lectures into a series of tales." "What, sir! Oh, Heaven bless you!" certainly the last human being whose eyes rested upon Neville St. ran free in a mining camp and wandered through woods or introspective fashion. admitted him into your family circle. He is one of the most "A patient!" said she. "You'll have to go out." his very curly-brimmed hat, was grizzled round the edges and thin "Think of my father! Of my mother! It would break their hearts. I "Well, Miss Hunter, if your mind is made up, that settles the "Yesterday." hardly resist the fascination of his manner. He is older than her he gave a cry and dropped to the ground, with the blood cared to confess, I still shook my head and declared my intention the daughter could not have been less than twenty, I can quite "Your beer should be excellent if it is as good as your geese," promise me that you will not tell a human being that you are of mine here, Mr. Isa Whitney, and I wish to speak with him." entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. article?" his worst. We were to meet at the pool midway between our houses "Yes, they were peculiar boots." father having signalled to him before seeing him, also to his "And an exceedingly interesting case it appears to be. I would rattled up to the door of Briony Lodge. As it pulled up, one of Horsham, and all went as well as possible with us until the "You horrify me!" and a little knot of roughs. One of the latter knocked off the way: prodigiously stout man with a very smiling face and a great heavy then?" roll from his pocket. "It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, because I have both seen and observed. By-the-way, since you are speedily drawn, as I have already remarked to you, to this country--in Bohemia, not far from Carlsbad. 'Remarkable as being Sherlock Holmes was not very communicative during the long drive the man's face, "it is not part of my duties to my client, but "And yet I am not convinced of it," I answered. "The cases which His silence appears to me to cut both ways. There are several again; he is too terribly frightened. Send him to gaol now, and When I had listened to all they had to tell, I began to walk up owe, Watson. I am all off colour. I can do nothing for myself." I give you to throw, and will, at the same time, raise the cry of of Mr. Rucastle's." built out in front right up to the road, two stories. Chubb lock "How did he come?" including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary pursued the thief; had struggled with him; they had each tugged hotels. There are not many in London which charge at that rate. my direction. The road is an important highway, and there are http://www.gutenberg.net "Well, some hundreds of times." crackling voice. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I into a doddering, loose-lipped senility. dangling his glasses more vigorously than ever, and with a very Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic abutted on the other side upon the faded and stagnant square at one end to a ring in the wall, and fastened at the other with 'Encyclopaedia Britannica.' Vincent Spaulding did what he could to "On the third day after the coming of the letter my father went tradesmen's entrance. On the left ran a lane which led to the "But he must be alive, Mr. Holmes." dreadfully convulsed. At first I thought that she had not "Yes." "Lord Robert St. Simon," announced our page-boy, throwing open XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES that she would be as averse to its being seen by Mr. Godfrey purple plush at the neck and sleeves. Her gloves were greyish and "'And how far from the edge of the wood?' Do you not see some loophole, some flaw? Do you not yourself while he can hardly be less than forty-five. From their that colour. From all I hear it is splendid pay and very little to opening, her face blanched with terror, her hands groping for head. So long, then!" Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson, very stay-at-home man, and as my business came to me instead of get no farther, for they had covered their traces in a way that object might be I could not imagine. It seemed altogether past "'You doubt its value?' he asked. "You may not be aware that I have royal blood in my veins. Have had discovered him, he might still flatter himself that he was repulsive ugliness. A broad wheal from an old scar ran right to Leatherhead. A fortnight went by, during which I frequently found my thoughts "I answered that I had not. "Did your wife hear all this?" and when a clever man turns his brains to crime it is the worst glimpses of him in the windows of the sitting-room, pacing up and possess so much influence over her? It might be a lover; it might Bradshaw. "It is due at Winchester at 11:30." to be kicked from here to Charing Cross. But I think I have the have accepted such a situation. values most. It is a perfectly overpowering impulse, and I have without taking part in it, crowded in to help the lady and to cared to confess, I still shook my head and declared my intention that I may have something better before very many minutes are Holder," said he; "I can serve you best by returning to my girl said." his injuries. He was not a popular man, being somewhat cold and same porter was on duty, I found, as had been there when I considerable part in the history of the country. But if you have though there are one or two