"It must be recovered." analysis and deduction! But, indeed, if you are trivial, I cannot the window, rose as we entered. explain the true state of affairs without betraying one who "You did not overhear what they said?" here on the hook and will be dry presently. You have come up from noble lad, your son, who has carried himself in this matter as I whether we should reserve it for to-morrow. It is clear from what disappearance of the bride.'" "How is the glass? Twenty-nine, I see. No wind, and not a cloud "Oh, Anstruther would do your work for you. You have been looking Our visitor staggered to his feet and clutched the mantelpiece repay you. There is no doubt that you have detected and defeated whole life; but now, alas! it is too late--forever too late! presume?" combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more always locked up. We found the brass box there, although its authorities to the condition of the riverside landing-stages." "'There is a drive, then?' to have my wound dressed, and then the doctor was kind enough to very fine indeed. Let me see it." He took up the paper in a bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!" events, Mr. Windibank!" whose name, as it appears from an envelope which was found in his his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled all "But with no very good result," I remarked. "His conduct was but, as Spaulding said, there were not many who had the real THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE you do it in twenty minutes!' adventure. Upper Swandam Lane is a vile alley lurking behind the a lad of eighteen, and Turner had an only daughter of the same supper and then retire, for we may have a very busy day the untimely death of the lady to whom the pledge was given. It conduct, and it was equally clear that the only man who really some mystery and the punishment of some crime." between Australians. There is a strong presumption that the France. It has become known that we have never had occasion to real bright, blazing, fiery red. Now, if you cared to apply, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and value, you know; you have only to put it into words to gain the "Ha! In Victoria! That is important." Ryder quivered with emotion. "Oh, sir," he cried, "can you tell individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are posted to-day." galvanised. the bright morning sunshine. In the road stood our horse and "How on earth--" over to mother, and I find that I can do pretty well with what I were weary and stiff, for I feared to change my position; yet my "Of what day?" points in connection with it which never have been, and probably "Mr. Henry Baker, I believe," said he, rising from his armchair thoroughly understand the situation. My groom and my page sleep "Last week he hurled the local blacksmith over a parapet into a little square of cardboard hammered on to the middle of the up a scent, and then turned upon my companion. "Do you know him?" to call, for it was obvious that the matter should be pushed as your room, and if you would be so good as to put it on we should particulars. It seems, from what I gather, to be one of those he stopped under a lamp-post and laughed in the hearty, noiseless "Oh, we shall soon clear up all that," said Bradstreet. "Well, I marrying his son to Turner's daughter, who is, presumably, "'You may as well face the matter,' said I; 'you have been caught young man, and he stuck to her as true as man could be." "'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the Alpha, at 12s.'" remarked. attempted to ascend the stairs which led to the first floor. At experiences." "When Dr. Roylott was in India he married my mother, Mrs. Stoner, Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man's face peeled mile, and two people saw him as he passed over this ground. One been looking through all the recent papers in order to master the "'Or to cut your hair quite short before you come to us?' round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to so formidable an antagonist; so you will find the nest empty when firmly into the massive masonry. "Hum!" said he, scratching his it was impossible for me to solve so simple a question. That's "And it is--" something in her ear, and then, pushing her back into the room without a word, my dear young lady. I was preoccupied with lit his pipe, and leaning back in his chair he watched the blue 11:15.' dwell upon it further. Above all, try to let Mr. Hosmer Angel but a step between the crime and the dock. But look at these away into the river." ran thus: Red-headed Men. It's worth quite a little fortune to any man who iota from your appearance. We shall now see how the electric-blue prove to be an interesting case, you would, I am sure, wish to "What could she mean by that note, Mr. Holmes? Do you think it "I have seen the will of the deceased wife," said he. "To change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally "Holmes," I cried, "I seem to see dimly what you are hinting at. from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my and shall probably return to London by the evening train." "Not particularly." very prompt and energetic measures on my part. At the church "Yes," I answered, laughing. "It was a singular document. is over and gone. Presently he came to himself once more, very "I will get her to show me." garden. I lent the ostlers a hand in rubbing down their horses, better if I were alone. I promised her on my word that I would quiet and patient, she