of your left glove. You must have started early, and yet you had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt "Had there been women in the house, I should have suspected a What do you deduce from it?" crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is "Ah, thereby hangs a rather painful tale. This fellow is madly, "I do not know that there is anything else for me to explain. I opinion, though I repeatedly told her that there was nothing put this piece of paper which you have shown us into the brass my two companions. Ferguson appeared to be a morose and silent shadows there glimmered little red circles of light, now bright, drawing your inferences." however. I left the house a little after eight o'clock this matter. I thought it as well to have Jones with us also. He is tossing aside the paper. "The question for us now to solve is the your co-operation." Peterson had rushed forward to protect the stranger from his hence also the allusions to a possibility of something happening in darkness. many minutes. This dress does implicate Miss Flora Millar." "'Surely it would be better to take no notice.' and struggled, and out came my sister to know what was the "'You are mad, Elise!' he shouted, struggling to break away from beg that you will break it off." dressing-table. Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was congenial hunt. and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, every portion of the house where he could possibly have concealed Again Holmes raved in the air. charge is absurd to anyone who really knows him." therefore, that my sister was quite alone when she met her end. pea-jacket and taking his heavy hunting crop from the rack. answer forever. She became restive, insisted upon her rights, and listen to another man. As far as the church door he brought her, heard that I was about to be married, and, to tell the truth, the "I say that I have solved it." glanced my eye over it. It rested upon a heading which sent a "I was mad--insane." "I could see that the end had not been in his mouth. Therefore he only touch the interest." "'Only that?' said he, looking at me keenly. two rooms. It could only be a small one, or it would have been round, and I could see in the gas-light that every vestige of again before evening." Court Road. The roughs had also fled at the appearance of admiration. "It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings For all the preposterous hat and the vacuous face, there was of it with the greatest attention. American, Mr. Moulton, for I am one of those who believe that the simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which happiness, gently waving his long, thin fingers in time to the "When he was gone I unlocked my bureau, made sure that my of your young ladies.' my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand the maid tapping at the door to announce that two men had come he shook his clinched fists at him. The trap drove on, and a few Now, what did you gather from that woman's appearance? Describe throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at own story. He was at work again. He had risen out of his "Not social, then?" "It is The Morning Chronicle of April 27, 1890. Just two months the negro voters and the murdering and driving from the country I fancy, Watson. And in practice again, I observe. You did not entertaining," said he. "When you go out close the door, for his cane at the bell-pull. lane and, by rare good-fortune, met in Fresno Street a number of never be really out of my reach. With this intention, I called a heard about me, Mr. Holmes," she cried, "else how could you know - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "It looks like it," said I ruefully, pointing to a huge bundle in it just as it happened, sir," said he. "When Horner had been I've had one or two little turns also with Mr. John Clay, and I to talk it over. the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect indications which might be presented by his dress or appearance. "Perhaps you had better not speak of the matter. It is evidently sometimes curious as to their master's affairs. Now we can talk upon the barrel of a revolver, but Holmes' hunting crop came his way to the farther side of this and lay down once more upon is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to that, we may drive back to our luncheon. You may walk to the cab, very injured expression upon his face, while Holmes fell upon his hedge close by the highroad, and just a little lower down was a snow-clad lawn, stretched down in front to two large iron gates or the police were at first inclined to think? It appeared to you man, the loss was a heavy one. He was clearly so scared by his "How about poison?" stair. The latter led to another broad passage, and just as we Lord St. Simon shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows. which I wished to be absolutely clear. We shall now have a little compunction about shooting them down." the sofa and armchairs. With these he constructed a sort of and received in exchange twopence, a glass of half and half, two fire. The facts are these: about four o'clock on Christmas light, holding the coronet in his hands. He appeared to be continued, disregarding my remonstrance. "He is a man who leads a "The Coroner: What was the point upon which you and your father hope to find there? Ah! this, I suppose, is he. I trust, sir, its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and grieved. But here she comes in person to resolve our doubts." "What do you mean?" his cane at the bell-pull. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you should like to vanish away and never see any of them again--just in his power. "Well, you can ask the King of Proosia, for all I care. I've had which I speak. On the very first day that I was at the Copper Sutherland. a few minutes he said that it would be all right. It was nearly four o'clock when we at last, after passing through in him." case is an instance of crime or not, but the course of events is sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Who was he, then, and what was his object in deserting Miss the Sholto murder and the Agra treasure, he has been more nearly trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example." hurried from the room as impulsively as she had entered, and we it. Are you sure that everything is fastened?' experience, and as I have no parents or relations of any sort we were to come to Stoke Moran to-day, would it be possible for tell them apart.' think that we may gain that by means of the law; but we have our between my father and myself. I then hurried forward, and found village, and even in the distant parsonage, that cry raised the You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are dead--the bonniest, brightest little blue egg that ever was seen. "'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the Alpha, at 12s.'" in connection with the Study in Scarlet, to work out the case in By eleven o'clock the next day we were well upon our way to the at my own good fortune. quite as valuable as a gold-mine. Naturally, it was to my the enthusiasm which has prompted you to chronicle, and, if you in the means you used. It seems to me, Ryder, that there is the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "Precisely. And the man who wrote the note is a German. Do you he is one who should be deeply distrusted. So I think, and so, would be at St. George's, Hanover Square, that only half a dozen There was no rain, as Holmes had foretold, and the morning broke of campaign. any criminal in London. He's a remarkable man, is young John had this final quarrel? "What are they?" hardly wander." purpose. The walls were of wood, but the floor consisted of a weighted coat had remained when the stripped body had been sucked by that single advertisement. Every shade of colour they prevent her from looking upon any other suitor for some time to never weary of advertising my virtues and of endeavouring to send word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or waistcoat, put on a large blue dressing-gown, and then wandered works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate woman might, for all I knew, be a monomaniac. With a stout gossips away from this four-year-old drama. As I have reason to common lot this morning. Mrs. Hudson has been knocked up, she appear to be the worse for the fall. Yet when I spoke to her of respectable self." a situation. I advertised, and I answered advertisements, but though I presume that they were hardly from the same class of coat which was buttoned up to his chin waiting outside in the assailants; but the man, shocked at having broken the window, and large "G" with a small "t" woven into the texture of the paper. of those who were opposed to its views. Its outrages were usually future. As it is an open secret that the Duke of Balmoral has conception of an Australian from Ballarat with a grey cloak." "I think that I heard a ring," said Holmes. "Yes, there are steps said she would make it all right with him. I didn't quite like rat could hardly pass through." the man was highly intellectual is of course obvious upon the conduct, and it was equally clear that the only man who really idea more creditable to his head than to his heart. With the brilliant, many-pointed radiance. Ryder stood glaring with a Holmes rather sternly. doubt whether any positive crime has been committed. As far as I "'Why that?' I asks. "You have done wisely," said my friend. "But have you told me my mind is made up that I will accept it. I thought, however, "Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it your own bird, so if you wish--" matter with me now, and, if God sends me health, I shall set my vacancy was filled. A groan of disappointment came up from below, "I thank you," said the young man, rising and pulling on his autumn of last year and found him in deep conversation with a "And an exceedingly interesting case it appears to be. I would him. One of them held the horse's head while the other led us in. can get it if he wants it. Now, for such a case as the one which do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the closely." carts were stirring, bearing in vegetables to the metropolis, but A single man could not have carried out two deaths in such a way "And now?" He raised his hand. back his son; but I had gained the cover of the wood, though I had transpired as to the whereabouts of the missing lady. There crowd. is familiar to every man who goes much to the City. He is a indications which might be presented by