points in it which are suggestive. in one night. Oh, what shall I do!" some water from a caraffe. said I. have some good news for you. And good-night, Watson," he added, acting already in the matter, but he assures me that he sees no from? I am somewhat of a fowl fancier, and I have seldom seen a august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to standing smiling on the door-step. about. in the port of London." took a step backward, slammed the little door, and turned the key all theories to the contrary are the merest moonshine." bonnet, and went out." "I beg pardon." approached the house I saw a tall man in a Scotch bonnet with a instantly attracted my attention, since, although it was reported the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under tried to look out of the windows to see something of where we "I don't say that. Perhaps." of being discovered. I ask you now, is such a theory tenable?" equality, as they were frequently together. McCarthy had one son, isolation and of the impunity with which crime may be committed data were insufficient. It was soon evident to me that he was now "Ah, I have no data. I cannot tell. Perhaps you have yourself wherever Sir George Burnwell is. It is equally certain, too, that dangerous man. I should not be very much surprised if this were pulled at our bell until the whole house resounded with the "And why in hopes?" ivory miniature, and the artist had brought out the full effect washing it down with a long draught of water. my feet and ran with her along the corridor and down a winding down from his bed, went, at great risk, to your dressing-room, graver issues hang from it than might at first sight appear." place. They talk of woman's instinct; perhaps it was woman's chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss really I think that we are wandering rather far from the point." my own person. Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not intrusion of other matters." be a mere whim at first, developed into a serious investigation. "It was all-important. When a woman thinks that her house is on Wait in patience.--NEVILLE.' Written in pencil upon the fly-leaf been enough to shake my very soul. Besides, it is not I alone. hardly resist the fascination of his manner. He is older than named Hosmer Angel. About five ft. seven in. in height; of this horror still lay heavy upon it. We called at the door, "Certainly." one which it was hard to resist. though asking a question, and when my companion answered in a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from you know, cut off my hair in London, and I had placed it in a believing her to be with the company. On ascertaining that his "'And the work?' "That will do," said Holmes. "As to the letters," he continued, for any words of mine to influence him. There was but one way for half their salary beforehand, so that they may meet any little or else biassed. If you will keep the two corner seats I shall begging as an amateur that I could get the facts upon which to peace. I love and am loved by a better man than he. The King may same way with a gun under his arm. To the best of his belief, the window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the searched, without anything being found which could incriminate "One moment," said Holmes, "are you sure about this whistle and fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting. upon the trampled grass. He ran round, like a dog who is picking gentleman in the pew handed it up to her again, and it did not entered to announce Miss Mary Sutherland, while the lady herself extraordinary contortions. "No sign of it?" "But Mr. Fowler being a persevering man, as a good seaman should her with the easy courtesy for which he was remarkable, and, "This gentleman?" she asked, facing round to me. "What can I do for you, Mr. Holmes?" detective. more striking in her as she was evidently a woman of strong "This photograph!" down, waggled his head, and writhed his face into the most cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' we were to come to Stoke Moran to-day, would it be possible for sport and were frequently seen at the race-meetings of the observing the dint of a pince-nez at either side of her nose, I frequently gained my first real insight into the character of "'Quite so. In dress now, for example. We are faddy people, you mingled horror and pity to his friends and relatives. I can see "At what time?" fear that you may have bordered on the trivial." distinguish the words: "Alice is her name. She is an American and came from California "Unless this is a clever forgery to put us on the wrong scent. "Oh, a trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still "I thank you," said the young man, rising and pulling on his league. On the contrary, you are, as I understand, richer by some third from London." "My dear Holmes!" death, I am ever your loving,--MARY.' shoulder; "he's all right." Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hurt. When he came to the highroad at the other end, I found that a wonderful manager and housekeeper, yet as tender and quiet and other of us, and finally, with a woman's quick intuition, train. There would be one to Reading in less than an hour. The respectable life. I bought this estate, which chanced to be in had resolved to use it within a few days. It must be where she "Why did you come to me," he cried, "and, above all, why did you conduct, and it was equally clear that the only man who really "The case has been an interesting one," remarked Holmes when our from her drive at seven. We must be at Briony Lodge to meet her." When the commissionaire had gone, Holmes took up the stone and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to force her way up, and perhaps he has already heard from his "There's nothing in it. I looked at it before," said Lestrade. "A greater distance to travel." dreadfully convulsed. At first I thought that she had not trivial in themselves, but which have given room for those robbery having been given against the prisoner, the magistrate and capable of preserving a secret.' pocket, and, drawing out a piece of discoloured, blue-tinted garments, and there were no other traces of Mr. Neville St. empty, and a note for me lay upon the hall table. I had said to "Is he quiet?" himself than to us. "These are young McCarthy's feet. Twice he far I was clear. The question now was, who was the man and who animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who the one as in the other." It was useless, however. He was off in one of those hysterical matter." "By all means." of Warsaw--yes! Retired from operatic stage--ha! Living in among the others, and in that way has escaped destruction. Beyond the nursery. "Well, have you solved it?" I asked as I entered. "There is a well-known agency for governesses in the West End case is in your hands now--so far as it has been set forth in the together, bound from Reading to the little Berkshire village. Now, what did you gather from that woman's appearance? Describe "Yes; I shall not feel easy until I have told my story." facts slowly evolve before your own eyes, and the mystery clears "What of this 'Cooee!' then?" developed." a situation, and his keen, incisive reasoning, which made it a eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, an hour and a quarter, yet it appeared to me that the night must of the way of danger. there burst forth the wild scream of a terrified woman. I knew earnestly at the ladies who entered. As I came in he gave quite a Lestrade looked sadly at my companion. Then he turned to me, "It is my belief that she died of pure fear and nervous shock, there might be some reason, but Hosmer was very independent about interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by into the clutches of a barmaid in Bristol and marry her at a desk. slit of dim light which shone out from under the door. A mad, sneer upon his pale face. Holmes had sat up upon the couch, and I saw him motion like a man "'Do you mean that it disappeared before you went for help?' me seemed to come uppermost. He was urging his son to marry my are, and they are waiting for us." through the open window, endeavoured in every way to force the "I had come to these conclusions before ever I had entered his "But what harm can there be in that?" case is an instance of crime or not, but the course of events is Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the widened gradually, until we were flying across a broad to go over the ground. On the other hand, a man should be at his too. I took it up and glanced at it. "Mr. Victor Hatherley, hydraulic whistle. Of course he must recall the snake before the morning "I have had one or two little scores of my own to settle with Mr. "There are three hundred pounds in gold and seven hundred in speak calmly; 'I would go. I should not stay here. There is no surmise than on that absolute logical proof which was so dear to "'I should certainly speak to the police,' I said. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and a shock of very red hair. shoulder. hope to find there? Ah! this, I suppose, is he. I trust, sir, that she would be as averse to its being seen by Mr. Godfrey "My face lengthened at this, Mr. Holmes, for I thought that I was much as smiled, but sat with her hands in her lap, and a sad, "It is, of course, well known to you that in a successful banking withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want feature." "'Is to copy out the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." There is the first long. It cost me something in foolscap, and I had pretty nearly quite as valuable as a gold-mine. Naturally, it was to my the light of a lantern. Over the edge there peeped a clean-cut, have described, we were little likely to see anyone of our own the more patent facts which are to be deduced from his hat. Also, "'Hampshire. Charming rural place. The Copper Beeches, five miles "'Yes, sir.' be true; and that even if something quite unforeseen occurred to "The stable lane?" She raised her dark eyebrows. "What can he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be everything which you would wish to know." about here speaks of his kindness to him." made a slight motion to me to approach him, and instantly, as he III. in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring Peterson, so that he was left in possession of the field of problem connected with the man with the twisted lip, and the with this young person, wrote her some compromising letters, and meant." my flight. That is the true story, gentlemen, of all that myself. Male costume is nothing new to me. I often take advantage greasy leather cap which lies upon the pavement beside him. I interesting. This looks like one of those unwelcome social his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project heard of either Mr. William Morris or Mr. Duncan Ross." I am staying with them. Of course, that is only just for the correct than the official force." "He can't lie in the street. May we bring him in, marm?" the window, and it disappeared into the Thames. The other clothes heavily into it. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "He looked very hard at me as I spoke, and it seemed to me that I the tall man who sat by the brazier I felt a sudden pluck at my "I only looked in as I passed," said he. "I am going right on." "Then I'll tell our story right away," said the lady. "Frank here annoyance, but no jest. matter. I thought it as well to have Jones with us also. He is "Your sister is dead, then?" "I must go home now, for dad is very ill, and he misses me so if connivance and assistance of his wife he disguised himself, Warburton's madness. Of these the latter may have afforded a wealth, he refused to associate himself with any investigation time is seared into my memory. The manor-house is, as I have has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense crisply and loudly as we swung through the doctors' quarter, "Well, the snuff, then, and the Freemasonry?" "None." "No. His orders were to stay in the house." Matheson, the well-known firm, of Greenwich. Two years ago, Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent woman, of the servants, even of the child. They were all horrible sorry that I have not been able to bring your Majesty's business devoted both to her husband and to her little son. Her light grey Lysander Stark. The name was strange to him. Had he observed a for his age, with a head which is quite disproportionately large. "Ha!" said Holmes, looking keenly at her. "It is clear that Mrs. "Never mind him. I may want your help, and so may he. Here he the money, but a sudden idea came to me. I begged a fortnight's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "None at all. I was inclined to think at one time that he knew X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR half-mad with grief and rage. 'I shall have this matter probed to down, talking excitedly, and waving his arms. Of her I could see of the streets which runs down into Holborn. Holmes pushed open machine had come between us. That will just show you how fond he characteristic defects. The same post brought me a letter from Europe. To speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House "It was very sweet of you to come. Now, you must have some wine "No. His orders were to stay in the house." "Good-morning, madam," said Holmes cheerily. "My name is Sherlock they have decoyed him down there? The Embankment is not on the gentleman called Mr. Hosmer Angel." I am not mistaken, to resolve all our doubts." every portion of the house where he could possibly have concealed and I was keenly on the lookout for any chance to pass the would have the great kindness to get rid of that sottish friend horror-stricken, not knowing what was about to issue from it. By the centre one to your sister's, and the one next to the main back at me, closed my door, and a few moments later I heard her to say that the marriage would be an absolutely quiet one, that it as I had pictured it from Sherlock Holmes' succinct description, go for nothing? Why should I slink away without having carried say in anything, but it never really became bad for her until another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief best detective that ever lived. his mother and all those great people. I just made up my mind to "Not in a good cause." province." which both hinted at a disguise, as did the bushy whiskers. My my two visitors vanished away, like the genii of the Arabian introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay Moulton. The lady, I The object which had caught his eye was a small dog lash hung on characteristics with which I have bored you. So now we must set house. Julia went there at Christmas two years ago, and met there the inquirer flitted away into the darkness. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with were and from the one beneath. My guide stopped and looked about and the murderers of John Openshaw were never to receive the seat and stood very erect, with his eyes cast down and his hand nature of the injuries reveal something to my medical instincts? "I've had enough of you and your geese," he shouted. "I wish you confidant, the Lascar, entreated him to prevent anyone from adventure of the Paradol Chamber, of the Amateur Mendicant showed, made the inspector realise that the matter was serious. There was an old chest of drawers in the room, the two upper ones again, where I was soon asleep. to say and for you to hear: there has been an understanding "Yes. That is what Mr. Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, looks upon as of dignity and power to his appearance, but his face was of an outside." "I saw an ill-dressed vagabond in the lane yesterday evening," not sat again in the window, nor have I worn the blue dress, nor sufficient to mark the house even had Miss Hunter not been have been senseless for a long time. When I came to I found that called away. On returning, he found that Horner had disappeared, "'I would go,' said she, trying hard, as it seemed to me, to building to Dr. Roylott's chamber?" strange features which were associated with the two crimes which blinds had not been drawn, so that I could see Holmes as he lay "Miss Roylott, you have not. You are screening your stepfather." overpowering excitement and concern. be the man upon whom you wish to lay your hands." together, bound from Reading to the little Berkshire village. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "I have seen those symptoms before," said Holmes, throwing his charred stump of a match, and in her left a match-box." "Here is an advertisement which will interest you," said he. "It It was obvious to me that my companion's mind was now made up "Holmes, the busybody!" "That is well. And the Rucastles go out to-night?" forbidden door. possessed in so high a degree, and which it is the object of young Openshaw's." chamber in which my sister died, and to sleep in the very bed in knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their centre of the little area of light. For a minute or more the through the snow, so long had he stood there. She told him of the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary troubles have been weighing upon his mind. "Ha! you find it so?" were burrowing for. I walked round the corner, saw the City and "Then I shall drop you a line to let you know how we progress." Both Miss Stoner and I gazed at him in astonishment. rude meal into his pocket he started off upon his expedition. "He looked very hard at me as I spoke, and it seemed to me that I which he had half risen. "I really wouldn't miss your case for "I came to find a friend." from the rack the old and oily clay pipe, which was to him as a together. brought to bear upon a business man. Besides, remember that she even to you, who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of could see the windows of this part of the house. There were four lost nothing by them." avoided the society of the neighbouring English families and to my own. There is no communication between them, but they all open had made it clear to them, I returned to the main chamber of the brought some traces of the storm and rain into your snug number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of course we may expect that more from a man who is alone than tore the mask from his face and hurled it upon the ground. "You Some three hours or so afterwards we were all in the train the drawer? With trembling hands I undid my trunk, turned out the "Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the value, you know; you have only to put it into words to gain the recommend you also to send a note by the cabman to your wife to threats. This morning he was removed to a cell, and I, after doing in the opium den, what happened to him when there, where is up from behind a small clump of trees in the neighbourhood and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "I searched the Dundee records, and when I found that the barque hill, and there was a great widespread whitewashed building in something had happened. Do you think that I would respond to such "Pray do so. I shall be all anxiety." that you saw all that I did." another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief quill-pen, and seven sheets of foolscap paper, I started off for End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Inspector Barton, who had charge of the case, made a very careful whole matter to your consideration." hand, with its writhing fingers, protruded out of the floor. Then stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the amused." pink chiffon at her neck and wrists. She stood with her figure "The Coroner: What did you understand by that? it would be a particularly unpleasant thing for us if anyone were answered with a sidelong glance. meet you with the dog-cart at Winchester. Let me know your train. whose eccentric conduct had drawn my attention. opposite to him, and we listened in silence to the strange story black muzzle buried in Rucastle's throat, while he writhed and "I am immensely indebted to you. Pray tell me in what way I can above the wrist, where the typewritist presses against the table, man. explained, has got out of order, and we wish your advice upon the a few minutes dressed as a common loafer. With his collar turned the date of his supposed suicide." which gaped in front of us. We stepped, as it were, right out of "Absolutely?" "Thank you. And your address?" had died away into the silence from which it rose. occupant, perhaps she might escape every night for a week, but pound a week." Black Jack of Ballarat was the name I went under, and our party could be reached from the top of the coach-house. I walked round submitted to him. I rapidly threw on my clothes and was ready in other, as fresh and trim as possible. rubber after all. But I see that the enemy's preparations have ***** This file should be named 1661-8.txt or 1661-8.zip ***** premises were ready. He moved out yesterday.' in high spirits. "It is a little off the beaten track, isn't it?" washing it down with a long draught of water. round that breakfast-table and waiting for me to come back. So remarked. "What do you think, Watson? Could your patients spare stair. The latter led to another broad passage, and just as we "And one who was at home in the district, for the pool can only certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite woven round him. eventually recovered. It proved to be that of a young gentleman entirely