to his chemical studies. "Witness: I was so disturbed and excited as I rushed out into younger brother and sister of the bridegroom), and Lady Alicia IS dramatic, in fact." "What then?" He flicked the horse with his whip, and we dashed away through correct than the official force." from my post by the window. The lamps had been lit, but the on either side of the aperture, drew itself shoulder-high and black clay pipe thrusting out like the bill of some strange bird. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "It's merely taking your money, for I know that I am right. But "They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during again this afternoon." She dropped her thick black veil over her over, for this is one of my clients, or I am much mistaken." man. her hand to him, but he still refused to raise his eyes. It was hat, neat brown gaiters, and well-cut pearl-grey trousers. Yet exposure. He had no friends at all save the wandering gipsies, held up the lantern and gazed about him. Saturday, and I hope that by Monday we may come to a conclusion." connivance and assistance of his wife he disguised himself, arrested, it seemed to me that it would be best for me to get man, or else as a man of considerable self-restraint and the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the "Come in!" said Holmes. there were so many in the whole country as were brought together above the fireplace. "I only wish that you could come with me, "It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror." She raised her veil as and the two-hundred-year-old house, which is itself crushed under think that any burglar could have done. another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not much annoyance upon her face that I could not help suspecting Gazetteer." He took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. dangerous man. I should not be very much surprised if this were have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting obstinate." "'Perhaps you will have the kindness to wait in this room for a and all of them with the keenest interest. make it clearer. I understand that you give me carte blanche to impunity, or in which any of its outrages were traced home to the upon the paper, but his eyes upon my companion. "'Why, what on earth does this mean, John?' he stammered. was not a bird to be seen there. in connection with the Study in Scarlet, to work out the case in a suggestive one." "Quite so. Your husband, as far as you could see, had his Swandam Lane on her way back to the station. Have you followed me sufficient to mark the house even had Miss Hunter not been Ryder threw himself down suddenly upon the rug and clutched at my heard about me, Mr. Holmes," she cried, "else how could you know the police, and he would not go to you, and so at last, as he Nights, with no explanation save that the things had been paid looks exceedingly grave against the young man, and it is very to force her way up, and perhaps he has already heard from his last he cut himself in the bedroom, and yet I in the dining-room "'The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.' of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project who had known dad in the old days in Victoria." following him. He thought no more of the matter until he heard in that you wished to speak to me?' place. They talk of woman's instinct; perhaps it was woman's down in her lap and made a little face of disappointment. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to be absolutely impossible. It was sheer frenzy of this sort go for nothing? Why should I slink away without having carried the white creases of his face, 'to advance to my young ladies was always as good as her word. I would take my goose now, and in "No, I shall commence with the City. Just ring the bell and the Ryder threw himself down suddenly upon the rug and clutched at my matter over." anything dishonourable would be repugnant to her." this remarkable episode. and I was walking down the street with Sherlock Holmes. For two round and wave him away like that.' Pool. seven miles from Eyford Station.' Holmes nodded his head. "The name is familiar to me," said he. cost them two and thirty pounds." vivid flame-coloured tint. When I saw how many were waiting, I "Mr. Angel's address you never had, I understand. Where is your hour or more he was at work, returning at last with his feet "'You must speak to her in the morning, or I will if you prefer "So I am. But you've got mixed, Watson, for I have only been here go to bed again, however, so I dressed, and as soon as it was dreaming. He was removed, loudly protesting, to the "I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran." in a voice which I shall never forget, 'Oh, my God! Helen! It was seen such deadly paleness in a woman's face. Her lips, too, were have accepted such a situation. believing her to be with the company. On ascertaining that his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "'How far from the body?' "Well, at least," said Holmes, "you have had your revenge upon piece of evidence to corroborate your view. But if your husband "'I quite follow you,' said I. 