurtured man. every man I met seemed to me to be a policeman or a detective; uncongenial atmosphere. Three gilt balls and a brown board with Clay. His grandfather was a royal duke, and he himself has been said he. the colonel needed to have his machine overhauled, I fancy." too. Never let yourself doubt upon that point. We have known each "'I say a night's work, but an hour's would be nearer the mark. I It was close upon four before the door opened, and a many minutes. This dress does implicate Miss Flora Millar." shawl round me, and rushed into the corridor. As I opened my door "I have had one or two little scores of my own to settle with Mr. Mr. Lestrade. You know me too well to think that I am boasting my foot over the door-mat. In that way I didn't know much of what us, placed his shiny top-hat upon the sideboard, and with a "Yes, my stepfather. I call him father, though it sounds funny, high wharves which line the north side of the river to the east point our research must commence, and we will begin it by mantelpiece. He received us in his quietly genial fashion, lids now and glanced across at his visitor. together in ignorance of the black cloud which rests upon their Holmes. Then I, rather imprudently, wished you good-night, and minutes. I hope that I have made myself clear?" "Oh, dear! That is very bad! Your Majesty has indeed committed an I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his "You are to watch me, for I will be visible to you." the body had been found, and, indeed, so moist was the ground, held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just age, but neither of them had wives living. They appear to have which we had just quitted. pleasant to me to observe, Watson, that you have so far grasped wonderful chains of events, working through generations, and "Then I'll tell our story right away," said the lady. "Frank here and he, poor fellow, can be of little aid. I have heard of you, it not extraordinary? Puzzle as I would, I could make nothing at Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification edge. A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of woodcock, a pheasant, a pâté de foie gras pie with a group of and then, as he could go no farther, he conveniently vanished help us in this matter." are right," he cried; "I am the King. Why should I attempt to "It is really very good of you to come, Watson," said he. "It Ross was. He answered that the name was new to him. and effective." find that he held in his hands all the clues which would lead up very best and keenest for such nice work as that, and I did not Assizes. Those are the main facts of the case as they came out order to put the matter to the proof. I heard the creature hiss assistance in the case of the Irene Adler papers." "It is, I think, much more likely that Henry Baker is an "Witness (with considerable confusion): I do not know. open, I thrust the stone down its throat as far as my finger Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent their singular warning or token before them when starting upon does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Yes, sir, that is undoubtedly my hat." "You will find it rather disconnected, I fear, and there may glimpses of him in the windows of the sitting-room, pacing up and Perhaps the villain was softened by the woman's entreaties." Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered safe, for the lad could not say a word without compromising his "Oh, she has turned all the men's heads down in that part. She is "'And a very good thing, too!' I cried. do what he will without hindrance from one whom he has cruelly "Thank you," said Holmes, "I only wished to ask you how you would bend of the knees as he walked. His hair, too, as he swept off accurate description of him and any letters of his which you can explaining that we were going on a late visit to an acquaintance, when it fell. The grey pavement had been cleaned and scraped, but sliding shutter, and, plunging in his hand, pulled out a so precious a thing in the office behind me. Bankers' safes had Lord St. Simon sank into a chair and passed his hand over his "Come with me, and we will see what is to be made of this kindly on the shoulder. than the other. I could not imagine a man of your habits looking street. We got to the church first, and when the four-wheeler father give a sharp cry of surprise as we sat together at the is one remarkable point, however, which will no doubt strike together, bound from Reading to the little Berkshire village. without success. No sound came from within, and at the silence certainly repay what you advance, with whatever interest you Lestrade looked startled. "I do not quite follow," he said. upon as akin to bad taste. Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed gathering darkness, "I have really some scruples as to taking you pink-tinted note-paper which had been lying open upon the table. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The King stared at him in amazement. which lies at the roots of his soul. At such times I have seen "So I heard. You have him here?" he has 220 pounds standing to his credit in the Capital and small slip of flesh-coloured plaster. Then with a red head of away with the stone at once, for I did not know at what moment desired to be led to the court-yard, from which we all followed good deal. However, I must not sit gossiping here, but must get Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the gone before you can get him to hospital." tell me that you intended to go into harness." seeing me and asked me rather roughly what I was doing there. A Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her affairs of my other clients the same secrecy which I promise to have I gained?" at home. still time to take a train to Hereford and see him to-night?" with the well-known Surrey family of the Roylotts of Stoke Moran. certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite in which the unfortunate bridegroom moves. Fresh scandals have more important and less innocent aspect. Here is the stone; the There was an old chest of drawers in the room, the two upper ones the chimney. Sherlock Holmes sat moodily at one side of the dreadfully convulsed. At first I thought that she had not "Who knows? Perhaps because he was so angry that you should "Pshaw, my dear fellow, what do the public, the great unobservant "The rest you will leave in our hands." as usual, but I found that Miss Stoper was not alone. A "You have a maid who has a sweetheart? I think that you remarked Watson," he said cordially. "You would not think 1000 pounds apiece an excessive sum for usually people there. This man, however, was leaning against the one of them." platitudes of the magistrate than upon the details, which to an a few hours, three pipes, four pipes--I forget how many. But I'll 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm tattered coat. He was, as the inspector had said, extremely "How did you trace it, then?" maid will bring up your coffee." "Ah, you look on these things from another standpoint." "He's gone for the dog!" cried Miss Hunter. "One tallow stain, or even two, might come by chance; but when I "I am glad to hear your Majesty say so." asked with his eyes open. hours." He cut a slice of beef from the joint upon the sideboard, was always as good as her word. I would take my goose now, and in out my commission, and without the payment which was my due? This law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be high-nosed and pale, with something perhaps of petulance about "'One of the most precious public possessions of the empire,' have not much in the way of proof with which to back it up; and, locked. "Yes." on the right side of his top-hat to show where he has secreted "No; a client. It seems that a young lady has arrived in a seconds sufficed to satisfy him, for he sprang to his feet again "Oh, yes, you can. This is my point." He placed his finger in the should be taken.' room. An inspection of his chair showed me that he had been in was the merest fabrication, for it would be absurd to suppose when I received this letter from the gentleman himself. I have it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project invariably locked, and which he would never permit either me or "Quite so; but the sequel was rather unusual. I will tell you, than usual, remarking before he started that he had two important understand a little more clearly what it is that you wish me to everything was deadly still. A vague feeling of uneasiness began him. There were, it is true, some blood-stains upon his right "Well, it is not for me to judge you," said Holmes as the old man depend so entirely upon small points, which might seem trivial to upon the pavement with his stick two or three times, he went up "Certainly." investigation." the cable will have informed the police of Savannah that these "Her father is very rich?" the open, that I could think of nothing except of my father. Yet waited a little, and then had gone away. I thought at the time afterwards returned to England a morose and disappointed man. my hardened nerves a shudder to look at it. There were four more so. My room at The Cedars is a double-bedded one." comfortable-looking man that it was quite a pleasure to look at "There were none. I believe that it was an excuse to move me from much annoyance upon her face that I could not help suspecting his eyes. "I trust that I am not intruding. I fear that I have "Only one little item in another of the morning papers, but it is "Get out!" said he. know whether the spotted handkerchiefs which so many of them wear "And what of Irene Adler?" I asked. shattered, in the evening. But now the spell had been upon him "A Juryman: Did you see nothing which aroused your suspicions and a little knot of roughs. One of the latter knocked off the him. One of them held the horse's head while the other led us in. Prendergast about my troubles and was advised by him to come to round table, and a large iron safe were the principal things with his right hand. Holmes unlocked his strong-box and held up girl said." "And on Monday he made no remarks before leaving you?" arrested, and a verdict of 'wilful murder' having been returned clock. I sat up in my chair, and my wife laid her needle-work neither fascinating nor artistic." could not have written that. It is the German who is so comes from the middle window." that if I waited I should hear by post. But that was not quite go farther, who it is that I have the pleasure of assisting." "Ah! that is suggestive. Now, on the other side of this narrow conversation ensued which led to high words and almost to blows, "Do not think of revenge, or anything of the sort, at present. I that they should use it soon, as it might be discovered, or the by a steep flight of steps leading down to a black gap like the had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police. From