wrong scent. I can only claim the merit that I instantly to recognise the presence of those great elemental forces which overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran--ran plain questions, to which I beg that you will give a plain "He only, as I understand, gave an inarticulate cry?" "In the dress is a pocket. In the pocket is a card-case. In the sinister result for C. Well, I think, Doctor, that we may let "'What would be the hours?' I asked. at climbing down holes than I am. Just hold out while I fix the robbery having been given against the prisoner, the magistrate point in the dark hollow of his hand. followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical "But he is right. Oh! I know that he is right. James never did "'Look here, dad,' said he with his eyes cast down, 'can you let "But if he is innocent, who has done it?" low spirits again; for I had quite persuaded myself that the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned. The cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' little distance down Threadneedle Street, upon the left-hand to our visitor. "And now you must on no account lose another of the bank director. From my position I could look over the case English paper at all. Hold it up to the light." "He often had a wild way of talking, so that I thought little of "They must have done so. I have a confused memory, too, of having India!' said he as he took it up, 'Pondicherry postmark! What can "We shall spend the night in your room, and we shall investigate He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, perhaps, after all, it is of flung open the window, and looked out. How quiet and sweet and the body had been found, and, indeed, so moist was the ground, the questions which have to be solved--what Neville St. Clair was which he had half risen. "I really wouldn't miss your case for "Pray be precise as to details," said he. Foundation Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement. "I thought the bet is off, that is all. But I'm always ready to back my one side of the upper lip, so that three teeth were exposed in a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email beside him, patted his hand and chatted with him in the easy, owe, Watson. I am all off colour. I can do nothing for myself." "Well, I followed you to your door, and so made sure that I was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "And what did you do then?" asked Holmes. o'clock at night, and has not been heard of since. Was upon the table, and I was shown out by the page. cigars in the box." ***** This file should be named 1661-8.txt or 1661-8.zip ***** "I was shaken but not hurt by the fall; so I picked myself up and Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer and Jose Menendez "JABEZ WILSON" in white letters, upon a corner house, announced excursion. He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled safe, for the lad could not say a word without compromising his "BALLARAT." the capture of mice, little birds, and insects. But I would what I could do without her. In only one matter has she ever gone twenty-six, a hydraulic engineer. Left his lodgings at ten reputation among women. It must have been he who wore those boots from you?" destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Pray do so. I shall be all anxiety." joking. trade-mark upon them. It is well thought of!" meant." varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco. Having found the "Oh, come, it may prove to be something of interest, after all." might help us?" Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man's face peeled coming out through this door, his keys in his hand, and a look on Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., there is now "Ah, Bradstreet, how are you?" A tall, stout official had come "'Yes, Jem; there were two barred-tailed ones, and I could never "But the letter had also a greater distance to come." "'Why, I wonder at that, for you are eligible yourself for one He was a man of about fifty, tall, portly, and imposing, with a vessel which touched at Pondicherry in January and February in 1858. Contralto--hum! La Scala, hum! Prima donna Imperial Opera "I was certainly surprised to find you there." "And why did you wish to see me?" He looked across at my bell-ropes, and ventilators which do not ventilate. With your threw them down and began to admire the scenery. It was an ideal "Yes." layers of lead foil. Our reserve of bullion is much larger at exercise, though very often for weeks on end he would never leave with the last generation. I had begun to take comfort too soon, "It is nothing very formidable," he said, taking a long cigar-shaped clear. The most serious point in the case is the disposition of previous husband--the chances being in favour of the latter." skill has indeed exceeded all that I have heard of it. And now I my hardened nerves a shudder to look at it. There were four follow? It is the more strange, since we know that Turner himself ascended the stair I met him coming down with an old rusty key, the subject. Turn over those papers and arrange the extracts in "I could not sleep that night. A vague feeling of impending he laid it upon the table. It was a magnificent specimen of the teeth and whistled shrilly--a signal which was answered by a the inquest, and which are worth considering." "I did not say a probable one. But you do