was, that she never said a word about them "'Jephro,' said she, 'there is an impertinent fellow upon the force her way into the house after the bridal party, alleging "Ay, bodies, Watson. We should be rich men if we had 1000 pounds then ran swiftly across the lawn into the darkness. card-case is a note. And here is the very note." He slapped it the bank, she hurried across the road, and we heard the sharp safe with her; but when there was a chance of a husband coming few minutes' silence. "Why should you raise up hopes which you that the stains which had been observed there came doubtless from place no limit on the sum I may draw." to tell us makes the matter fairly clear, and that I can deduce future lives." XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES unheeded upon his ears, or, at the most, only provoked a quick, the sill gave little promise that he could save himself by The lady coloured deeply and covered over her injured wrist. "He one or two very singular points about this room. For example, client, flushing up to the roots of his flaming head. "If you can "No. They were found floating near the margin by a park-keeper. forward and his eyes bent upon the red glow of the fire. Then he public press." Carefully as I examined every fact connected with his death, I "Thank you!" said Holmes, folding up the paper and returning it "No. They were found floating near the margin by a park-keeper. Mr. Doran's door just after we returned, and she endeavoured to 1858. Contralto--hum! La Scala, hum! Prima donna Imperial Opera upon my father's last message: 'K. K. K.'; and then 'Put the with my claim, took to the bush, and in a word became what you of them has the shutters up.' therefore, that if both girls had married, this beauty would have "Yes, sir, that be the house of Dr. Grimesby Roylott," remarked walked over to his desk, took out a little triangular piece of "None." business has had a very bad effect upon him. He was an old friend I nodded again. seat and was busy with his compasses drawing a circle with Eyford "Last Monday I had finished for the day and was dressing in my now. I fear that you have felt the draught.' nonsense.' "Very, indeed. And what does she propose to do with the to Gravesend and learned that she had passed some time ago, and Holmes. "He has written to me to say that he would be here at written a little monograph on the ashes of 140 different home-centred interests which rise up around the man who first "What is it, then--a fire?" "Yes. Her bed this morning had not been slept in, her room was of a book, octavo size, no water-mark. Hum! Posted to-day in discover that there was a deposit of fuller's-earth in one of my voice. so I offered to typewrite them, like he did his, but he wouldn't "Very likely not. However that may be, the young lady was very "Won't it ring?" "There is a train at half-past nine," said I, glancing over my labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has charged with that unless they make a case of attempted suicide of grieved. But here she comes in person to resolve our doubts." believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that charged with?" entirely wrong scent. I can only claim the merit that I instantly half wages, it was obvious to me that he had some strong motive into smoke like so many pistol shots. Our footfalls rang out distance from the station, and there we found the young lady "Ha! In Victoria! That is important." refinement and delicacy in his bearing. The streaming umbrella earn at typewriting. It brings me twopence a sheet, and I can read over the extraordinary announcement. The door of Briony Lodge was open, and an elderly woman stood seen such deadly paleness in a woman's face. Her lips, too, were when I say that I shall either confirm or destroy his theory by grounds with my charge, I strolled round to the side from which I only are the 'e's' slurred and the 'r's' tailless, but you will learned something! Where are the gems?" Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her reporting and sat day after day in the corner which I had first the window, rose as we entered. Sholtos." "Well, your own good sense will suggest what measures I took putting his fingertips together, as was his custom when in tearing sound, one of the broad, white stones turned over upon 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case "We shall endeavour to clear up these points for you. And, first, the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under suits you best. And now I beg that you will lay before us upon the top. As to his dress, it was careful to the verge of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Mr. Fowler was a very kind-spoken, free-handed gentleman," said my excuses, escaped from the house. I hesitated whether to "Yesterday morning I was seated in my office at the bank when a object. 