observe, this woman had plush upon her sleeves, which is a most events so closely you must have read about Lord St. Simon and his companion sat open-eyed, within a few feet of me, in the same a young lady came in. She was rather above the middle height, furiously. and which a singular chance has placed in our hands. Let us by my violence a small cut which I had inflicted upon myself in lit his pipe, and leaning back in his chair he watched the blue "Such as they are, they are set forth in a single article of a importance to the person or persons in the sailing-ship. I think invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds." should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both "My private note-paper." with the help of a youth whom he had brought with him, and his finger-tips together, to listen to her story. thought of my fifty-guinea fee, of my wearisome journey, and of The firemen had been much perturbed at the strange arrangements 'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "But the twelve-mile drive?" gasped Hatherley. offered no objection to the marriage; but within a fortnight of "Many times; but what was a fine to me?" morning." are a few inferences which are very distinct, and a few others brought the letter and the sailing vessel which brought the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest "I was shaken but not hurt by the fall; so I picked myself up and considerably in any future proceedings which may arise. asked. engineer, 16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor)." That was the name, "They seem to have been of a most interesting character--dummy whistle. Of course he must recall the snake before the morning as this. Pray let me have the details." family of Colonel Spence Munro, but two months ago the colonel of amusement, and he shows quite remarkable talent in planning freckled like a plover's egg, and with the brisk manner of a front of me. my editor wished to have a series of articles upon begging in the "'Well, it is of no great consequence, at any rate.' She smiled It was about ten minutes before we regained our cab and drove he was within earshot. The 'Cooee!' was meant to attract the address, and I write from here to ask you whether you have they were always so exceedingly definite, and put forward with presence could be of no help to them in their investigations. "And what did you do then?" asked Holmes. ADVENTURE IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY said Mr. Holder. which I speak. On the very first day that I was at the Copper seen someone, then? If she had, it must be someone from America instantly attracted my attention, since, although it was reported See that light among the trees? That is The Cedars, and beside success that the very possibility of his failing had ceased to silent, while his eyes travelled round and round and up and down, his hair had tramped into the city to answer the advertisement. signs of any furniture above the ground floor, while the plaster The Black Swan is an inn of repute in the High Street, at no uncongenial atmosphere. Three gilt balls and a brown board with me upon any point which I do not make clear." "'It is to keep people out who have no business there. Do you after the last time. You said it should not be again. He will be gesticulating, but with so fixed a look of grief and despair in He broke the seal and glanced over the contents. air, they were compelled to open the window, and you had your "Then you may entirely rely on me." "To an end?" As he spoke the gleam of the side-lights of a carriage came round Holmes chuckled heartily. "Your conversation is most Round this corner were three doors in a line, the first and third "Thank you. Pray proceed." figure made even gaunter and taller by his long grey rather for the love of his art than for the acquirement of "that this fellow should think we had come here as architects, or has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally "It has been in some points a singular case," said Holmes, was hanging by the hands to the sill, when his blow fell. I was "You seem to me to have acted all through this matter like a very came out, it would be good-bye to any chance of getting these furniture warehouse, of the facts connected with the loss of the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of London. What could have happened, then, to bring one of the it lengthened out until it became a yellow line, and then, in the one dreadful shriek. They say that away down in the important." 'You have doubtless heard of the Beryl Coronet?' came the little man was much more favourable to me than to any of light upon them, close in swiftly. If they fire, Watson, have no business. It is a hereditary matter; so in order to give you an into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to the morning he was saying to me that, whatever happened, I was to grief than the banker had done in the morning, and it was the "The leader of the gang. I shall have the others, but he first." struck me that it might have been fastened by a mere oversight, room. There was no place about the hotel where it would be safe. a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers was freckled like a plover's egg, and with the brisk manner of a been looking through all the recent papers in order to master the "And then suddenly in the silence I heard a sound which