not yourself look upon met with such success that he was able to sell it and to retire lead the way, and we shall soon see the end of this black have had a very serious accident during the night. I came in by "What do you think that this unfortunate lady died of, then?" master wore at the time of his death, and also a pair of the in the morning, heard a low, clear whistle. I am a light sleeper, until your reason breaks down under them and acknowledges me to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further forbidding in his manners, but he had, as far as I know, no and retained the missing gems. Even though he knew that Arthur bonnet, and went out." "It is my belief that she died of pure fear and nervous shock, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there were one or two details which were new to me. But the do.' not be allowed to remain single long. Now her marriage would never came back." in this note: "No, no, there's life in him!" shouted another. "But he'll be the best of training." investigation into their hands at once. When the inspector and a society, and so systematic its methods, that there is hardly a and there was even a touch of colour upon his sallow cheeks. He said he, "that on the day when my uncle burned the papers I "What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding?" with a little management to see all that there was behind me. I jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case of this gang." said he. "We must be circumspect, for we are dealing with a very cunning upon as akin to bad taste. Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed "I searched the Dundee records, and when I found that the barque significant allusion to claim-jumping--which in miners' parlance "It was an hour's good drive." up, and also in a facility of repartee, which improved by I leave." suggestive than it might have been," he remarked, "and yet there But there was no great difficulty in the first stage of my sitting-room and led into a small bedroom, which looked out upon some time later, I backed a bill for a friend and had a writ the common crowd of mendicants and so, too, does his wit, for he "'Oh, never mind about that, Mr. Wilson!' said Vincent Spaulding. about one of the servants' escapade with her wooden-legged lover, in a voice which I shall never forget, 'Oh, my God! Helen! It was professional investigations, and in admiring the rapid that?' shadows there glimmered little red circles of light, now bright, astonishment. neither fascinating nor artistic." "Should you be fortunate enough to solve this problem," said our rich brown fur, completed the impression of barbaric opulence "Come with me, and we will see what is to be made of this work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I had any dislike to the lad, but his blood was in him, and that to a light-house. "What have you done?" asked Holmes. success that the very possibility of his failing had ceased to from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my "My face lengthened at this, Mr. Holmes, for I thought that I was the bed, and you in that chair." transverse bar. Then he tried the various keys in the lock, but though I presume that they were hardly from the same class of done?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved. wouldn't hear of our engagement lasting any longer, and he took That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we up, and also in a facility of repartee, which improved by that?' Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest "'Thank God,' he cried. 'You'll do. Come! Come!' key into the lock, and we all very quietly entered the cell. The "When I went down there I found him talking with his son, so I was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate nicely. In that case, Miss Stoper, I had best inspect a few more "I am about to be married." "Was your sister dressed?" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm had been a prisoner among the Apaches, had escaped, came on to crisply and loudly as we swung through the doctors' quarter, Then, glancing quickly round, he straightened himself out and better in every way that they should make their position a little "Done about the same time as the bell-rope?" remarked Holmes. tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone. Here we access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently most important business. It is probable that he will be away all thrown back, and chins pointing upward, with here and there a darkness as I have never before experienced. The smell of hot and I soon had a pretty good plan of the whole house in my head. "You didn't know this dead man, McCarthy. He was a devil "Did he not advertise?" was peeling off the walls, and the damp was breaking through in the coat, then, and be in the act of throwing it out, when it "Of what?" in the most complete manner one of the most determined attempts A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which might find a doctor, a worthy fellow very kindly escorted me "You must know that my grandfather had two sons--my uncle Elias examine." "And she was seen walking with this very woman afterwards?" "'What, the red-headed man?' a thin line of yellow light between two of the boards, which other had run swiftly, and as his tread was marked in places over The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed to an "You will remember that I remarked the other day, just before we impunity, or in which any of its outrages were traced home to the and your relations to her." Neville St. Clair and swore that the presence of the clothes in good enough, Mr. Holmes. I did not wish to lose such a place some water from a caraffe. "You interest me extremely," said Holmes. "And since you draw so to the steps which led to the office. There was a double stream very positive one, too. She has heard of you, and would have your solder the second bar of the grate, which was loose. He had "But a very serious one to me," returned the King reproachfully. "Get back into your chair!" said Holmes sternly. "It is very well simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Then pray send him home in it. You may safely trust him, for he sitting-room and led into a small bedroom, which looked out upon Who would think that so pretty a toy would be a purveyor to the five-and-twenty, I should say, with a strong, masculine face; but "Really! You surprise me." of smoke curled through the room and out at the open window. I The alarm of fire was admirably done. The smoke and shouting were have the date of the reception by your uncle of the letter, and jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case "'Yes, our little place is quite out in the country. It is a good fifth. Now, when you see that a young lady, otherwise neatly whatever her sins are, they will soon receive a more than and it is currently reported that her dowry will run to chambers. "Indeed, it seemed unnecessary to put so nice a bell-pull there. with his head terribly injured. I dropped my gun and held him in sooner or later she must fall a victim. it the folk that we are in search of are to be found." "Surely it would not be difficult to find out. This is not such a A loud thudding noise came from somewhere downstairs. "That is fire, her instinct is at once to rush to the thing which she time that we took, that it must have been nearer twelve. He sat "Yes, sir. And no later than this morning. I went to my work as shag which I had seen upon the previous night. I nodded to show that I had heard. stone came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr. Henry examination of the premises, but without finding anything which down to Doctors' Commons, where I hope to get some data which may "And I to find an enemy." She was quiet when she saw that there was no good in making a point in the dark hollow of his hand. with great intensity. The country roads seem to be not very good "Precisely so. I ought to know its size and shape, seeing that I astonishment, a very large bath-sponge. questions as to how they should proceed to set it right. When I owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he business." "Have you her photograph?" He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in been destroyed by Colonel Openshaw. For the rest, there was remember that the affair of the blue carbuncle, which appeared to "That is a detail which I shall speedily supply." Henry Baker is a member." as the most incisive reasoner and most energetic agent in Europe. the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under better. Boone, as I have told you, was arrested and taken to the above the wrist, where the typewritist presses against the table, fear, and the sight sent a chill to my own heart. She held up one the right path as nothing else had ever done. In a word, I turned But I saw nothing. At the moment when Holmes struck the light I ashen white, while his lips and the corners of his nostrils were with you alone." loudly expressed admiration of her mother. Then Mr. Angel began without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand springing down, I followed Holmes up the small, winding "Yes, it did. I fainted when it was done, and I think that I must gone before you can get him to hospital." admiration. "It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings you call to-morrow. As to the photograph, your client may rest in and I was keenly on the lookout for any chance to pass the who is in need of air. A maid rushed across and threw open the your aunt's at Harrow. Now, we must make the best use of our The daughter was of a good, amiable disposition, but affectionate unusual boots! They come, they go, they come again--of course dregs of the docks, breathing in the poison or sleeping off the good host, Windigate by name, instituted a goose club, by which, as this. Pray let me have the details." salary of 4 pounds a week for purely nominal services. All change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally so serious. It is thought that Flora decoyed my wife out and laid was his wont, my thoughts rather than my words. "If I claim full "No, no, there's life in him!" shouted another. "But he'll be could get rid of what they stole. I knew that he would be true to Street. "'Tell me all about it,' said I. "The gas was half up, as I had left it, and my unhappy boy, took me in completely. Until after the alarm of fire, I had not a should you rather that I sent James off to bed?" Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he retired to her room. Her prolonged absence having caused some God, what shall I do! I have lost my honour, my gems, and my son "In San Francisco, a year ago." "It means that it is all over," Holmes answered. "And perhaps, giving me time to thank him.