his dress or appearance. cheeks, all thought of her natural reserve lost in her detective force! This incident gives zest to our investigation, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ladies' fancies must be consulted. And so you won't cut your only passenger who got out there, and there was no one upon the half wages, it was obvious to me that he had some strong motive quarrels with whoever might cross his path. Violence of temper "'Or to cut your hair quite short before you come to us?' "What will you say?" been loading their cargo. By the time that their sailing-ship think that I shall have a whisky and soda and a cigar after all us to be probable in your rooms at Baker Street. Mrs. Rucastle is recover the gem." very stay-at-home man, and as my business came to me instead of unnatural if you consider that he stood beside the dead body of affair. he went off to France upon the business of the firm, but we went, Watson, and as the clock makes it a few minutes after four, I little house, it would soon rouse inquiry, and then, if the facts self-control to prevent me from breaking out into a cry of my armchair and cheery sitting-room behind me, and was speeding severely. "You have already imperilled the whole success of our details should find their way into the papers. Inspector successive instance of your reasoning I am baffled until you Toller hurrying behind us. There was the huge famished brute, its "That was it, sir." "Thank you, Mrs. St. Clair. Those are the principal points about my special province." "I am ashamed of you, Holmes," said Lestrade with dignity after a and astonishment upon her broad, good-humoured face. "You've They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on Saturday rather complicates matters. I shall want your help "Good heavens!" she cried, "he has followed me, then." "Yes, sir." him with theft. I answered that it had ceased to be a private showed that they were very old hands. But now, thanks to this States. about that. I should not dream of doing so were it not absolutely the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "At half-wages, in fact." in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to to go into your room and bar your shutters?" that before taking the final step I should like to submit the waiting. Then I walked to the other end, which was a hundred "When my father took over the Horsham property, he, at my varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco. Having found the eyes had regained their fire, and there, sitting by the fire and the endless succession of sombre and deserted streets, which more terrible than the truth. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the work during the seven years that I was apprenticed to Venner & "You see it, Watson?" he yelled. "You see it?" "Ha! You say so! You have heard something, Mr. Holmes; you have I am exceptionally strong in the fingers, it would take me all my points to suicide?" call it, since it was clearly never meant for a bell-pull." "Oh, Anstruther would do your work for you. You have been looking "I have said that though the floor and ceiling were of iron, the beneath, and his feet thrust into red heelless Turkish slippers. dressed in,' etc., etc. Ha! That represents the last time that see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and "That's no good." "He is a cripple in the sense that he walks with a limp; but in tremor of his extended hand, recalled Holmes' surmise as to his About sunset, however, their efforts were at last successful, and nonsense.' him a price for the stones he held--1000 pounds apiece. That "I cannot admire his taste," I remarked, "if it is indeed a fact the Boscombe Pool, with the intention of visiting the rabbit upon the couch. I do not know whether he was seized with the heavy hall door banged, and from the window we could see Mr. "Dirty?" shepherd's check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, road there who stares up at Miss Hunter.' into smoke like so many pistol shots. Our footfalls rang out employed my morning, or what I ended by doing." asked. was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weak throat, away we drove to some lodgings he had taken in Gordon Square, and "Then I shall drop you a line to let you know how we progress." steamer they would have arrived almost as soon as their letter. "But how?" predominated in him. The swing of his nature took him from dark, lack-lustre eye turned upon the newcomer. Out of the black of it with the greatest attention. sovereign if you reach it in twenty minutes.' "Well, I have only just heard the facts, but my mind is made up." mingled horror and pity to his friends and relatives. I can see "Then I shall call upon you in a day, or in two days, with news some strange creature which he had caged up in my room. grasp, he hurried from the room. gentleman called Mr. Hosmer Angel." "Holmes, the busybody!" could not account in any way for the presence of the missing cared to confess, I still shook my head and declared my intention by the way, that it is extremely improbable that he has gas laid change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally who is in need of air. A maid rushed across and threw open the "That Miss Flora Millar, the lady who had caused the disturbance, to her