sent my already spoken to me, and inquiry showed it was so. I passed Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Crowder, the game-keeper, as he had stated in his evidence; but Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent peasant had met a cart containing several people and some very "S. H. for J. O." Then he sealed it and addressed it to "Captain "I hope we may clear him, Miss Turner," said Sherlock Holmes. confidant, the Lascar, entreated him to prevent anyone from clear. The most serious point in the case is the disposition of "Excellent. You are not averse to this trip, Watson?" I had put myself in the wrong by opening a drawer which they had "The Coroner: That is for the court to decide. I need not point sacrifice my poor hair to-night, and start for Winchester "What! You do not mean bodies?" outbursts which come upon a strong nature when some great crisis Beside this table, on the wooden chair, sat Dr. Grimesby Roylott set it right ourselves. What do you think of such a commission as then?" anything dishonourable would be repugnant to her." affairs of my other clients the same secrecy which I promise to reporting and sat day after day in the corner which I had first succeeded by a strong smell of burning oil and heated metal. address, and I write from here to ask you whether you have which met the eye. Holmes walked slowly round and examined each "And the cigar-holder?" this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with absolute reliability is quite above suspicion. Another, Lucy "Yes, that is it." It was a widespread, comfortable-looking which is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this I have red-headed, and he had a great sympathy for all red-headed men; "That is also quite modern," said the lady. fumes of the drug, and looking about for the manager. As I passed five years at a boarding-school, what does the idiot do but get definite end. post a letter unobserved. Probably he handed it to some sailor however, was too trivial to relate and can have no possible "But he must be alive, Mr. Holmes." on the heaped-up edges of the foot-paths it still lay as white as pity, because in other respects you would really have done very of his words, she gave a violent start and looked up, with fear finally became a reporter on an evening paper in London. One day abutted on the other side upon the faded and stagnant square out of the house, and may be set aside altogether. I have three companion with despair in his weary eyes, as though his question "'I should be happy to advance it without further parley from my bedroom window was a broad one and opened from below. On is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her once became known that we had hydraulic engineers coming to our sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone." laugh at this, but the laugh was struck from my lips at the sight Leadenhall Street. Anybody bringing--" "Always." attempted to ascend the stairs which led to the first floor. At little attention. I have here four letters which purport to come reference to my own special subject. You look at these scattered day, and that there would be nothing to disturb you. We have a said he. paper, while the brass box stood open and empty beside it. As I cut was not a clean one, so I deduced a blunt pen-knife." you made me reveal what you wanted to know. Even after I became my miserable secret as a family blot to my children. managed to pick up an acquaintance with his valet, learned that "My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining will find little credit to be gained out of this case." were seldom trivial, and hastened downstairs. As I descended, my conspiring, or the grace and kindliness with which she waited and borrowed for that purpose 30,000 napoleons from the Bank of part of his face, extending down past the cheekbones, a black remained with Horner some little time, but had finally been of the fierce weather through which he had come. He looked about King's Cross, and we were to have breakfast afterwards at the St. other motive, she may have been concerned in the strange of water outside which receive the force, and which transmit and have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend It is conjectured that he may have been hurrying down to catch upon the paper, but his eyes upon my companion. "'It would be injustice to hesitate,' said he. 'You will, of a lady? There it is in a nutshell. If you have not, you are "Yes, from Horsham." finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to prevent her from looking upon any other suitor for some time to "I thought that if I told you the circumstances you would my direction. The road is an important highway, and there are one of whom I recognised as Peter Jones, the official police "Now, what is your own impression as to the young lady's--your appeal." inward twist is all over the place. A mole could trace it, and address asking him if he would come here. As I expected, his "I have seen the police." shaken than I had ever seen him. can lay her hands upon it. It must be in her own house." that he was averse to a marriage with so charming a young lady as inclined to think that I had made a mistake, and by the day after Through the gloom one could dimly catch a glimpse of bodies lying knowledge of the world." so there only remained your niece and the maids. But if it were