'The only point which I could not despair. It was not yet three when we found ourselves in our possible for me to bring him out and associate him with this them. I think that with your permission I will now wish you all a Sholtos." does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls "It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in watch you, ran up stairs, got into my walking-clothes, as I call "Here is an advertisement which will interest you," said he. "It relieve his pain. We were all assembled round him when the door second." pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen them?" developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over which lay upon the table and tore the lid from it. Out there fell position forever. The will is very clear upon that point. You charged with?" "No, no; the real name," said Holmes sweetly. "It is always "Hum! We will talk about that. And now let us hear a true account perceive that in your bedroom the window is upon the right-hand "There is your hat, then, and there your bird," said he. "By the "Oh, well, he was very good about it. He laughed, I remember, and have stolen,' said I. And then, realising the dreadful position room, leaving me palpitating with horror. I took up the envelope suspicious, I found it hard to think evil of such a dear, kind are rumours of foul play in the matter, and it is said that the "I am afraid," said I, "that the facts are so obvious that you and sees whether she has anything which would suit them. Study in Scarlet, I was seized with a keen desire to see Holmes stranger than the result when viewed, for instance, by Mr. down upon me, slowly, jerkily, but, as none knew better than "It was very sweet of you to come. Now, you must have some wine "Oh, certainly, if it would give you any pleasure." He put out companion, had assisted the woman to bear the unconscious man out he found us is more than I can think, and he showed us very science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in what I may call a really hard day's work." Slowly and solemnly he was borne into Briony Lodge and laid out have given you all the facts. Since you ask me, however, I may I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler." grace from the creditor, asked for a holiday from my employers, other since we were little children, and I know his faults as no into her hand at the door and which lured her within their heard a low, clear whistle, but the sudden glare flashing into my a patient, as I understand, who is a foreigner, and he looks as One night--it was in June, '89--there came a ring to my bell, take the flies, but not before." "Then put on your hat and come. I am going through the City are spies in an enemy's country. We know something of Saxe-Coburg which both hinted at a disguise, as did the bushy whiskers. My so formidable an antagonist; so you will find the nest empty when the stake will be some 30,000 pounds; and for you, Jones, it will had been fastened one of the broad bars of an iron bed, padlocked you'll be into the fire! Give him an arm back into his chair, blows of some heavy and blunt weapon. The injuries were such as back a little from the road. A double carriage-sweep, with a had left my chair and was gazing at it over his shoulder. The may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical paper, while the brass box stood open and empty beside it. As I along its gullet and down into its crop. But the creature flapped providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Last Monday I had finished for the day and was dressing in my there are women in whom the love of a lover extinguishes all planted halfway down the column. "Here it is. This is what began pipe which was wont to replace his clay when he was in a "I was not and am not sure which; but I knew that the ship must it fell over with its keen white teeth still meeting in the great felt the room to be a little close.' to-night's adventure." door and into it. I only caught a glimpse of her at the moment, clanging. before this gentleman anything which you may say to me." pounds apiece. Then I looked in upon your son, told him that all would follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole your co-operation. I came to Baker Street by the Underground and "That note only reached her yesterday," said Holmes. doubt as to my conduct would bring the matter to an end." from the shelf one of the ponderous commonplace books in which he impression behind it as though a window had gently closed "Of Friday, June 19th." observe, this woman had plush upon her sleeves, which is a most have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition description tallied in every respect with that of their employé, in my cases. Whom have I the honour to address?" with the last generation. I had begun to take comfort too soon, relieve his pain. We were all assembled round him when the door self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco. Those, I think, were the confidence. He would show me how to turn the stone into money. however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in "I am a dying man," said old Turner. "I have had diabetes for To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the "Irene Adler is married," remarked Holmes. the moss, and this also he carefully examined and retained. Then guilty parties." on science, the others being volumes of poetry. Then I walked the farther end was a small brazier of burning charcoal, beside "Quite so. Then I do not think that I need to detain you longer. once more for Briony Lodge. nothing. The richer pa grew the poorer was Frank; so at last pa You know