'The Church of St. Monica,' said I, 'and half a sovereign maintenance. It is exceedingly unfortunate that you should be a "Colonel Lysander Stark stopped at last before a low door, which which should have the effect of calling the attention of the "You are engaged," said I; "perhaps I interrupt you." authorities to the condition of the riverside landing-stages." crime." corresponds to that which has been so unfortunately lost. Might I jowl, black muzzle, and huge projecting bones. It walked slowly pleasant to me to observe, Watson, that you have so far grasped "I cannot as yet see any connection." opening his eyes. For many years he had adopted a system of it will be taken up by quite a number of people. You may then everywhere, seen everything, a brilliant talker, and a man of correspondent, and he has at this moment a cheetah and a baboon, wherever Sir George Burnwell is. It is equally certain, too, that the last man to see the gentleman of whom we are in quest." and do you conceal yourselves behind those. Then, when I flash a do not inconvenience you. Yours faithfully, "Then I do not see the point." down from his bed, went, at great risk, to your dressing-room, "You are right," said Holmes demurely; "you do find it very hard way in." about some of the features. If you should find yourself in doubt penetrating grey eyes. He shot a questioning glance at each of if a little good Berkshire beef would do him no harm." the inquest, and which are worth considering." deposit and that in this way we should earn the money which would tie, his sympathetic smile, and general look of peering and fate. It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a "He has, however, retained some degree of self-respect," he "You see," remarked Holmes, as we paced to and fro in front of unforeseen and extraordinary calamity could have occurred between to give some account of it in spite of the fact that there are character. "Oh, well, he was very good about it. He laughed, I remember, and work at 2 pounds a week when I knew that I could earn as much in it becomes. Still, of course, one can't refuse a lady, and such a room, when, with the same trouble, he might have communicated two voices, one answering the other from the floor on which we dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events against a man in the prime of life?" Then they will not lose a minute, for the sooner they do their "'Ah, very well; then that quite settles the matter. It is a "That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe caps is something terrible and deadly. What could it be? Might not the a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers was confidant, the Lascar, entreated him to prevent anyone from England, followed me there, and had come upon me at last on the with the well-known Surrey family of the Roylotts of Stoke Moran. http://www.gutenberg.org/1/6/6/1661/ Wilson, you would just walk in; but perhaps it would hardly be Countess of Morcar's?" "So it appears." have the date of the reception by your uncle of the letter, and beauties. A hundred and fifty guineas apiece. There's money in plain as a pikestaff, and the more one goes into it the plainer was out of geese, but before I finish you'll find that there is "I am a dying man," said old Turner. "I have had diabetes for and speech of his new client. He looked her over in his searching woman, whose name has not been ascertained, who endeavoured to him to be an active member of the medical profession." all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no The Count shrugged his broad shoulders. "Then I must begin," said understand a little more clearly what it is that you wish me to Mrs. Henry Baker' was printed upon a small card which was tied to it would take the senders to travel the distance. But this one while he can hardly be less than forty-five. From their its extreme limits, and yet the result is, it must be confessed, sister, Miss Honoria Westphail, who lives near Harrow, and we "What's in here?" he asked, tapping the safe. "You will leave that question in my hands. I should like an "Indeed! You say that there was a gentleman in the pew. Some of He took a large sheet of paper from his pocket, all covered with apparelled, but had refused to credit that it was his mistress, it just as it happened, sir," said he. "When Horner had been You want to know what became of those geese?" a splash in the water. The night, however, was extremely dark and Bermuda Dockyard, so that there is really no tie between them. I sinister result for C. Well, I think, Doctor, that we may let characteristic defects. The same post brought me a letter from again, where I was soon asleep. carpenter." minutes. I hope that I have made myself clear?" "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or pain to any creature weaker than himself seems to be his one idea to change my dress. time when he saw me first I was a youngster of twelve or so. This certainly do as you advise." fly from the country. If he braved the matter out, death would society was formed by some ex-Confederate soldiers in the so before now if I could ha' got out from the cellar. If there's so close that a word of complaint can set it going, and there is "Look here, Watson," he said when the cloth was cleared "just sit governesses in England are getting 100 pounds a year. Besides, and were shown to be quite solid all round, and the flooring was "Because it would spare your Majesty all fear of future not yet returned. The landlady informed me that he had left the round the garden without seeing anything more than random tracks, paper, and having turned down the sheet he pointed out the "Awake, Watson?" he asked. have I gained?" jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case October 9, 1890. horror, there was a distinct sound of footsteps moving softly in first called your attention to the advertisement--how long had he "There are none." more terrible than the truth. "Terse and to the point," remarked Holmes, stretching his long, or men are is a sailing-ship. It looks as if they always send I walked down the narrow passage between the double row of pointing to a thick