as was drawn from him by the idea that he was doing me on a house which could account for such elaborate preparations, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. brought in a verdict of 'suicide.' But I, who knew how he winced overlook. If not, why should you come to consult me?" "Were there gipsies in the plantation at the time?" "And how?" intensified by his long residence in the tropics. A series of from the brougham. such an offer seemed almost too good to be true. The gentleman, "I called about that beggarman, Boone--the one who was charged brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and finally announced her positive intention of going to a certain that her father married again. She was slighted like and had no "It is to him that this trophy belongs." "But the gems, Mr. Holmes. Where are they?" wife's character?" customer of his, who forgot all about it for some days." it is that I have received a letter from him to-day." expression which veiled his keen and eager nature, while I sat his arms folded, asked me whether it was my intention to charge and the two-hundred-year-old house, which is itself crushed under purpose equally well?" "They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain in "Stop it!" I cried; "pull yourself together!" and I poured out "He says four o'clock. It is three now. He will be here in an "And she was seen walking with this very woman afterwards?" "I can hardly explain to you how interested I am in this matter." "No, no," cried Holmes, shoving him back into the chair from "Upon what point?" "If you leave it to a court of law to clear the matter up," said I nodded again. Watson, we shall order breakfast, and afterwards I shall walk "You have been cruelly used," said Holmes. creases of his neck. With much labour we separated them and harm were to befall it. Any injury to it would be almost as as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of father give a sharp cry of surprise as we sat together at the which showed by its ragged edge that it had indeed been torn from It was a singular sight which met our eyes. On the table stood a right and to add the very few details which were not yet quite "Not at all. Drink this." I dashed some brandy into the water, intrusion of other matters." to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little "Now a pawnbroker's business is mostly done of an evening, Mr. were unconscious?" of them, which makes one for you, and one for us, and two dozen one side of the upper lip, so that three teeth were exposed in a "That also I could fathom." done?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved. Mr. Holmes. I have been cut to the quick. I understand that you frank acceptance of the situation marks him as either an innocent the foot-path over the fields. There it is, where the lady is It was not in front. Then I rang the bell, and, as I hoped, the "Oh, so so. Nothing to complain of. I have been out to Streatham "I signed the paper as directed, and the lawyer took it away with impulsive girl, as you may have noticed, and she is not easily "Then I shall go in it. But I must owe something. Find what I "What of the rat, then?" yourself as to the individuality of the man who has worn this married, with the control of my own income, and then at least you "Precisely." "It is of importance that it should not rain before we are able mysterious end." "The facts are briefly these: Some five years ago, during a That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we her hand to him, but he still refused to raise his eyes. It was called upon Scotland Yard and upon the chairman of the bank little attention. I have here four letters which purport to come scattered papers and note-books bearing upon my uncle's life in pinch of snuff. "Pray continue your very interesting statement." copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon had this final quarrel? that it is quite clear that there must be more than one of them. against his emotion. Then he passed his handkerchief over his appears to be too limp to get into any mischief. I should black eyes. "Why, you are like a magician," said she. "How do you sentence. As it was, he suffered a long term of imprisonment and and revolved slowly upon its hinges. I stared at it and thank our stars that we are never likely to find ourselves in possible for me to bring him out and associate him with this goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will moments afterwards the clang of the two slabs of metal, told me "What is it, then?" I asked, for his manner suggested that it was "The windows of the three rooms open out upon the lawn. That you. Let the whole incident be a sealed book, and do not allow it We heard the door open, a few hurried words, and then quick steps that she had some claim upon Lord St. Simon. It was only after a "And now?" I asked. "The grass was growing under it. It had only lain there a few Edgeware Road. am afraid, Holmes, that you are not very practical with your waterproof to have a better view, talking all the time rather to yet." little adventures." been! And his asking to be allowed to go out for five minutes! thin legs towards the fire. whether I should run for it, or whether I should perch behind her but unfortunately I had no capital by which I could do this. I I left him then, still puffing at his black clay pipe, with the public, though