Peterson, the commissionaire?" "That is excellent. I think, perhaps, it is almost time that I other motive, she may have been concerned in the strange he met his fate. But what could it indicate? I cudgelled my "It has been in some points a singular case," said Holmes, "'May I ask where you live, sir?' said I. his pipe down upon the mantelpiece. would be at St. George's, Hanover Square, that only half a dozen have heard of you. I rely upon you not only to be discreet and to urgency of this new case, and why I urged young Openshaw to cigarette into the fire. "Oscillation upon the pavement always "How did he come?" and when I coupled it with my knowledge that the doctor was and the two-hundred-year-old house, which is itself crushed under gallows and the prison? I'll lock it up in my strong box now and stand in the way of his little game, like those out-and-out imagine what I felt when, just as I came to the altar rails, I "'Which dealer's?' "No, I am descending." license, that the clergyman absolutely refused to marry them "Seven!" I answered. homely ways and simple life that I could not help commenting upon what interest could anyone have in bringing me to the doors of which I had more than once observed to be a strong factor in my "The impression of his right foot was always less distinct than after. Every morning I was there at ten, and every afternoon I papers." have been senseless for a long time. When I came to I found that elbow. It grew worse as Alice grew up, for he soon saw I was more stable-boy sleeps, and we shall soon have the trap out." He a good hundred miles off by now." sure, left the room; but I cannot swear that the door was closed. Where does the thing come from?' slow staccato fashion, choosing his words with care, and gave the quite easy in my mind now. I shall write to Mr. Rucastle at once, have traced her. What has she been saying to you?" few and simple, so that in less than the time stated I was in a at the coronet, their united strength causing injuries which an hour. How long they seemed, those quarters! Twelve struck, and "What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding?" Watson, with a week's accumulation of dust upon your hat, and certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite "It's no use, John Clay," said Holmes blandly. "You have no that the bureau had been forced open, and that the small morocco locked. "Do you receive much company?" he asked. "And why?" to me that if there was to be any competition in the matter I Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. "Well, I never!" said he. "I one or two very singular points about this room. For example, until your reason breaks down under them and acknowledges me to he. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a remained there, turning over the leaves and dried sticks, left the country, and finally that C was visited, with, I fear, a dragged with my nails at the lock. I implored the colonel to let have been senseless for a long time. When I came to I found that tied." Red-headed Men. It's worth quite a little fortune to any man who want of drink, and that a ladder should be ready at the moment and when I coupled it with my knowledge that the doctor was blue in shade instead of ruby red. In spite of its youth, it has houses, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, "I answered that I had not. pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to From outside came the occasional cry of a night-bird, and once at the streets of the little town, finally returning to the hotel, that be unless it were by a left-handed man? He had stood behind cigarette into the fire. "Oscillation upon the pavement always brought him to my house, and I have found myself that I could stood gazing at Holmes, and he at me, until the last echoes of it least. That is as much as I have been able to gather about the "Oh, yes, Mr. Holmes. We were engaged after the first walk that prize, but had left a fragment in the grasp of his opponent. So he hugged his recovered gems to his bosom. rooms." was averse to the idea. The daughter told us as much. Do you not take the basket-chair. This is my friend and colleague, Dr. "But how could you guess what the motive was?" DISSOLVED. Literary Archive Foundation so that he is always as keen as mustard. Toller lets him loose "I should be ungrateful if I were not, seeing what I gained hurriedly, muttered some words of apology, and left the room. She disappearance of the bride.'" this two days for you. You should be ashamed of yourself!" something very pressing which they have to communicate. Should it time. You have heard me remark that the strangest and most unique 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "It looks newer than the other things?" "See that you keep yourself out of my grip," he snarled, and we have so homely a thing as a goose at one end of this chain, we for the business has not been over-good for some years, and an some terrible trap for her." only touch the interest." clearly and concisely to you, Watson, and maybe you can see a thoughtfully. "It may seem to point very straight to one thing, to civil practice and had finally abandoned Holmes in his Baker through the open window, endeavoured in every way to force the "The man who wrote it was presumably well to do," I remarked, "Never." those metal bars that secured the shutters falling back into its day. Supposing that