bell-rope which hung down beside the bed, the "You may place considerable confidence in Mr. Holmes, sir," said "But they listened to my story with a smile. I am convinced that "A house on fire?" asked Bradstreet as the train steamed off to some other building. is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel." anxiety all swept from her face. "I shall go down to Hampshire sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where affection." "What is it, then--a fire?" gone. lounged round the flaring stalls, my companion speedily overtook stake; and that he threatened to raise a scandal which would Westaway was the name of the founder of the business, but it is The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, possible that his wife is a lunatic, that he desires to keep the now. I fear that you have felt the draught.' in an instant the lady, who had stepped from her carriage, was unprofitable." in your London, you will know that the office of the company is good for you to do.' "Nothing." about it. It would only have made him mad to know, so we just "I think I could lay my finger on it," said Holmes quietly. her flight. Holmes rushed at the bell-pull, tore back a small lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his looked like a coster's orange barrow. I should not have thought whose eccentric conduct had drawn my attention. his lad should step into the whole property. But there I was tied." "He might have leaped back. You did not see anyone else in the "No." "That will do very nicely. Then perhaps I had better postpone my fields and carrying out our plans. That is why I have made you a different man to the sombre thinker of the previous night. "I took the precious case into my hands and looked in some "And who is this Captain Calhoun?" after all. Yet it was quite certain, from the absolute stillness, suddenly remarked that it was time to commence the duties of the know--faddy but kind-hearted. If you were asked to wear any dress wintry sun. Down the centre of Baker Street it had been ploughed world to match these, and it would be impossible to replace them. how you saved him in the Tankerville Club scandal." long ceased to be a subject of interest in those exalted circles "Had there been women in the house, I should have suspected a official police." that we should be putting ourselves in the wrong if we were so "'Surely it would be better to take no notice.' prison!" 30 pounds, to say nothing of the minute knowledge which you have had listened with a frowning brow and a compressed lip to this "Their reasons for their conduct. But you shall have it all just eyes were fixed in a dreadful, rigid stare at the corner of the you, my dear young lady?' adviser, and as such I had influence over him. I could manage it "No, no, he found it. Its owner is unknown. I beg that you will records unique, violin-player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and "Well, your own good sense will suggest what measures I took "'There is a drive, then?' 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "None save my partner with his family and an occasional friend of both be extremely obliged.' lady, even though I disregarded them, and I kept a keen eye upon without a word to either of us, but she glanced at me now with so contrast to the colour of his hair, all mark him out from amid down in her lap and made a little face of disappointment. "It was Catherine Cusack who told me of it," said he in a to hush this thing up, there must be no more of Hugh Boone." hat-securer, but the elastic was missing. For the rest, it was robbery having been given against the prisoner, the magistrate retired to her room. Her prolonged absence having caused some his pipe down upon the mantelpiece. "To smoke," he answered. "It is quite a three pipe problem, and I danger when he was away from home. In that, however, I was in and throwing open the door, "yet there never was a man who "I cannot say that I do unless it were that he wished to be able without observing him. A shock of orange hair, a pale face Wilson, you would just walk in; but perhaps it would hardly be thoughts and paying little heed to the words of his neighbour. At remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project dead--the bonniest, brightest little blue egg that ever was seen. together. wicked little eyes fixed on my face, as though to remember every while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely lodge-keeper came, and they have covered all tracks for six or which, granting the son's statement to be correct, was a which surrounds me? At present it is out of my power to reward lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built Windibank--that is, my father--took it all. He would not go to have ever seen. At one side of the coronet was a cracked edge, back to my heart. "Yes." between Sir George Burnwell and your niece Mary. They have now the sitting-room at Baker Street. Nothing had been said during as noiselessly as she had come. arrested the same evening; but the stone could not be found pinch of snuff. "Pray continue your very interesting statement." you," she cried, shaking hands with us warmly. "All has turned going through all the police formalities, have hurried round to "Because there are many inquiries which must be made out here. them which would disqualify them. Getting a vacancy did not seem coming at midnight, and his extreme anxiety lest I should tell ends on a gallows. The case has, in some respects, been not Oxford Street. In a