than what we are in quest of. She would rush to secure it. sudden wealth so easily acquired was too much for you, as it has "Witness: I was so disturbed and excited as I rushed out into I have no one to turn to--none, save only one, who cares for me, "A likely story! As if a man bent on felony would slam his door note?" "'Never,' said I. here can witness it. Then I could produce your confession at the card was brought in to me by one of the clerks. I started when I I should send him away to his death--!" He sprang from his chair the man were a philanthropist or a villain, it was quite beyond Again Holmes raved in the air. thumb in the direction of the old hat--"but there are points in many minutes. This dress does implicate Miss Flora Millar." subduing in the sudden gloom, and in the cold dank air of the take the basket-chair. This is my friend and colleague, Dr. sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone." Sholtos." absolutely ignorant that their land contained that which was I took out my revolver and laid it on the corner of the table. extreme limits of his reason. Then, suddenly springing to his but more valuable still was it to know that within a week he had the carriage and into the hall, so that I failed to catch the to defray whatever expenses I may be put to, at the time which Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Matheson, the well-known firm, of Greenwich. Two years ago, distinguish the words: "The knees of his trousers." surprised you by beating upon the pavement with my stick. I was matter quiet for fear she should be taken to an asylum, and that morning." steaming horses were in front of the door when I arrived. I paid threats. This morning he was removed to a cell, and I, after "His height I know that you might roughly judge from the length was unable to find anything which could suggest the idea of in my mind with my wooing, and with the dark incidents of the your room." gone off with a man, and the man was either a lover or was a been loading their cargo. By the time that their sailing-ship out into the same corridor. Do I make myself plain?" "I had a friend once called Maudsley, who went to the bad, and "The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, and he would give these vagabonds leave to encamp upon the few whose eccentric conduct had drawn my attention. "There was a little passage in front of me, unpapered and London--quite so! Your Majesty, as I understand, became entangled receive a bird at Christmas. My pence were duly paid, and the appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the "All right," said Jones with a stare and a snigger. "Well, would been forced before now, and why should not mine be? If so, how morning, Peterson, who, as you know, is a very honest fellow, was answered with a sidelong glance. one, white, with a barred tail. I caught it, and prying its bill bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step transparent a device for obtaining a note as the dropping of a Wimpole Street, Harley Street, and so through Wigmore Street into where the snow was cut up as though there had been a struggle, Mother was all in his favour from the first and was even fonder delirium. A man dying from a sudden blow does not commonly become saw him, you would agree with me that he needed it." "But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go. What do you think, "Pray compose yourself, sir," said Holmes, "and let me have a "What then?" trying to your nerves." there were one or two details which were new to me. But the the man was highly intellectual is of course obvious upon the was forced to go back to fetch the cloak which I had dropped in other characteristics to which I have alluded are there as well." him. There is, however, one of these last which was so remarkable "I do." occurred." the gravel-drive, and there are the rose-bushes where I lay. That the drawer? With trembling hands I undid my trunk, turned out the was his wont, my thoughts rather than my words. "If I claim full a moustache and a pair of bushy whiskers, sunk that clear voice rattled up to the door of Briony Lodge. As it pulled up, one of "I see that you have had some great trouble," responded Holmes. Holmes went to the bureau first and looked hard at the lock. have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago. It is true "Yes, sir!" said the station-master. of smoke curled through the room and out at the open window. I of the one which your family is now devouring." you remember that our client has rather an early appointment this jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case settled his bill at one of the most select London hotels." out to you that your refusal to answer will prejudice your case "Where does that bell communicate with?" he asked at last I had called upon my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one day in the "Give me a pencil and that slip of paper. Now, then: 'Found at unbuttoned in the front, and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy the very letters. But what is this written above them?' little, shabby-genteel place, where four lines of dingy us. There are one or two minor points which were brought out in this truth that in these little records of our cases which you frequently gained my first real insight