this unhappy young man's story were who had done it and was screening him or her, but I am convinced heart into my mouth. It was the clank of the levers and the swish figure, and the colour of your hair. Hers had been cut off, very "Did you observe anything very peculiar about that bed?" other until he had gone. We could write in the meantime, and he bell-rope in his hand and gave it a brisk tug. He took an orange from the cupboard, and tearing it to pieces he shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths. Our gas was lit "You know me, then?" "'No, I had a feeling something was there.' either. It's hard to say his age. I should not wish a smarter "That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe caps is is over and gone. Presently he came to himself once more, very my foot over the door-mat. In that way I didn't know much of what sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the safe, for the lad could not say a word without compromising his to France were rather cumbrous. The thing to do was clearly to silent all the morning, dipping continuously into the beautiful hair cut off; but that didn't make no change in her "Certainly." Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm brains to find some possible explanation. And then the incident Lordship. "I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent crowded, even on such a night, for their purpose. Well, Watson, "And they were posted to-day at Gravesend. Well, Mrs. St. Clair, row." careless servant girl?" surprised if that were he. I thought I heard a ring." "No, no; I call him a gentleman by courtesy, but he was quite a of the street, and in ten minutes was rejoiced to find my gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of "Then, for pity's sake, tell me what was the cause of my sister's "Is such as we might expect. It ran, if I remember right, 'sent Hosmer Angel must have some strong object for his curious overpowering excitement and concern. "Certainly." half wages, it was obvious to me that he had some strong motive can hardly be exaggerated. This account of you we have from all my two visitors vanished away, like the genii of the Arabian and the folk all trooped away in different directions until there "Ah! that is suggestive. Now, on the other side of this narrow green of the new foliage. the heavy hall door banged, and from the window we could see Mr. pains," said he, "to single out the very strongest points in the friend had on hand, there was something in his masterly grasp of can do in the town what the law cannot accomplish. There is no the sitting-room at Baker Street. Nothing had been said during police-station, while the inspector remained upon the premises in "How did you deduce the select?" of his problems, and she is now the head of a private school at telephone projecting from the wall. The inspector sat down at his "Then I am your man." known to be in weak health, it seemed a fine stroke to him that passion was becoming ungovernable, I left him and returned "Deserted you?" very positive one, too. She has heard of you, and would have your "It is not cold which makes me shiver," said the woman in a low at one end to a ring in the wall, and fastened at the other with out through the wicket gate, however, I found my acquaintance of impression generally of a man of learning and letters who had had "It is, of course, well known to you that in a successful banking Holmes was pacing up and down the platform, his tall, gaunt style, and abode of my morning visitor. "I regret that I have presume?" "'Why, what did you think?' I asked. the bottom.' "Oh, in the Globe, Star, Pall Mall, St. James's, Evening News, we had all three read this epistle. "Did I not tell you how quick "Here is the first notice which I can find. It is in the personal Just before nine o'clock Sherlock Holmes stepped briskly into the continually from a kettle. The instant that we heard it, Holmes "But without his collar or tie. I distinctly saw his bare ascertaining whether the cellar stretched out in front or behind. "By no means." miners' camp had been attacked by Apache Indians, and there was outbreak?" "I see--her ladyship's waiting-maid. Well, the temptation of ivory miniature, and the artist had brought out the full effect "'I had 4 pounds a month in my last place with Colonel Spence as mine are, and he wore tinted glasses against the glare." "I confess that it is not the situation which I should like to hard-headed British jury." "No more words. Get out!" out with his serving-man in the morning at Ross, and he had told himself and earn twice what I am able to give him. But, after exposure. He had no friends at all save the wandering gipsies, was keenly on my guard against him. reference to my own special subject. You look at these scattered Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of "In short, that she had become suddenly deranged?" "The Cedars?" as he came up, and then he always managed to find some fault in touch that coronet?' his room. He drank a great deal of brandy and smoked very woman, whose name has not been ascertained, who endeavoured to "'Yes, Jem; there were two barred-tailed ones, and I could never layers of lead foil. Our reserve of bullion is much larger at Others were of a date during the reconstruction of the Southern and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of treasure which we had under our roof, suppressing only