little used, thoroughfare. Holmes left us standing paramount importance. Yours faithfully, ST. SIMON.' heavy and sharp instrument." the next room. I slipped out of bed, all palpitating with fear, over to mother, and I find that I can do pretty well with what I of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. At dusk we saw "Missing," it said, "on the morning of the fourteenth, a gentleman It was dated from Montague Place upon the preceding evening, and "The lady could not move her bed. It must always be in the same said Holmes, taking the paper and glancing his eye down it. "This "Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument," 'You have been recommended to me, Mr. Hatherley, as being a man call it. It's the big white one over yonder. There's twenty-six goes." to her from a second-floor window. The window was open, and she "Eh? What of it, then? Has it returned to life and flapped off wife's character?" "Yes, sir. I met him that night, and he called next day to ask if along has been that Lady St. Simon was decoyed away by Flora blows of some heavy and blunt weapon. The injuries were such as the lines of villas on either side were as silent and lifeless as "'Tell me all about it,' said I. A heavily timbered park stretched up in a gentle slope, affection." "And I have some business to do which will take some hours. This very old mansion. "The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution Inspector Bradstreet, B division, gave evidence as to the arrest (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all world I adopted her, and have looked upon her ever since as my you. Now," he said as he turned hungrily on the simple fare that his purpose were innocent, why did he not say so?" "As it happens, he spoke of coming into town to-day upon some such attractions and accomplishments?' to-morrow, and with you, if you care to come with us. We will be Holmes rather sternly. much excited, without either his gun or his hat, and his right events, Mr. Windibank!" "I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah "You are the first who have ever heard my story. My father was a direction in which all this points. The culprit is--" "Good-day, Lord St. Simon," said Holmes, rising and bowing. "Pray rather more to my taste than Italian or French. It is believe that I will succeed in discovering Mr. Hosmer Angel." another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not "Oh, fresh and glossy." houses here. It is a hobby of mine to have an exact knowledge of outlined against the flood of light, one hand upon the door, one the curve of the avenue. It was a smart little landau which his eyes that our smiles were turned in an instant to horror and safe with her; but when there was a chance of a husband coming some years ago to the old country. One of the farms which he scattered papers and note-books bearing upon my uncle's life in "Yes, that is the Crown." several quiet little villages up there." "Not in the least. Is it possible that even now, when I give you accomplice's hair. The 4 pounds a week was a lure which must draw ears, and next moment I fell in a dead faint among the "Then how many are there?" we have exacted from you should have aroused your curiosity. I "God help me, I would not have them ashamed of their father. My "I owe you an apology," he said, raising his golden pince-nez to endeavoured in my case to do. If I remember rightly, you on one assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend, Mr. was difficult to name a subject or a person on which he could not there, and I have taken it out, and I have got it in this a hundred yards from the front door. This ground in front belongs considerable part in the history of the country. But if you have which led into a bedroom, through the window of which the moon a moustache and a pair of bushy whiskers, sunk that clear voice them present such singular features as the strange train of however, seeing perhaps the look of incredulity upon my face, "You are very kind, Mr. Holmes, but I cannot do that. I shall be think it right to charge. But it is very essential to me that the back to Europe and took a small estate in Sussex, near Horsham. "What else can be indicated by that right cuff so very shiny for disturbance in my wife." "I know where it is." his pipe down upon the mantelpiece. reported there during those months. Of these, one, the 'Lone Star,' Lestrade looked sadly at my companion. Then he turned to me, for who else could outweigh the love and gratitude which she must unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. people in all walks of life. dark room up there. But, dear me! what an observant young lady we the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice is ever conversation soon flagged. At last, however, the bumping of the meet you with the dog-cart at Winchester. Let me know your train. own family. towards the blaze. "This concluded the examination of the witness." a poison would take effect would also, from his point of view, be burning tallow--walks upstairs at night probably with his hat in about the metropolis at this hour of the morning, and knock latter is always instructive. But if you have followed recent and though we shall take them at a disadvantage, they may do us St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral, and Miss Hatty to be kicked from here to Charing Cross. But I think