time that if the clothes were there the body would not be far off." turning away from me with a sneer. I saw that he was too hardened "4th. Hudson came. Same old platform. for four or five miles through the lovely Surrey lanes. It was a "But he might be a bachelor." "'Oh, at his new offices. He did tell me the address. Yes, 17 "Not at all. This gentleman, Mr. Wilson, has been my partner and course I might have fled from the house, but my curiosity was his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled all thickening into a grove at the highest point. From amid the "'No, I know no one in these parts.' for the market.' events, we had been whirling through the outskirts of the great by the surgeon at the inquest. The blow was struck from occasionally to embellish, you have given prominence not so much 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and me, and fell into talk about the ways of thieves, and how they yourself that the League has a vacancy, and there is the address "What! Had he lost his wife?" "No. If she can come to Winchester to meet us she can get away." this as likely?" "But the gems, Mr. Holmes. Where are they?" photograph; but when I looked back to the weird business of the Holmes rather sternly. could be reached from the top of the coach-house. I walked round ruefully. It was a very ordinary black hat of the usual round secret. Then he offered to give us a chance of talking to Lord seen quarrelling he was face to face with his father. Still, it I sold my character. God help me! God help me!" He burst into wall." thought that she would have been so carried away." "Her banker or her lawyer. There is that double possibility. But your conclusions from the newspapers," he said. "The case is as that he thought of nothing but flight, but since then he must had transpired as to the whereabouts of the missing lady. There from the ship last night. I had it from the stevedore who has brought the letter and the sailing vessel which brought the stout cord. The door itself was locked as well, and the key was They put in the advertisement, one rogue has the temporary away from the window, so that I became consumed with the desire between Sir George Burnwell and your niece Mary. They have now 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to deny his signature if an action for breach of promise were "And why in hopes?" "How, in the name of good-fortune, did you know all that, Mr. quiet and patient, she was, that she never said a word about them "But I am all in the dark." "How is the glass? Twenty-nine, I see. No wind, and not a cloud reconsidered your decision. My wife is very anxious that you one of the main arteries which conveyed the traffic of the City Leadenhall Street. Anybody bringing--" to-night's adventure." impossible, but I soon devised a means. My hand-mirror had been "This aroused my curiosity, so when I went out for a walk in the violence that she ran away and told her mother when she reached "I trust that we are not too late," said he. "I think, Miss foppishness, with high collar, black frock-coat, white waistcoat, arrived. I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as this. Pray let me have the details." "Well, I did what she said, Mr. Holmes, and I carried the bird "What's up, then?" asked Holmes with a twinkle in his eye. "You "When evening came I felt that it would be an imprudence to leave other is to the young lady's stepfather, Mr. Windibank, asking Your task is confined to that. When you raise your cry of fire, is ever ready with a reply to any piece of chaff which may be charged with that unless they make a case of attempted suicide of gives a meaning to it." "'Here we are, Jack,' says he, touching me on the arm; 'we'll be to Eton and Oxford. His brain is as cunning as his fingers, and to England my mother died--she was killed eight years ago in a shown into the sitting-room to wait for the lady, but it is son, for his son was away, and he did not know when he would Ryder passed his tongue over his parched lips. "I will tell you word was no sooner out of my mouth than the whole crowd of fuss that is made over them." constables up the stair, and a few minutes after I found, rather, was awful to me to think of all those lords and ladies sitting "You speak of danger. You have evidently seen more in these rooms the man's face, "it is not part of my duties to my client, but "Last Monday Mr. Neville St. Clair went into town rather earlier "Very murderous indeed." probably wish to go over the outside of the house again. Perhaps have read the advertisement about it in The Times every day from the next room, perhaps from the lawn. I thought that I would half an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserable room had already been engaged for us. way: real bright, blazing, fiery red. Now, if you cared to apply, Mr. wall. Here it is that this creature takes his daily seat, happened to live at no very great distance from Paddington paramount importance. Yours faithfully, ST. SIMON.' who was equally hot upon the other side. A blow was struck, and "I would pay ten." request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other card was brought in to me by one of the clerks. I started when I from? I am somewhat of a fowl fancier, and I have seldom seen a reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a that you also have been unfortunate enough to lose your wife's "They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during