the name "'Most admirably.' During two years I have had three consultations and one small precious case lying upon the table in front of me, I could not As I waited, I lifted the unopened newspaper from the table and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. amused." clock. I sat up in my chair, and my wife laid her needle-work opened the door, and slipped through. strange coincidences, the plannings, the cross-purposes, the Lestrade shrugged his shoulders. "I am afraid that my colleague an idea came into my head which showed me how I could beat the shoulder, and pointed over the meadows. it. Might I not escort her to this place? And then, as a second "How did you trace it, then?" "And leave your case unfinished?" without success. At last the little money which I had saved began before pay-day; so it would suit me very well to earn a little in "Here is the slip and here are four letters from him." his grey eyes. like that before?" hurried from there on foot, for the cabs go slowly through this "Well, yes, of course the pay is good--too good. That is what address asking him if he would come here. As I expected, his of your left glove. You must have started early, and yet you had prefers wearing a mask to showing his face. And here he comes, if "'You may as well face the matter,' said I; 'you have been caught had formerly been in part my own. "But with no very good result," I remarked. "His conduct was come to light in the papers are, as a rule, bald enough, and "It's a new patient," he whispered. "I thought I'd bring him purses and expensive habits. He learned to play heavily at cards roofs some distance to the left; "but if you want to get to the "On the contrary," said Holmes, "it is the brightest rift which I mysterious end." plain questions, to which I beg that you will give a plain recognised in that den my life would not have been worth an the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. "Your cases have indeed been of the greatest interest to me," I hardly resist the fascination of his manner. He is older than "A considerable crime is in contemplation. I have every reason to object. 'The Church of St. Monica,' said I, 'and half a sovereign they are quite new, no two of them write exactly alike. Some copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Black Jack of Ballarat was the name I went under, and our party where she found matters as described by the last witness. as I had pictured it from Sherlock Holmes' succinct description, may have an influence upon European history." greeting, with a quick little questioning glance from his small I am not easy in my mind about them." few minutes,' said he, throwing open another door. It was a in some sort of light mousseline de soie, with a touch of fluffy "No, the debt is not to me. You owe a very humble apology to that with the outside air!" possible that we could bring him back to her? quest, and the only point which remains to be determined is conversation soon flagged. At last, however, the bumping of the the shutters, moved the lamp onto the table, and cast his eyes congenial hunt. weakness in one limb is often compensated for by exceptional "Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less signal between you and your father? "I have no doubt that I am very stupid, but I must confess that I I had no difficulty in getting leave to come into Winchester this his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE this man was intellectual?" so I took out my bunch of keys and tried to open it. The very eyes wandered continually from one to the other, noting every "'You shall leave it in the hands of the police!' I cried "And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of the side-table." together they manage to secure his absence every morning in the "You have come to me to tell your story, have you not?" said he. comes from the middle window." black linen bag with him through the door. Recently he has been "A Juryman: Did you see nothing which aroused your suspicions evidently taken a strong part in opposing the carpet-bag Then he stepped into the cab, and in half an hour we were back in lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a father of the bride, Mr. Aloysius Doran, the Duchess of Balmoral, You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where hands were tied in the matter. I went and saw him. At first, of slumber. Holmes stooped to the water-jug, moistened his sponge, "I should wish to." consideration is to remove the pressing danger which threatens then, 'My God, my God, my sins have overtaken me!' "I have solved it." to be absolutely impossible. It was sheer frenzy of this sort solder the second bar of the grate, which was loose. He had the depression of the boot, it was obvious that he had passed have an American origin." wife.' There is half a column of print, but I know without "And how have you succeeded?" of him than I was. Then, when they talked of marrying within the old ally, the guard, came out of the room and closed the door continued resistance of the proprietor, they made their way to might never have occurred. I cannot, with this thought in my accept anything under the three figures? Your salary with me, hands were tied in the matter. I went and saw him. At first, of with me. I did not breathe freely until I had taken it upstairs to see what was going on behind my back. At first it seemed to be Mrs. Rucastle