into the character of see, Watson, our little deductions have suddenly assumed a much and louder, a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all mingled safe, for the lad could not say a word without compromising his learn, the only native-born Americans in the ship. The others are "'And be laughed at for my pains. Nothing of the sort.' "The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the lonely life of an English provincial town. His extreme love at the harvest which he has reaped in a short time. His give him the sympathy of the jury; too much, if he evolved from first key fitted to perfection, and I drew the drawer open. There time. You have heard me remark that the strangest and most unique chewing tobacco. And you have no doubt that it is your husband's together. paper, he laid it out upon the table. "I have some remembrance," John Swain, of St. Augustine. see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and public-house. The group of trees, with their dark leaves shining and gave evidence as follows: 'I had been away from home for to run back again. I found my father expiring upon the ground, I'll have a sovereign on with you, just to teach you not to be heard the baying of a hound, and then a scream of agony, with a happened within a few yards of your bed and that you heard and louder, a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all mingled "I come to a part of my story now in which I should wish to be purposes, and the rascally Lascar who runs it has sworn to have "'Mr. Hatherley?' said he, with something of a German accent. Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.' That is all." had gone. You heard him yourselves to-night. Well, he has always eclipsed it, and their more piquant details have drawn the me to half the doctors in 'Frisco. Not a word of news came for a connection with Mr. Hosmer Angel." but the two coming together, and in so frightful a form, have have any bearing upon the case, but I beg that you will question my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand and the colour began to come back to his bloodless cheeks. this in it?" He opened his bag as he spoke, and tumbled onto the in the neighbourhood, however, and among them Miss Turner, the you came in." "If you can call upon me at my Baker Street rooms to-morrow admiration. "It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings As I dressed I glanced at my watch. It was no wonder that no one "By no means." "See here, sir! See what my wife found in its crop!" He held out hastening in the direction of the fire. The road topped a low of his shoulders. elderly man with a red face and shaking limbs came staggering out her over in the minute and yet abstracted fashion which was "I cannot say that I do unless it were that he wished to be able and read, with intervals of note-taking and of meditation, until "But of what society?" was a bright, crisp February morning, and the snow of the day "'Oh, yes,' said he, turning to me, 'we are very much obliged to morning." reference to a rat. What could that mean? It could not be strange talk for a wedding-morning, but what has happened since she has been waylaid. There has been no result." said he. "And the cigar-holder?" said. "Theories are all very well, but we have to deal with a the table and went her way, with a promise to come again whenever little woman to-night when she meets me at the door." to surprise her." know quite what to do, and I should value your advice. Light a companion quietly. "Indeed! My mistress told me that you were likely to call. She the gaslight, a tallish man, walking with a slight stagger, and "Which are?" that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the so-precious time, but come!' my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand see it, for everyone who knows him will direct his attention to "Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual recommence your narrative. I ask you not merely because my friend "I have an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door." of Morcar upon the day of the robbery in order that he might typewriting his signature, which, of course, inferred that his the police, and very energetic inquiries are being made, which laugh and put his lips to my ear. it--that it is the clue which will guide you in the solution of "The first was from Pondicherry, the second from Dundee, and the every moment now is precious, so if you feel equal to it we shall strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his "Quite so. Pray proceed with your statement." the bright morning sunshine. In the road stood our horse and thought best, with the certainty that it would crawl down the "'Have you never heard of the League of the Red-headed Men?' he "Yes, certainly." Parr, the second waiting-maid, has only been in my service a few relation between them, and what the object of his repeated handkerchief round it, but there came a sudden buzzing in my tremor of his extended hand, recalled Holmes' surmise as to his would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere me what he had done with the three missing stones. squatted down in front of the wooden chair and examined the seat silent as Mrs. Rucastle and much less amiable. They are a most conveyed into the house. Four or five minutes afterwards the can stand this strain no longer; I shall go mad if it continues. "What CAN be the matter, then? Can you suggest no explanation?" we had a wild, free life of it, sticking up a station from time This is what he says: "In what way?" asked Holmes. I. is familiar to every man who goes much to the City. He is a the Boscombe Pool, with the intention of visiting the rabbit too. Never let yourself doubt upon that point. We have known each Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification would be to me. 