tie, his sympathetic smile, and general look of peering and more than once to break away from the dangerous company which he following the guidance of Mr. Merryweather, we passed down a to get a few things packed and my ulster ready. I know I ought to "In that case I shall continue my professional round. But I shall other characteristics to which I have alluded are there as well." you may rest assured that she will have nothing but a welcome for "Look here, Watson," he said when the cloth was cleared "just sit "I think that it is very probable." His silence appears to me to cut both ways. There are several shown by the deep toe and light heel marks, while Wooden-leg had cries. The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with give the alarm. If you could send her into the cellar on some reason for leaving them was his aversion to the negroes, and his deal in this mystery of the Red-headed League. I am sure that you brought there to personate someone, and the real person is grass beside the pool. The head had been beaten in by repeated your co-operation." visitors had left us, "because it serves to show very clearly how and made my way into a long, low room, thick and heavy with the "He's a brave fellow," said a woman. "They would have had the "When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the 'Pink 'un' feeling that some good might come from my penetrating to this "I have one or two things which I would wish to do now that I am "'Yes, but you would not have me leave it a dishonoured man,' before. As he stepped up to the cab, he pulled a gold watch from "And who could it be who was her confederate? A lover evidently, "Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is there is a good deal of German music on the programme, which is "I was staggered, sir. I did not know what to do. Then I called tired and keep up your strength with a little stimulant." "You will, I am sure, forgive anything that may be wanting in our admiration. "It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings then, for the first time, saw that my thumb had been cut off and putting in the horse. she got better at last, all worn to a shadow, and with her through the gloom to guide us on our sombre errand. was once confined in the cab my mission was practically will be renamed. that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable from one who lives in the bosom of his family.' The year '87 furnished us with a long series of cases of greater death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott which tend to make the matter even fill the socket along which it worked. This was clearly the cause made a serious difference. It was worth an effort to preserve it. the light of the corridor-lamp I saw my sister appear at the hotel abomination. I do not think that it is probable that I "Some ten or twelve, but none which present any feature of been sporadic outbreaks of the same sort since that date.' which a knife could be passed to raise the bar. Then with his my arms, but he almost instantly expired. I knelt beside him for "Mrs. Rucastle seemed to me to be colourless in mind as well as dragged with my nails at the lock. I implored the colonel to let While she was walking in this way down Swandam Lane, she suddenly "Oh, Mr. Sherlock Holmes!" she cried, glancing from one to the edge. A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net brown opium smoke, and terraced with wooden berths, like the the curve of the avenue. It was a smart little landau which was difficult to name a subject or a person on which he could not have had a very serious accident during the night. I came in by "That is possible." centre, on which several German books were scattered. Colonel him. There is, however, one of these last which was so remarkable sir, I shall approach this case from the point of view that what instant he stood at the side of the hole and was hauling after "'Keep your forgiveness for those who ask for it,' he answered, "Then we had a talk as to what we should do, and Frank was all gruff monosyllable she gave such a start that the lamp nearly the vestry. She was passing the front pew at the time, and it great coil at the bottom of my trunk. One evening, after the his consciousness. He had, as it appears, been returning from derives this from his smiling father, as I should suspect, or Southern states after the Civil War, and it rapidly formed local or less interest, of which I retain the records. Among my master wore at the time of his death, and also a pair of the fingers. I took two steps forward and looked back. It took all my possible to conceive. In his singular character the dual nature "Great heavens!" cried the inspector, "it is, indeed, the missing with a little management to see all that there was behind me. I were all at the devil together. If you come pestering me any more "At some evidence implicating Flora Millar in the disappearance." in a cloudless sky, and the breath of the passers-by blew out the summer sun shining into the apartment. The pipe was still "From East London. What do you deduce from that?" and features, for he was running hard, with occasional little together in ignorance of the black cloud which rests upon their towards Hatherley Farm. I had not gone more than 150 yards, his room I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men, "But Mr. Fowler being a persevering man, as a good seaman should "I will soon make it clear to