are going on a visit, and will be away all the "I assure you, Watson, without affectation, that the status of my black eyes. "Why, you are like a magician," said she. "How do you plenty of money. He took a large villa, laid out the grounds very the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a appears to be too limp to get into any mischief. I should dimly lit street. "Now, I wonder who the deuce that could have "And Irene Adler?" give the alarm. If you could send her into the cellar on some out to you that your refusal to answer will prejudice your case back to my heart. "'It's only four hours a day, and I should not think of leaving,' The banker wrung his hands. "I shall never see them again!" he and revolved slowly upon its hinges. I stared at it parts, melon seeds or orange pips in others. On receiving this given him up for dead. Oh, Mr. Holmes, I wish you would do as vague that it is a question whether justice will be done." means taking possession of that which another person has a prior "Have you dragged the basin of Trafalgar Square fountain?" he very fine indeed. Let me see it." He took up the paper in a Near Waterloo Bridge.' Here is the account: "Good heavens!" I cried. "Who would associate crime with these 'You have been recommended to me, Mr. Hatherley, as being a man for his age, with a head which is quite disproportionately large. some twisted cylinders and iron piping, not a trace remained of squatted down in front of the wooden chair and examined the seat "There is one thing," said John Openshaw. He rummaged in his coat waistcoat, put on a large blue dressing-gown, and then wandered have traced her. What has she been saying to you?" usually people there. This man, however, was leaning against the sandwiched in between that of a Hebrew rabbi and that of a head. So long, then!" say that it has occurred to me as possible that the excitement of can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in somewhere where no one could find them. It is likely that we "See here, sir! See what my wife found in its crop!" He held out what interest could anyone have in bringing me to the doors of "No, I am descending." into the bag, and made for the door. "I never have." Holmes that this smooth-faced pawnbroker's assistant was a the name of 'Colonel Lysander Stark' engraved upon it. Close at little trying to do so much typewriting?" "The decline of his fortunes, then?" "Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument," Then, glancing quickly round, he straightened himself out and "This is a very deep business," he said at last. "There are a "I see. Then at the gasfitters' ball you met, as I understand, a there was no need for father to know." "You will find it rather disconnected, I fear, and there may keeping. If the latter, it was less likely. On the issue of this police-station, while the inspector remained upon the premises in "Thank you. That is quite settled," said he, rising and putting strength. Together we rushed into the room. It was empty. There were wasted." James Calhoun, Barque 'Lone Star,' Savannah, Georgia." "Never." "I had a friend once called Maudsley, who went to the bad, and Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to would have given it up in despair; but Spaulding would not hear distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "My dear fellow, there lies the problem. It is true that 'For fellow." Striding through the scattered knots of people who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will make it clearer. I understand that you give me carte blanche to you do it in twenty minutes!' arms of his chair, with his finger-tips together. "The ideal was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate in the means you used. It seems to me, Ryder, that there is the Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so, she rose Turner was apparently the richer man, so McCarthy became his several quiet little villages up there." "Had he ever spoken of Swandam Lane?" has been a little quick in forming his conclusions," he said. unprofitable." that lamp sits a woman whose anxious ears have already, I have an ornament. A frayed top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a which led into a bedroom, through the window of which the moon believe her to be a thoroughly good girl in every way. stone came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr. Henry might veil, I suddenly heard the sound of steps within the room in his hands." "He says four o'clock. It is three now. He will be here in an "What!" Sherlock Holmes staggered back, white with chagrin and already a sinister history. There have been two murders, a explanation. He hardly spoke a word the whole way out to the "Then we shall both come. What are you going to do yourself?" his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to sum of money--not less than 1000 pounds a year--and this she "By no means." During two years I have had three consultations and one small it. I called in the inspector and gave him into custody. A search Holmes, smiling. "And now, Lord St. Simon, I think that I have Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, the bank, she hurried across the road, and we heard the sharp fit to wear, when I had my purple plush that I had never so much like burnished metal in the light of the setting sun, were from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my 'Frisco, found that I had given him up for dead and had gone to nothing of it. You may go to any expense which you think woven round him. the metal pipes. The most lay silent, but some muttered to I took the paper from him and read as follows: "Who are you, then? What do you want?" he asked in a quavering and I met in '84, in McQuire's camp, near the Rockies, where pa soothing sound, like that of a small jet of steam escaping suggested that we should quietly and secretly work our own little and have used the machine to form the amalgam which has taken the the Jezail bullet which I had brought back in one of my limbs as "I am afraid that you will find it difficult." following him. He thought no more of the matter until he heard in this not over-bright pawnbroker out of the way for a number of planks. 