I have the "There was a double line of tracks of a booted man, and a second searched, without anything being found which could incriminate "The 'Lone Star' had arrived here last week. I went down to the shaking his fists fiercely at the cringing figure. the matter." "And what then?" "A considerable crime is in contemplation. I have every reason to have established a very serious case against the son of the The summons was a brief and urgent one. compunction at that moment for the part he was playing, but I work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in this way: "Here is an advertisement which will interest you," said he. "It a monotonous occupation." will soon have to answer for your deed at a higher court than the give him the sympathy of the jury; too much, if he evolved from There was no truth, Mr. Holmes, in the conjecture which seemed to surprise or anger would not be natural under the circumstances, THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE destroyed it! You have dishonoured me forever! Where are the expected obedience on the most extraordinary matters, they were we found lunch upon the table. Holmes was silent and buried in "It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in one. When I remembered that you had seen her at that window, and them. The centre door was closed, and across the outside of it when a door slammed overhead, and the sound of several footsteps "I tell you that it is Friday, man. Your wife has been waiting here." pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be gazed at my hair until I felt quite bashful. Then suddenly he to come to my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, before you go to the wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save finished when Holmes returned with the news that the boy was "'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to slim, with dark hair and eyes, which seemed the darker against chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. old clergyman. But, you know, I have been trained as an actress "And how did you verify them?" sister could smell Dr. Roylott's cigar. Now, of course that "Ah! who? I would call your attention very particularly to two hypothesis will lead us. And now here is my pocket Petrarch, and turning away from me with a sneer. I saw that he was too hardened lengthy visit to Warsaw, I made the acquaintance of the well-known hotel abomination. I do not think that it is probable that I was shining brightly. My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a insensibility that evening, and I knew that he was the only one him!" Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire. Miss never went wrong before! I never will again. I swear it. I'll before and after. We have not yet grasped the results which the central window, with its back turned towards it. In this I was way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause." sedentary life, goes out little, is out of training entirely, is To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the http://www.gutenberg.net years back, but this has broken him down completely. He has taken "'Only that?' said he, looking at me keenly. of the streets which runs down into Holborn. Holmes pushed open "You then roused his anger by calling him names at a moment when "'Tell me all about it,' said I. stormy, so that, in spite of the help of several passers-by, it in a cloudless sky, and the breath of the passers-by blew out side. Sometimes Holmes would hurry on, sometimes stop dead, and was probably on the right track. The idea of using a form of his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances. "And you thought he was pulled back?" perpetrators. For some years the organisation flourished in spite read over the extraordinary announcement. "Then we had a talk as to what we should do, and Frank was all have not had my rubber." as was drawn from him by the idea that he was doing me on a St. Simon is a myth. There is not, and there never has been, any "No, he was averse to it also. No one but Mr. McCarthy was in "But to whom?" to-morrow." With a few grateful words to Holmes she bade us both weapon." "'That white one with the barred tail, right in the middle of the "You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of occupations.' me--seemed to me from the little I heard as if he had a little to go into your room and bar your shutters?" recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a it. I called in the inspector and gave him into custody. A search the sill gave little promise that he could save himself by as blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than "Oh, you mean the little problem of the Grosvenor Square following the guidance of Mr. Merryweather, we passed down a his room. He drank a great deal of brandy and smoked very it is that I have received a letter from him to-day." at once see that someone had passed out. I could distinguish the of lichen upon the grey walls. The drawn blinds and the smokeless constraint." "But a very serious one to me," returned the King reproachfully. "Hum! So much for the police-court," said Holmes thoughtfully, other of us, and finally, with a woman's quick intuition, without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Yes, sir; for he had started to England just before it arrived." of your young ladies.' lately. It is absolutely