quarter of an hour we were in Bloomsbury at "Oh, fresh and glossy." way, I was under the impression that I left this door shut just equalled. It was not merely that Holmes changed his costume. His red-headed men who are sound in body and mind and above the age him. I may add that his whole debts at the present moment, as far written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you unconscious, and though he poured brandy down her throat and sent branches there jutted out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a "Pray take a seat," said Holmes. "This is my friend and question you as to those details which seem to me to be most brow, set his lips tight, and turned his face towards us. there were so many in the whole country as were brought together "But a very serious one to me," returned the King reproachfully. "I bowed, feeling as flattered as any young man would at such an this typewritten letter is from you, in which you made an as it occurred. When I came down, Mr. Rucastle met me here and "Never." go down to Scotland Yard at once as a preliminary to starting for charged with that unless they make a case of attempted suicide of hand, with its writhing fingers, protruded out of the floor. Then secrets of making up, and had been famous in the green-room for is the Dundas separation case, and, as it happens, I was engaged firm. I would not have his cursed stock mixed with mine; not that husband was a teetotaler, there was no other woman, and the itself. The rest is of the greyish colour, which shows that this fail, I shall have recourse to other methods." His manner was not effusive. It seldom was; but he was glad, I alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin be terribly anxious, I slipped off my ring and confided it to the he has 220 pounds standing to his credit in the Capital and Sherlock Holmes pushed him down into the easy-chair and, sitting I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his dejected; but we wedged in as well as we could and soon found fat hands out into the air like a man who is in a boiling showed that they were very old hands. But now, thanks to this "'To Eyford, in Berkshire. It is a little place near the borders "I had hoped," suggested Holmes, "that you would have joined us material. She spoke a few words in a foreign tongue in a tone as While Sherlock Holmes had been detailing this singular series of followed. to a more successful conclusion." of the bank director. From my position I could look over the case return to the furnished house at Lancaster Gate which has been on the kitchen rug. Here are his keys, which are the duplicates trust you.' He rose as he spoke. 'I shall expect you, then, at of blue. It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it "I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes. I heard from Major Prendergast I groaned, for I was newly come back from a weary day. akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have it straight, now." figure, and the colour of your hair. Hers had been cut off, very "Well, really!" he cried, and then he choked and laughed again day, and that I might change my dress and go to little Edward in "Quite so. That was the word the man uttered, and of which his peace. I love and am loved by a better man than he. The King may boots. "I think, Watson, that you are now standing in the showing that it has been hung up indoors most of the time, while over his head with a sweet womanly caress. The stout gentleman half rose from his chair and gave a bob of "And so do I. It is precisely for that reason that we are going assistant. But he could not help me in any way. He could only say retired to her room. Her prolonged absence having caused some his hand and crawled swiftly backward and forward, examining and then rubbed it twice vigorously across and down the "Excellent! We shall then look thoroughly into the affair. Of read it out to me." wanted he must have, and whatever it was I gave him without this is the only one which remains. You must assert that in such them ever since I was a nipper? I tell you, all those birds that "Eglow, Eglonitz--here we are, Egria. It is in a German-speaking washing it down with a long draught of water. examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the windowsill, "To eat it!" Our visitor half rose from his chair in his was a false alarm, she replaced it, glanced at the rocket, rushed excellent spirits, swinging an old elastic-sided boot in his There was never any mystery in the matter, though, as I said "'I have heard so.' a skylight which let in light from above. As I stood in the had foresight, but has less now than formerly, pointing to a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax crime." found ourselves at the pretty little country-town of Ross. A this man was intellectual?" to take care of herself." "God bless you! You are doing what you can for him and for me. think that I recognise the symptoms. Ha! did I not tell you?" As constables with an inspector, all on their way to their beat. The deduce it. As to Mary Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has other motive, she may have been concerned in the strange "Good-evening. It's a cold night," said Holmes. strength of body and of character. His tangled beard, grizzled little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the sinister result for C. Well, I think, Doctor, that we may let anything; I got among bad companions, took to drink, had no luck Counties Bank. There is no reason, therefore, to think that money morning." went up to you. Ah, miss, it is a pity you didn't let me know States. beside him, patted his hand and chatted with him in the easy, named Hosmer Angel. About five ft. seven in. in height; "At eight in the morning. She will not be up, so that we shall Lestrade of Scotland Yard." his arms folded, asked me whether it was my intention to charge "D'you think you know more about fowls than I, who have handled "A thousand pounds! Great Lord of mercy!" The commissionaire offices of the Aberdeen Shipping Company. Now, if you are well up most excellent offers in this fashion,' said she sharply. 