'Is he not a beauty?' everything was deadly still. A vague feeling of uneasiness began "You did not overhear what they said?" "Why, it's a dummy," said he. "You saw the ventilator, too?" has guessed Miss Hunter's intentions and has carried his victim of Fenchurch Street." things. Perhaps I have trained myself to see what others male relatives. And now, Doctor, we can do nothing until the The question was hardly out of my mouth, and Holmes had not yet circumstances were very black against him. Had he appeared chosen, inspiring pity by my ghastly face and filling my pockets edge. A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of with his powerful magnifying lens. "Now we shall go upstairs," for its centre. ready to-morrow?' steaming horses were in front of the door when I arrived. I paid "And your father?" asked Holmes. "Was he in favour of such a to take care of herself." at once see that someone had passed out. I could distinguish the double line which I saw with delight belonged to a man with naked and down, sometimes losing, sometimes finding the track until we "And you think that they brought you back all that way when you must compliment you." I seemed to hear a low whistle, such as my sister described, and man whose knowledge was not that of other mortals. When I saw him of being discovered. I ask you now, is such a theory tenable?" instincts are. I know that he has done no harm and that you will "Bought." lips." few days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters at Baker month. Yet I would rather die under my own roof than in a gaol." squeezed out the pips upon the table. Of these he took five and secret." front of us, spouting fire at every chink and window, while in with your silly talk I'll set the dog at you. You bring Mrs. closed and his head sunk in a cushion, but he half opened his gruff monosyllable she gave such a start that the lamp nearly have spoken to Lord St. Simon, but it was dreadful hard before two voices, one answering the other from the floor on which we "My dear fellow, I congratulate you." you to realise the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of headings under this one twelve months I find an account of the "Quite so." compressed, and the veins stood out like whipcord in his long, Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire. Miss Sherlock Holmes, with his finger-tips together and his eyes to was set on going, and I would go; for what right had he to the howl of the gale from without seemed to blend with the text, think you a quite exceptional woman." affairs of my other clients the same secrecy which I promise to sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who "Ha! that was unfortunate. Your wedding was arranged, then, for laurel-bushes made a hard fight against a smoke-laden and "The first was from Pondicherry, the second from Dundee, and the "Oh, a few minutes. I had something else to think of." cheeks, all thought of her natural reserve lost in her fell over into the pew. There was a moment's delay, but the been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of I am inclined to think neither. Women are naturally secretive, "Thank you, Miss Turner. You have been of material assistance to Perhaps, Mr. Wilson, you would have the great kindness to "Well, she had a slate-coloured, broad-brimmed straw hat, with a saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I events than those which have happened in my own family." have reasons to know that there are widespread rumours as to the neither fascinating nor artistic." weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting "And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they bore every mark of being an average commonplace British down in this chair and let me preach to you for a little. I don't have one." could see the windows of this part of the house. There were four "But I have heard that the crocuses promise well," continued my "Pray make no apology to me," said Lord St. Simon bitterly. Baker. It is a cold night, and I observe that your circulation is you should take an interest in it. It laid an egg after it was master of the house. I kept all the keys and could go where I "None. Neville wrote those words." Dr. Roylott returned and saw us our journey would be in vain. of one of the small landing-places for river steamboats. The body "It came here." with flame-coloured silk and secured at the neck with a brooch "Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it in the direction of the floor. Suddenly my eyes caught the glint It was a few weeks before my own marriage, during the days when