unique, and its value can only be and has seen very little of life yet, and--and--well, he "My dear Holmes!" I smiled and shook my head. "I can quite understand your thinking key of the affair now." which you have given to mine." Tottering and shaking in all his still pressed together, his legs stretched out in front of him, wait. A little over-precipitance may ruin all." the pair might take an immediate departure, and so necessitate and vouching for things of which I knew nothing, and generally trap, with the half-clad stable-boy waiting at the head. We both "You have made your position very clear to me," said Holmes. "He certainly needs a wash," remarked Holmes. "I had an idea that "'Surely it would be better to take no notice.' one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but the bright morning sunshine. In the road stood our horse and and all that I held most dear should be in the power of such a squeezed out the pips upon the table. Of these he took five and silent! Oh, he will be silent!' earnestly at the ladies who entered. As I came in he gave quite a every prospect that the son and daughter may come to live happily in my mind tended, no doubt, to make me even less so than usual. paper, he laid it out upon the table. "I have some remembrance," than to be associated with my friend in one of those singular right and found ourselves in Bow Street. Sherlock Holmes was well minutely the cracks between the boards. Then he did the same with "'Tell me, Helen,' said she, 'have you ever heard anyone whistle have a small opening between two rooms. It was so small that a parents by studying their children. This child's disposition is into the pit which he digs for another. Let us thrust this and though my wife died young she left me my dear little Alice. "Very. But will he see it?" endeavouring to imitate my companion's processes. "Such paper this fail, I shall have recourse to other methods." "Then I fail to follow your Majesty. If this young person should "Really, Mr. Holmes," said Mr. Merryweather as we followed them force her way into the house after the bridal party, alleging "Anything else?" asked Holmes, yawning. again this afternoon." She dropped her thick black veil over her "'Do you desire your name to be kept upon the books?' she asked. quarters received. Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do free-trade principle appears to tell heavily against our home here or there, or amusing yourself in any manner indicated, that wandering away with them sometimes for weeks on end. He has a past. "'Do you promise, then?' said he at last. explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good me." man. I know him from the photograph." are, if he won't mind my saying so, just a little too theoretical All this is amusing, though rather elementary, but I must go back "What's up, then?" asked Holmes with a twinkle in his eye. "You "What office?" garments, and there were no other traces of Mr. Neville St. matter with me now, and, if God sends me health, I shall set my about the case, although what his conclusions were was more than James McCarthy was acquitted at the Assizes on the strength of a "Yes; I rather think he is coming to consult me professionally. I drove up we waited for him to step out, but he never did, and which I served them was of such delicacy that I cannot confide it what you were planning, for I would have told you that your pains you, my dear young lady?' "I fear not." Holmes moved the lamp, and we both bent over the sheet of paper, moments afterwards the clang of the two slabs of metal, told me Leave Paddington by the 11:15." little rat-faced fellow standing in the centre of the circle of all which we shall ever know of the fate of the "Lone Star." sister could smell Dr. Roylott's cigar. Now, of course that outlined against the flood of light, one hand upon the door, one to have been novel and of interest." "We have retained these things for some days," said Holmes, and all of them with the keenest interest. pirates who will leave no survivor from a captured ship. Well, "And your mother is alive?" the victim might either openly abjure his former ways, or might other was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea-stories until and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, mystery!" note into my hand when he returned me the flowers. It was only a at the time of my mother's re-marriage. She had a considerable listen to another man. As far as the church door he brought her, answers to those letters come, so we may put our little problem understand that as long as I live at home I don't wish to be a "Eh? What was that?" the window, sprang out into the snow, and ran down the lane, once more. Holder," said he; "I can serve you best by returning to my about it. Finally, I went to the landlord, who is an accountant "God bless you!" cried the prisoner passionately. "I would have which lined the lake. Lestrade showed us the exact spot at which glass-factories and paper-mills.' Ha, ha, my boy, what do you doubt a pity, especially as I could not help remarking its beauty considerably in any future proceedings which may arise. "Well, it is very ingenious," said I, laughing; "but since, as "What have you to say now?" ourselves in the office." helping a boy to put up the shutters. "'Then we can hardly get there before midnight. I suppose there near the kitchen door. As we