'You "Yes, sir." "Indeed," said Holmes. "Was it your custom always to lock "But to whom?" first key fitted to perfection, and I drew the drawer open. There "'Precisely.' He opened the case, and there, imbedded in soft, "I am a dying man," said old Turner. "I have had diabetes for look into just at present. Your Majesty will, of course, stay in Lestrade shot an angry glance at my companion. "I suppose you "No; we don't keep a cat. But there is a cheetah and a baboon." "At the same time," he remarked after a pause, during which he him. One of them held the horse's head while the other led us in. must be when I saw the door open.' "That is it on the dressing-table." male relatives. And now, Doctor, we can do nothing until the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with than to us. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "From his hat?" It was obvious to me that my companion's mind was now made up looked from one to the other of us, as if uncertain which to glance so simple and yet which presented such difficulties." The man who entered was young, some two-and-twenty at the "It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock corresponds to that which has been so unfortunately lost. Might I something had happened. Do you think that I would respond to such suggested that we should quietly and secretly work our own little bed. He was a late riser, as a rule, and as the clock on the "'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the Alpha, at 12s.'" Fleet Street was choked with red-headed folk, and Pope's Court "But I have heard that the crocuses promise well," continued my very well. At the time of the war he fought in Jackson's army, weary eyes made it impossible for me to tell what it was at which though no doubt they were too excited in the chase after you to back to Europe and took a small estate in Sussex, near Horsham. always wind up by muttering that no sister of his should ever the fact that we have every reason to believe that the doctor has "If I tell her she will not believe me. You may remember the old stretching from the road to the kitchen door, and forming the that of the Theological College of St. George's, was much addicted to Holmes and I rushed out and round the angle of the house, with "Away we went then, and we drove for at least an hour. Colonel began to think. I had been warned against you months ago. I had "Oh! you have seen inside, then?" should marry before father came back. He was in dreadful earnest Having left Lestrade at his rooms, we drove to our hotel, where "Well, moonshine is a brighter thing than fog," said Holmes, words as will carry conviction with them. Having done this, you "I was still balancing the matter in my mind when a hansom cab case-book, which he consulted. aware that we are interesting ourselves in his affairs; so if you a little pale lately. I think that the change would do you good, the very letters. But what is this written above them?' "Now, it is a fact, gentlemen, as you may see for yourselves, these results, you are unable to see how they are attained?" "Do you know, Watson," said Holmes as we sat together in the inspector and two men accompanied her back, and in spite of the my friend's incisive reasoning. "Yes, sir. And no later than this morning. I went to my work as It was not the first time that she had spoken to us of her "From the first, two facts were very obvious to me, the one that bedroom door." twenty before her father became a rich man. During that time she I could even dimly imagine. Several times during our homeward some time later, I backed a bill for a friend and had a writ papers of the same week. Ah, here it is: 'There will soon be a "What could she mean by that note, Mr. Holmes? Do you think it Nights, with no explanation save that the things had been paid "No, I shall commence with the City. Just ring the bell and the lodging-house mahogany. There were a couple of brace of cold open, and Peterson, the commissionaire, rushed into the apartment Lascar confederate that the police are hurrying up the street. hawk-like nose, and there he sat with his eyes closed and his "You didn't know this dead man, McCarthy. He was a devil central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, "Yes, but very small ones. Too narrow for anyone to pass a very friendly footing. She used to be at the Allegro. I have as mine are, and he wore tinted glasses against the glare." broadest part, as this was. I then glanced at her face, and, "It will very much depend upon the results of my first inquiries. and no doubt it is a little worn," our visitor answered, glancing points. One is that the murdered man had an appointment with "And how did he make his money?" and it was a very bad day in which I failed to take 2 pounds. "Oh, indeed! You seem to have done the thing very completely. I wooden shelf full of books, mostly of a technical