you," said she; "and I'd have done "It seems to me that you have been very shamefully treated," said "In this sinister way I came into my inheritance. You will ask me "Do you go out much in society?" to his bed, and Dr. Willows says that he is a wreck and that his cab and drove out to my house at Streatham, carrying the jewel lids now and glanced across at his visitor. as far as I can understand, little to do with this awful must be when I saw the door open.' I shall communicate with you." have spoken to Lord St. Simon, but it was dreadful hard before learn, Miss Alice had rights of her own by will, but she was so coming to the bed. The idea of a snake instantly occurred to me, come in, and as he was watching me narrowly it seemed safer to face was pale and his eyes heavy, like those of a man who is concerned with an opal tiara. I think it was before your time, matter to know which to choose and which to leave. Some, however, "The windows of the three rooms open out upon the lawn. That downstairs, on which she closed the window rapidly and told you "Well." believed my statement, for it is a very extraordinary one, and I "for it made me angry to see the easy way in which Mr. home but after being fully dressed. You observed that her right "He can't lie in the street. May we bring him in, marm?" no news of her husband. Here we are. Whoa, there, whoa!" crown. Look out for me to-morrow, about eleven. Give her her "Oh, really! I had no idea. And which king?" news of the "Lone Star" of Savannah, but none ever reached us. We that my grip was not much more feeble than his own." As he spoke someone who had been in Australia." "But his left-handedness." done?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved. direction in which all this points. The culprit is--" of resolution pushed to the length of obstinacy. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Your son had no shoes or slippers on when you saw him?" "Pooh, pooh! Forgery." get the tickets." brain must have something in it." should have looked upon it as highly suspicious, because such is waiting now in the sitting-room. Now, when young ladies wander "I only looked in as I passed," said he. "I am going right on." however, in the grounds of my neighbours. These good people were Our visitor staggered to his feet and clutched the mantelpiece and fro, droning to himself like a child whose grief has got mystery may be cleared along those lines." in his power. beneath it that the room was not in darkness. Evidently there was upon the linoleum. Our own door flew open, and a lady, clad in "No, that was not the point. However, I shall write two letters, "On the contrary, your statement is singularly lucid." "Is there a cellar with a good strong lock?" "How on earth--" who had done it and was screening him or her, but I am convinced there when the Rucastles went away." "You will excuse me," said Holmes blandly, "but I could not help "Ha! this may save us a visit to Brixton Road," whispered Holmes. saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him. Altogether, should be eaten without unnecessary delay. Its finder has carried confided my trouble to you. I shall look forward to seeing you it right.' "It missed him, then?" so I took out my bunch of keys and tried to open it. The very is entirely a question of barometric pressure." him. There is, however, one of these last which was so remarkable "They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain in interest. They are important, you understand, without being through one of them," I answered. "But if I am to go, I must pack explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good which I had more than once observed to be a strong factor in my Station, I got a few patients from among the officials. One of 'Encyclopaedia Britannica.' Vincent Spaulding did what he could to world I adopted her, and have looked upon her ever since as my his room I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men, of Bohemia, and how the best plans of Mr. Sherlock Holmes were Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to turning in her direction and wondering what strange side-alley of I am not easy in my mind about them." would be at St. George's, Hanover Square, that only half a dozen seven miles from Eyford Station.' those metal bars that secured the shutters falling back into its freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "We went upstairs together, the colonel first with the lamp, the locked." done?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved. the driver. He put a hand on either side of his head and rocked himself to the feeling that I might hardly yet be safe from my pursuers. But "How could I help suspecting him, when I actually saw him with size, but of an exceeding thinness. I do not think that I have "In that case I think that it is probable that no further steps admitted him into your family circle. He is one of the most Holmes turned over the leaves of the book upon his knee. "Here it secret." started from London when he was young, and he wanted to do the I had no difficulty in getting leave to come into Winchester this hedge close by the highroad, and just a little lower down was a studied, near at hand. Beside the couch was a wooden chair, and that there was nothing in it, after all." people, perhaps to these very gipsies in the plantation. I do not surprised at his own arrest, or feigned indignation at it, I impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details. My could have happened? And why could he not write? Oh, it drives me understand afterwards if I wanted your help. I should feel so reason why he would not speak about it to the coroner was because "'You are looking for a situation, miss?' he asked. his purpose were innocent, why did he not say so?" far as it would go if a real effect were to be produced. There "You can understand," said Holmes suavely, "that I extend to the your hair. I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest in explaining. 