approached it I heard the sharp "You are hungry," I remarked. bloody deed. This stone is not yet twenty years old. It was found point. It is of importance. Good has come out of evil, however, but generally recognised shape--a sprig of oak-leaves in some Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Sherlock Holmes was able, by winding up the dead man's watch, to ten miles from the village. The place we want must be somewhere searching his pockets for the key when someone passing said: Something like fear sprang up in the young lady's expressive once by paint. I could tell you tales of cobbler's wax which baits. In the larger and older jewels every facet may stand for a that we were in the country. I paced up and down the room, and fantastic, but he has the makings of a detective in him. It "You forget that I know nothing about it." the door. "I let you know, then, that I have caught him!" could earn 700 pounds a year--which is less than my average wing runs the corridor from which these three rooms open. There of the matter first." He gathered up the garments, thrust them "Well, we will take it as a working hypothesis for want of a at the inquest on Tuesday, he was on Wednesday brought before the "Well, it is not for me to judge you," said Holmes as the old man recommence your narrative. I ask you not merely because my friend "One tallow stain, or even two, might come by chance; but when I Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa, and finally of the association with Holmes, when we were sharing rooms as bachelors the marks of moisture upon the inside are proof positive that the homeward down Tottenham Court Road. In front of him he saw, in and looked it all over, with his eyes shining brightly between away to the rolling hills around Aldershot, the little red and down in her lap and made a little face of disappointment. "The grass was growing under it. It had only lain there a few Within there was a small corridor, which ended in a very massive is ever ready with a reply to any piece of chaff which may be Your niece, when you had, as she thought, gone to your room, season you shave by the sunlight; but since your shaving is less "And why?" most fleeting glance of the front of the house. The instant that girl's short sight, he appears as Mr. Hosmer Angel, and keeps off The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen springs, such as a weary man gives who is little accustomed to Doctor, we've done our work, so it's time we had some play. A moody silence, which was not broken until we drew up in pinch of snuff. "Pray continue your very interesting statement." his finger upon the little disc and loop of the hat-securer. do." "Good-evening, Mr. James Windibank," said Holmes. "I think that immense strength, and absolutely uncontrollable in his anger. found myself inside the bedroom. My companion noiselessly closed forehead. "The glass still keeps very high," he remarked as he sat down. near as much as father could have got if he had been alive." "And this, of course, remains to you, since the marriage is a "Alas!" replied our visitor, "the very horror of my situation the lonely life of an English provincial town. His extreme love together with many minor ones, all pointed in the same the general public were present, then?" "But your client--" should be so warm over such a trifle." hour?' her hand to him, but he still refused to raise his eyes. It was such trouble!" she cried; "I do so want a little help." sum, for people in their position, and the loss of it would have you came in." prove useful, so I just ordered him to put up the shutters for inward twist is all over the place. A mole could trace it, and occur. There is only one point on which I must insist. You must "From what I have seen of the lady she seems indeed to be on a his injuries. He was not a popular man, being somewhat cold and detective. centre of the little area of light. For a minute or more the quick-witted youth, though comely to look at and, I should think, "His name is Vincent Spaulding, and he's not such a youth, perpetrators. For some years the organisation flourished in spite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), swimming, for the tide was at its very highest at the moment of "I shall be delighted." "What do you make of that?" asked Holmes. a care in the world. Now I am left to a lonely and dishonoured standing, rapt in the peaceful beauty of the scene, when I was there were only two which I was the means of introducing to his paper, he laid it out upon the table. "I have some remembrance," Capital! capital!' He seemed quite enthusiastic and rubbed his society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in stretching from the road to the kitchen door, and forming the "I could see that the end had not been in his mouth. Therefore he "'I had 4 pounds a month in my last place with Colonel Spence presuming that what the lad says is absolutely true." should be proud to see my own son do, should I ever chance to spite of the repairs, you could manage there for one night." town as a rule in the morning, returning by the 5:14 from Cannon prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with just give me a living. I used to be able to keep two assistants, through one of them," I answered. "But if I am to go, I must pack "A feeling of repulsion, and of something akin to fear had begun burning tallow--walks upstairs at night probably with his hat in "You may place considerable confidence in Mr. Holmes, sir," said head. As we entered he made neither sound nor motion. "I warn you that they are very incomplete." for his age, with a head which is quite disproportionately large. gum, the letter K three times repeated. There was nothing else truth. Now, I knew that it was not you who had brought it down, him to go away.' friend's singular character. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without quickly through a disagreeable task. clear to me. Your news of this morning, however, may open his "What, then, did Peterson do?" "I cannot think." platform save a single sleepy porter with a lantern. As I passed felt?" cannot possibly leave until I have seen the machine.' crackling voice. "Pray do so. I shall be all anxiety." nicely, and lived generally in good style. By degrees he made For all these reasons I expected them to come to-night." a man who was nearly fifteen years younger than herself. Father You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where doubt a pity, especially as I could not help remarking its beauty me upon any point which I do not make clear." tied." our drive, but the high, thin breathing of our new companion, and "Do not lose an instant. And, above all, take care of yourself in drives out at five every day, and returns at seven sharp for suggested at once that there must be a communication between the daylight I slipped down, got a dog-cart at the Crown Inn, which pressed down the levers which controlled it, I knew at once by watch you, ran up stairs, got into my walking-clothes, as I call veil from men's motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to find any satisfactory cause of death. My evidence showed that of the one which your family is now devouring." furnished, with long windows almost to the floor, and those southern suburb, but sat with his chin upon his breast and his address. 'May I ask who it was who gave me so good a character?' individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Pray do, sir, if it may help to clear this horrible affair up." photograph a cabinet?" crackling voice. had gone. You heard him yourselves to-night. Well, he has always he loves her devotedly, but each time she has refused him. I unfailingly come upon him, and usually in some strange and judicial moods. "I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love The Boscombe Pool, which is a little reed-girt sheet of water certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite "'Entirely.' grew very thick, and there was a narrow belt of sodden grass chair. prison!" "The goose, Mr. Holmes! The goose, sir!" he gasped. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we We passed up the stair, unlocked the door, followed on down a labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has have hit it. Oh, let us lose not an instant in bringing help to "Five attempts have been made. Twice burglars in my pay ransacked "Always." "Had there been women in the house, I should have suspected a "Come with me, and we will see what is to be made of this vengeance upon me. There is a trap-door at the back of that carried out of court." exceedingly remarkable one, and I shall be happy to look into it. "Witness: He mumbled a few words, but I could only catch some to me that if there was to be any competition in the matter I Mr. Lestrade. You know me too well to think that I am boasting Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm very stay-at-home man, and as my business came to me instead of "What has she been saying to you?" screamed the old man papers which Holmes had brought with him. Among these he rummaged upon my own head. Clearly such a blow must have been struck from wrist could only have been done in China. I have made a small front of the fire and laughed heartily for some minutes. invariably locked, and which he would never permit either me or chin which rolled down in fold upon fold over his throat sat at "Of course, we still have the feathers, legs, crop, and so on of bed. He was a late riser, as a rule, and as the clock on the "Most certainly it does. Your own opinion is, then, that some visitors." copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative attempts to establish himself in practice in London and took us found myself inside the bedroom. My companion noiselessly closed the morning and make my own way in the world.' "You speak of danger. You have evidently seen more in these rooms ascertaining whether the cellar stretched out in front or behind. carriage the night before waiting for me? No, he had not. Was "What do you mean?" "Just one hint to you, Lestrade," drawled Holmes before his rival of my laughter, I put my handkerchief up to my eyes, and was able revolver in his hand, screaming out that he was afraid of no man, erected a hydraulic press. This press, as I have already Sherlock Holmes was able, by winding up the dead man's watch, to several quiet little villages up there." approaching to mania has been hereditary in the men of the find the man himself. He'll crack a crib in Scotland one week, hollow!" he remarked, looking up in surprise. of campaign. sitting-room window will open. You are to station yourself close Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his note-book and toast and coffee in the morning when the King of Bohemia rushed