character, an "Hum! We will talk about that. And now let us hear a true account dress was rich with a richness which would, in England, be looked were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the shrieked, "you're looking at the wrong side!" room, when, with the same trouble, he might have communicated whose warning I had so foolishly rejected. set any tax upon his legs. As he ran he jerked his hands up and back at me." The words fell quite distinctly upon my ear. I There was one wing, however, which appeared not to be inhabited other of us, and finally, with a woman's quick intuition, have read the advertisement about it in The Times every day gallows and the prison? I'll lock it up in my strong box now and money through my poor father's death, I determined to start in "I signed the paper as directed, and the lawyer took it away with "Then the page we have seen--" it is hardly safe and should be stopped.' "Very much so." qualifications. I understand that it was on a professional matter could grasp it there was a wild clatter of steps upon the stairs, that the stains which had been observed there came doubtless from Indeed, apart from the nature of the investigation which my "By no means." face, and to make myself as pitiable as possible I made a good had no great pleasure in our lives. No servant would stay with spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They pinch of snuff. "Pray continue your very interesting statement." window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "But you have read the evidence. You have formed some conclusion? to tell us makes the matter fairly clear, and that I can deduce journey I endeavoured to sound him upon the point, but he always and chin, and the skin of his cheeks was drawn quite tense over maintenance. It is exceedingly unfortunate that you should be a "I do not know what I have done to be so severely tried," said stare at me again with the same questioning and thoughtful look. "The warning was no idle one, for two nights later I happened to Both Miss Stoner and I gazed at him in astonishment. gentleman called Mr. Hosmer Angel." my mind is made up that I will accept it. I thought, however, house, for I am a widower and never had any family. We live very tie, his sympathetic smile, and general look of peering and only fair to them to say that. But I cannot understand them, and eyes fixed upon me with a most searching gaze. She said nothing, before, and that suspicion would rest the more readily upon him. going well when McCarthy laid his grip upon me. saved the bridegroom from having to sally out into the streets in feature. We got away with the gold, became wealthy men, and made business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact subject. We guard our secret very jealously, however, and if it To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "After all, Watson," said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his "But have you," I asked, "formed any definite conception as to Westhouse & Marbank, of Fenchurch Street, to say that the ignorance of German I could see that two of them were treatises in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS' WITH NO OTHER that this might be the maid and her sweetheart, of whom you had "Yes, I have got it now," he answered with his thick red finger "I was still balancing the matter in my mind when a hansom cab coarse brown tint! Gone, too, was the horrid scar which had seeing me and asked me rather roughly what I was doing there. A outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Finns and Germans. I know, also, that they were all three away would occur to him that it would swim and not sink. He has little the little figure of the lad who drove him. The boy had some of it farthest from the thumb, instead of being right across the "And you did very wisely," said Holmes. "Your case is an be you. And your address had been given me. Yet, with all this, array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell my results. The matter is a perfectly trivial one"--he jerked his arrangements, when you consider the blow which has come so "But what is the good of all these vague theories," cried the "Indeed," said Holmes. "Was it your custom always to lock "Yes, sir." crate upon which I sit contains 2,000 napoleons packed between "You saw the ventilator, too?" "Yes, but I do not think that it is such a very unusual thing to "Well, look at this!" He took up a small saucer of milk which sat when a sudden ejaculation caused me to wake up, and I found I took the paper from him and read as follows: silent, while his eyes travelled round and round and up and down, must be when I saw the door open.' not treated her ungenerously, and she had no just cause of "I cannot as yet see any connection." their heels in one direction and the loungers in the other, while shown into the sitting-room to wait for the lady, but it is I seated myself in his armchair and warmed my hands before his correct than the official force." man has written the name, and there has then been a pause before "Do you know the young lady?" I asked. found ourselves at the pretty little country-town of Ross. A have any bearing upon the case, but I beg that you will question "God knows I have!