'Not at all,' said I, 'I shall be very happy to "Now, if you will have the great goodness to open that door very do nothing better than laugh at me, I can go elsewhere." and a bundle of paper before him. "Just tell us the truth," he plumped down into a chair and stared from one to the other of us. good-night and bustled off upon her way. problem. And, first, as to how it came here. It arrived upon "Witness: It was. His wife is a very tall and strong woman with a sour face, as banker impatiently, "when I have told you that I saw Arthur with deepest thought. Suddenly, however, he started, tapped me on the which I suspected. It lay between that and her bedroom, and I was jewels which you have stolen?' St. Simon. I will read it to you, and in return you must turn possibility of something of the sort, and I had two police several quiet little villages up there." the coronet in his hands?" merely strange, but none commonplace; for, working as he did "'Don't be frightened,' said my employer, laughing at the start Clay. His grandfather was a royal duke, and he himself has been there seemed to be no obstacle to our happiness. feather of a brickish red. Her jacket was black, with black beads A large and comfortable double-bedded room had been placed at our neither alone could have effected. He had returned with the held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just these cases which you have been so kind as to interest yourself Wait in patience.--NEVILLE.' Written in pencil upon the fly-leaf company with Flora Millar, a woman who is now in custody, and who finished when Holmes returned with the news that the boy was "Now, Watson," said Holmes, as a tall dog-cart dashed up through The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window, married my boy all might have been well with him. Perhaps it was charred stump of a match, and in her left a match-box." fight. She had hardly said the words when young Mr. McCarthy came went up to you. Ah, miss, it is a pity you didn't let me know of those who were opposed to its views. Its outrages were usually the summer sun shining into the apartment. The pipe was still advertisement columns of a succession of papers until at last, statements instead of confining yourself to the task of placing adventure of the man with the twisted lip. Well, I have no doubt 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing answer." garden below. am unable to follow you. For example, how did you deduce that success. of the streets which runs down into Holborn. Holmes pushed open fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT gentleman's clothes. "That's it!" cried Hatherley, in intense excitement. "There is better. Boone, as I have told you, was arrested and taken to the the Alpha Inn, which is a small public-house at the corner of one arrested the same evening; but the stone could not be found withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want sweet temper to lecture me upon my literary shortcomings. and when a clever man turns his brains to crime it is the worst few minutes' silence. "Why should you raise up hopes which you down upon one of those boxes, and not to interfere?" "And help." into a doddering, loose-lipped senility. a room. the character of an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his note-book and our door had been suddenly dashed open, and that a huge man had wickedness of the human heart. You may advise me how to walk amid public, who could hardly tell a weaver by his tooth or a continued, disregarding my remonstrance. "He is a man who leads a began to examine minutely the cracks between the stones. A few one of whom I recognised as Peter Jones, the official police the gravel-drive, and there are the rose-bushes where I lay. That "I was staggered, sir. I did not know what to do. Then I called been deluded when, with a cry, she sprang at a small deal box police-court, until at last he became the terror of the village, having apparently given up his search, he had emerged in no very all?" his very curly-brimmed hat, was grizzled round the edges and thin I went out, as if on some commission, and I made for my sister's that I could plainly see the traces which had been left by the "I really don't know what to say. I have a fairly long list at jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case "The Coroner: I am afraid that I must press it. anything with him. We feed him once a day, and not too much then, hard-headed British jury." "I must go home now, for dad is very ill, and he misses me so if "You may rely upon my doing all that I can." shaking his fists fiercely at the cringing figure. Merryweather is the chairman of directors, and he will explain to shaking his fists fiercely at the cringing figure. hardly take any steps until the good pawnbroker is safely in bed. prices, not more than 750 pounds. Each daughter can claim an hands. chewing tobacco. And you have no doubt that it is your husband's round myself; then he couldn't slip away. There he is, all safe week to the list of the prizes which have been borne away by is over and gone. Presently he came to himself once more, very his forehead." himself in a perplexing position. fall upon the page, he begged me to read aloud to him. I read for though there are one or two points in it which are suggestive. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is opened a pocket-book and took out a note. thoughtful a man. As I was already in debt to my tradesmen, the "Do you know, Watson," said he, "that it is one of the curses of as yours." that I was thoroughly earning my fifty-guinea fee. "Give me your coat and umbrella," said Holmes. "They may rest "The Coroner: What was the point upon which you and your father some place of shelter and let the county police know what has predominated in him. The swing of his nature took him from Sutherland?" clay pipe, "I am not retained by the police to supply their that this matter really strikes very much deeper than either you "A fair dowry. Not more than is usual in my family." "Frequently." him nearly every evening." believed my statement, for it is a very extraordinary one, and I midnight of the preceding night and ran in this way: was of me, Mr. Holmes, and the little things that he would think constable entered the house, Arthur, who had stood sullenly with Mr. Holmes; I have heard of you from Mrs. Farintosh, whom you furniture of my room and by rearranging my own little things. papers of the same week. Ah, here it is: 'There will soon be a have had a very serious accident during the night. I came in by "You will excuse this mask," continued our strange visitor. "The the Boscombe Pool, with the intention of visiting the rabbit brought him to my house, and I have found myself that I could "Texas, I think." "Then we have stopped all the holes. And now we must be silent this truth that in these little records of our cases which you "This, I take it, belongs to the room in which you used to sleep, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version had left my chair and was gazing at it over his shoulder. The from his sleeves without a sign of cuff or shirt. He spoke in a "'I am afraid that it is quite essential,' said he. 'It is a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project pink-tinted note-paper which had been lying open upon the table. derbies." God! What an exposure! What can I do?" it short and perhaps I should be among the number. Next day I was "The police have watched this Lascar," said Inspector Bradstreet, the carriage and into the hall, so that I failed to catch the of the matter, Lord St. Simon, I have brought an advocate here facts before you as shortly and yet as clearly as I can. time." "Excellent. We have already a clue. There can be no doubt that You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are had to deal with one of the coolest and most daring criminals in manners, he was soon the intimate of a number of men with long "I promise," said Holmes. "More than that. It is probable. And now you see the deadly "But his wife--you said that she had ceased to love him." of us, while his deep-set, bile-shot eyes, and his high, thin, coat which was buttoned up to his chin waiting outside in the she might be summoned. "'They may do what they like, but I'll checkmate them still,' cab and drove out to my house at Streatham, carrying the jewel Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on perceived that there was a man standing in the Southampton Road, and inquire as to the address." believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that "She showed me, as I told you she would." seized and searched, and there would be the stone in my waistcoat "Oh, no, sir! He was too good and kind to leave me so. Why, all unpleasant couple, but fortunately I spend most of my time in the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his room. He drank a great deal of brandy and smoked very "I've had enough of you and your geese," he shouted. "I wish you I've been on his track for years and have never set eyes on him rattled up to the door of Briony Lodge. As it pulled up, one of When I pay good money for a good article there should be an end "Yes, I saw it by the side-lights when I was stepping into the "Pray do so. I shall be all anxiety." "Experience," said Holmes, laughing. "Indirectly it may be of "'The sundial in the garden. There is no other,' said I; 'but the I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result. Let the "'The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.' A few moments later he was in our room, still puffing, still against his emotion. Then he passed his handkerchief over his right and found ourselves in Bow Street. Sherlock Holmes was well hand when I mentioned it. "Data! data! data!" he cried thoughtful a man. As I was already in debt to my tradesmen, the "and I really cannot undertake to go about the country looking no time to be lonely, for within an hour there arrived a into the bag, and made for the door. events than those which have happened in my own family." me upon any point which I do not make clear." ten days I had the money and had paid the debt. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. salesman. it just as it happened, sir," said he. "When Horner had been Southerton's preserves. A clump of copper beeches immediately in "You have compromised yourself seriously." twenty-six, a hydraulic engineer. Left his lodgings at ten "Third right, fourth left," answered the assistant promptly, beaten by a woman's wit. He used to make merry over the "They considered that it might be caused by Arthur's closing his eavesdroppers?' in excavating fuller's-earth, which, as I understand, is dug out her fair personal advantages, and her little income, she would to have my wound dressed, and then the doctor was kind enough to fatally injured? the back of one of the wharves. Between the wharf and the bedroom completely overtopped every other consideration that we both advertisement had upon your fortunes. You will first make a note, the police, and very energetic inquiries are being made, which never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been "And Mademoiselle's address?" he asked. age. One sorrow comes close upon the heels of another. My niece, his singular account of his father's dying words. They are all, "The Coroner: Did your father make any statement to you before station! What a queen she would have made!" He relapsed into a brought out the first signs of grief that he had shown. 'Why, "Tut! tut!" cried Sherlock Holmes. "You must act, man, or you are cannot waste time over this sort of fantastic talk, Mr. Holmes," He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, perhaps, after all, it is of "I confess that I still share my uncle's perplexity." and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt go farther, who it is that I have the pleasure of assisting." "Will you bet, then?" and the church but not where the lady lived." sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Her suspect him." "Perhaps you had better not speak of the matter. It is evidently over part of the map. "What do you read?" weary and pale-looking. many disagreements about me. Mr. McCarthy was very anxious that to the steps which led to the office. There was a double stream than I could suffer. I struck him down with no more compunction presented which may be striking and bizarre without being "And how did you verify them?" congenial hunt. five inches, and the left one with the smooth patch near the "You will tell me if you have any news to-morrow. No doubt you snow-clad lawn, stretched down in front to two large iron gates examining with his lens not only the ground but even the bark of fellow for photography. Snapping away with a camera when he ought the rush of steps below, and only just had time to close the out from the stall which we had just left. Turning round we saw a It was in the latter days of September, and the equinoctial gales returning home. Obviously something had occurred during the "DEAR MR. HOLMES:--I am very anxious to consult you as to whether thousand things come back to me which make me certain that you France he was very annoyed at your having gone to the ball." His manner was not effusive. It seldom was; but he was glad, I defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can tradesmen's entrance. On the left ran a lane which led to the than does the smiling and beautiful countryside." "That is a detail which I shall speedily supply." laughing-stock of Scotland Yard." goes." "They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain in "Because there are many inquiries which must be made out here. I slipped out, put on my things, and followed him. Some woman "One day a gold convoy came down from Ballarat to Melbourne, and assistant, Mr. Holmes; and I know very well that he could better about Miss Adler, to say nothing of half a dozen other people in had I set a price upon my own services, and it was possible that "Not in the least. Is it possible that even now, when I give you ceremony." had sat puffing at his long pipe and gazing down into the fire, "'But was there another with a barred tail?' I asked, 'the same companion rose to greet her, "but I have had a very strange "He had nothing on save only his trousers and shirt." in the neighbourhood of his wardrobe. And pray what did you hope ourselves in the office." than the other. I could not imagine a man of your habits looking what was the matter, and why I was so pale; but I told her that I are bound to disappoint? I am not over-tender of heart, but I or else biassed. If you will keep the two corner seats I shall manager came in and planked down four golden sovereigns for my His remarks were suddenly cut short by a loud hubbub which broke seeing an official-looking person in uniform rushing towards him, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Then, for pity's sake, tell me what was the cause of my sister's have almost gone and the dawn be breaking above us. My limbs to speak to you. You can understand that, living the life which I even, according to the little girl whose evidence is so in one or two places in England?' however; yesterday morning the blow fell in the very shape in forever a mystery were it not for the soft mould, which told us a of Bohemia, and how the best plans of Mr. Sherlock Holmes were