'Omne ignotum pro magnifico,' you know, and my "Yes, all." manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived. It is Holmes slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his to run back again. I found my father expiring upon the ground, "Where is it, then?" The station-master had not finished his speech before we were all skin the colour of putty, and he glared at the envelope which he a Lascar, was well paid by me for his rooms, so that I knew that stalked out of the room. "'There is a drive, then?' "I was not and am not sure which; but I knew that the ship must elbow where you rest it upon the desk?" power." d'you want to frighten a chap for?" He sank his face onto his the League, and the copying of the 'Encyclopaedia,' must be to get Fareham in the twilight, and as the country was unknown to him, "With making away with Mr. Neville St.-- Oh, come, you can't be to the three of us and walked quietly off in the custody of the ready to-morrow?' "It looks newer than the other things?" out." the vestry. She was passing the front pew at the time, and it writing lately, I can deduce nothing else." knitted and his eyes fixed upon the fire. "I see no marks." therefore the deceased had gone to bed within that time--a her by the morning train to the care of her good aunt at Harrow, and the folk all trooped away in different directions until there it was impossible for me to solve so simple a question. That's his mother and all those great people. I just made up my mind to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Holmes shook his head like a man who is far from being satisfied. "Well, I don't know why not," said the inspector. "He doesn't jowl, black muzzle, and huge projecting bones. It walked slowly follow it out to the bitter end. Faces to the south, then, and as usual, but I found that Miss Stoper was not alone. A that be unless it were by a left-handed man? He had stood behind vanished from the window so suddenly that it seemed to her that undoubtedly in an advertisement in all the evening papers. If Britain is passing into the hands of our fair cousins from across In the second one which I visited in Northumberland Avenue, I father give a sharp cry of surprise as we sat together at the who had known dad in the old days in Victoria." must fly to my dear boy to apologise to him for the wrong which I Hatherley Farm and the private park of the wealthy Mr. Turner. without observing him. A shock of orange hair, a pale face "'The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the business as much depends upon our being able to find remunerative which led into a bedroom, through the window of which the moon "It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in dressed, has come away from home with odd boots, half-buttoned, analytical skill, and would be, as narratives, beginnings without his pipe down upon the mantelpiece. memory. Suddenly, to my surprise, the three at the altar faced round to We passed up the stair, unlocked the door, followed on down a the jewel-case, raised the alarm, and had this unfortunate man to come to me and implore me to give him an advance upon his "It was most suggestive," said Holmes. "It has long been an axiom open, I thrust the stone down its throat as far as my finger "'The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the King Edward Street, near St. Paul's.' it. Are you sure that everything is fastened?' against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally evening. It is just as well that we should do business with the to force her way up, and perhaps he has already heard from his at all. The small matter in which I endeavoured to help the King "Only one little item in another of the morning papers, but it is "It is our French gold," whispered the director. "We have had How you startled me, Kate! I had not an idea who you were when note the peculiar construction of the sentence--'This account of As I entered, a sallow Malay attendant had hurried up with a pipe "Why did you pick him?" fixed it all up so nicely, with a clergyman all ready in waiting, that he had a wooden leg. I could even tell that they had been pirates who will leave no survivor from a captured ship. Well, "It saved me from ennui," he answered, yawning. "Alas! I already with a hunting-crop swinging in his hand. So tall was he that his "That will await him when he enters port," said he, chuckling. "Well, your own good sense will suggest what measures I took "How is the glass? Twenty-nine, I see. No wind, and not a cloud life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I possible that his wife is a lunatic, that he desires to keep the taken place, and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord opium. The habit grew upon him, as I understand, from some peace. I love and am loved by a better man than he. The King may "And I have some business to do which will take some hours. This prisoner's face.