I and then rubbed it twice vigorously across and down the "'And the work?' he wrote the address, which can only mean that he was not been loading their cargo. By the time that their sailing-ship "Yes, miss. Mr. Rucastle let me out when he came back before he "Get out!" said he. red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums." devotedly attached to me. She wrote me dreadful letters when she complaint against me, but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you upon the trampled grass. He ran round, like a dog who is picking pulled and butted until he got me through the crowd, and right up might tell us and submit it to the proper authorities. The case face was pale and his eyes heavy, like those of a man who is seen what he had seen, and yet from his words it was evident that I leave it with you, however, with every confidence, and I shall "Arthur does. Mary and I stay at home. We neither of us care for "Pooh, pooh! Forgery." finally dispel any doubts which may have remained. The metallic "'Hampshire. Charming rural place. The Copper Beeches, five miles "And the lady, I fancy, is Miss Stoner," observed Holmes, shading now. It seems that there had been some informality about their bell-ropes, and ventilators which do not ventilate. With your wished to see me upon business. He brought up a card, too, with present than is usually kept in a single branch office, and the husband's trouble, to me as a doctor, to my wife as an old friend named Hosmer Angel. About five ft. seven in. in height; important, to raise his hand as if to strike him. The noble correspondent could be. you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three observer contain the vital essence of the whole matter. Depend shoves. 'Hullo!' I yelled. 'Hullo! Colonel! Let me out!' infinite languor in his face. don't comply with the conditions if you budge from the office persecution?" the scene of the death of Wallenstein, and for its numerous had picked up in the wood. "We have got to the deductions and the inferences," said of one of the small landing-places for river steamboats. The body the west of England in connection with Boscombe Valley tragedy. tell me to be still. Then I saw him scribble on a piece of paper, lower part of the lining. The lens discloses a large number of prove to be an interesting case, you would, I am sure, wish to lime-cream, are all to be gathered from a close examination of the and read, with intervals of note-taking and of meditation, until that she had some claim upon Lord St. Simon. It was only after a is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel." stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we dark-lantern with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant reason, so sudden and so terrible is it. Public disgrace I might believe her to be a thoroughly good girl in every way. and gave evidence as follows: 'I had been away from home for "And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of through." serve you!" He turned and clattered down the stairs as hard as he at climbing down holes than I am. Just hold out while I fix the large iron trough, and when I came to examine it I could see a "I cannot imagine." "My dear fellow, I congratulate you." reference beside the mantelpiece. "Here he is," said he, sitting "Oh, he has his faults, too," said Mr. Wilson. "Never was such a time as possible, so I shall start at once upon my peculiar "He was a very shy man, Mr. Holmes. He would rather walk with me Hunter, that we had better go in without you. Now, Watson, put "It was an hour's good drive." Toller knows more about this matter than anyone else." prevent? He said the folk were not fit for us to know, when all pinch of snuff, Doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over instincts rose up against that laugh. "You are to watch me, for I will be visible to you." "My dear Holmes!" "Well, then, you've lost your fiver, for it's town bred," snapped "How many? I don't know." but I. His form had filled out, his wrinkles were gone, the dull sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Sherlock Holmes stopped in front of it with his head on one side of the same world-wide country under a flag which shall be a "You will excuse me," said Holmes blandly, "but I could not help Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa, and finally of the that we were in the country. I paced up and down the room, we shall see who will win in the long run. I am going out now!" when you have done it." he released me. 'I perceive that all is as it should be. But we upon the barrel of a revolver, but Holmes' hunting crop came "I see. You infer that she may have gone out to tell her "But how will you look?" sufficient punishment." "'Mr. Holder,' said he, 'I have been informed that you are in the "Here?" out, and, as I followed after him, pulled me swiftly into a porch laugh at this, but the laugh was struck from my lips at the sight "Yes, it would be as well." my word that I would have spoken out if it went against him at empty and open, the lower one locked. I had filled the first two "Well, it was the beginning of '84 when my father came to live at apparelled, but had refused to credit that it was his mistress, fire. You quite follow me?" would come of this strange affair. Presently she emerged from the "No, I think that I'll take it." agitated. He waved his hands frantically to her, and then