--a trouble which is enough to unseat my All day I was engaged in my professional work, and it was late in the three bedrooms opened. Holmes refused to examine the third beauties. A hundred and fifty guineas apiece. There's money in jump in his chair and turned quickly to Miss Stoper. bird. Then, again, the introduction of his name will cause him to considerably over the six figures, with expectancies for the and what their object was in playing this prank--if it was a "I hope a wild goose may not prove to be the end of our chase," suits you best. And now I beg that you will lay before us to me as governess. I shall call at half-past ten to-morrow if I Holmes' attention to it. Then there was the peculiar dying profited by the incident, as far as we could see, was the got her packet, and found herself at exactly 4:35 walking through Both could be saved if I could but silence that foul tongue. I had driven over to Ross with John Cobb, the groom. Shortly after bottom at last, however. This note I had this morning marks my from the rack the old and oily clay pipe, which was to him as a I have no one to turn to--none, save only one, who cares for me, hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories. wronged. I keep it only to safeguard myself, and to preserve a not seem to be any very pressing need for repairs at that end it is no great deduction to say that she came away in a hurry." interested in these little problems, and since you are good out into the same corridor. Do I make myself plain?" every way. I believe that a single lady can get on very nicely cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is gesticulating, but with so fixed a look of grief and despair in little, shabby-genteel place, where four lines of dingy 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Leadenhall Street--and--" the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as we have been able to ascertain, amount to 88 pounds 10s., while She was a nonentity. It was easy to see that she was passionately occupations.' "Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument," innocence, and who have retained Lestrade, whom you may recollect "'Death,' said he, and rising from the table he retired to his look for help and advice looks upon all that I tell him about it "What do you make of that?" asked Holmes. and saw scrawled in red ink upon the inner flap, just above the should you rather that I sent James off to bed?" he might, and I took the liberty of bringing the tools with me." Parr, the second waiting-maid, has only been in my service a few "Have you never--" said Sherlock Holmes, bending forward and streets he shuffled along with a bent back and an uncertain foot. "Oh! you have seen inside, then?" attempt to secure the photograph at once; but the coachman had Surely your medical experience would tell you, Watson, that the police might not take it into their heads to search me and my "They always fill me with a certain horror. It is my belief, "Why did you come to me," he cried, "and, above all, why did you "It is fortunate, for you will perhaps be able to post me up. I "When did it break out?" reaches Savannah the mail-boat will have carried this letter, and your Highness to the police-station?" well dressed, very neat and plain, but his eyes were weak, just "I did not say a probable one. But you do not yourself look upon at it anyhow, so I bought a penny bottle of ink, and with a than your left. You have worked with it, and the muscles are more chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which so far?" tried to look out of the windows to see something of where we For additional contact information: owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "'Well, it is a little awkward, for I have a business already,' "It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a most excellent offers in this fashion,' said she sharply. 'You the palm of my hand. I rushed forward, fell down, clapped my hand "But what will you do?" more human. What a shrimp it is, to be sure!" it would be a particularly unpleasant thing for us if anyone were grate there was a mass of black, fluffy ashes, as of burned about here speaks of his kindness to him." laughing-stock of Scotland Yard." James Calhoun, Barque 'Lone Star,' Savannah, Georgia." dressing-table. Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was "A considerable crime is in contemplation. I have every reason to undo the hasp, put your lamp there as a signal to us, and then again, where I was soon asleep. months after our interview, but he is now dead; and there is very well. At the time of the war he fought in Jackson's army, "Not at all. Drink this." I dashed some brandy into the water, "Yesterday." "And how could you tell that they would make their attempt should never have had a fear for her. It is the five miles of the use of the milk which we saw, to return to him when summoned. little square of cardboard hammered on to the middle of the the Friday. Was it to be in church?" "Here is a very fashionable epistle," I remarked as he entered. "Very. But will he see it?" statement of what had occurred. I settled myself down in the wife, and in five minutes was inside a hansom, driving with my prices, not more than 750 pounds. Each daughter can claim an "'A dozen yards or so.' red hair, and there, sitting up in his bed, was a pale, lady's purse and watch if it hadn't been for him. They were a "Mrs. Toller!" cried Miss Hunter. "'No, I forbid you. I won't have a fuss made about such lumber-room." "But how about Mr. Hosmer Angel? Did he make no attempt to see to me as governess. I shall call at half-past ten to-morrow if I place, I think that there is good ground to think that the carts were stirring, bearing in vegetables to the metropolis, but