The sun., 1892-01-10

tory, There have been two murders. q yltrol.
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Weigh, e., 81 erystallized charcoal; Who would
strans baa I sae and aaop ns 70 taee
c9HSes, ycd s4 bnk bssS s hat s XII have
~ cannot tell"
We'll. then. do you imagine that this other
one, Henry Baker. had anything to do with the
:. II is. think, much more likely that Henry
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answer to our sdycrtispnent p!S fsss IL W' nave an
"Anntd you can do nothing until then'"
In that case I shall continue my profess
sional round. hut l shall come back In the
sSoni eSSomiia9 o. tne m hour you have mentioned for
sinnnssk kS ~ soc the solution OF 80 tangled
, Very glad TO see you.,, dine at 4, There is
Sssy' peFans the oySrS ySS to &
Mrs; Sd1, Hudson Hi,", e examine is crop.
B house Sss, saw @ tai man i Scotch bonnet With
waiting Ousds S"s ths W sH hf oi sS
which was thrown from the faniight. Just as
came up the door was opened. and we were
Mr. Henry Baker, believe said he. ris-
ing from his arm chair and greeting his visitor
rd as Wnfh ths ne shsr aGpa ba
the fire, Mr.. Baker 1t Is a cold night, aud
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hhafo ha 1ps{ come 9t the right time Is that your
Yes. sir. that is undoubtedly my Int"
He was a large mnn. with rounded shoulders.
a a massive head. and broad; intelligent face,
ns asTn S q HsSd Fed S ncss Sssd s S ssssFs
with slight tremor Of his extended hand.
recalled Hon,ess surmise as to his habits.
up Ia front. with the collar turned up. and his
lnnk wrists protruded from his sleeves with
stacsts es ssn sS" Sn or snnsr snr H spoke ,I1 @ HT
care. and gave tho impression generally Of q
an Of Il a" Hnd letters who hn] ad ii
ttained these things for some days" said
Holmes. because we expected to see an al
Sertlsement yer as a from YOU giving your address
nm AT l9ss to know now why you did not
0ur, visitor gavo rather shame; ;fae cod laugh.
as they once were." he remarked. II had no
doubt tllut the gang Of rouHhs who assaulted
enre % eS y hat s hs haps
less attempt at recovering thom."
wa wsry naturay BY tho way about the bird:
~ To cat it!'' Our visitor half roso from his
had Sone ave s B ase .f hat &
other goose upon the sdeboard. which Is about
the same weight and ps,T,estiX fresh will
oh. certainly. certainly" answered Mr..
BakSr. Gi with with sigh ,S Of relief ,..,, ,
The man burst into hearty laugh. "Thcy
ture." said he. = but beyond that 1 can hardly
soc what use the dejecta membra OF my late
think that, with Your % Permission. m viii conne
my attentions TO tho excellent bird which l
perceive pIS ,I! np32n = tho sid,eboard.",
m. with slight sirug 81 his shoulders
=, I :" Here Is your ma hat then. and there your
You to tell mo where ' You "s gct % the otcr us one
iroml am somewhat Of u fowl fancier. % and I
have seldom seen a better grown goose"
"Celtai9ly. sir" said Baker. who had risen
quent the Alpha Inn, near the Museum. Wo
the day. you. understand. This year our
good good, host, host. Minttigate by name. instituted u
n bird at Christmas.. MY pence were duly raid.
and the rest is familiar T. you. am much In;
neither to my years nor my gravity" With q
eomical Eomposity OF manner ne he PVT on his
battered nat and bSEns Ss soemniy to both OF
U.s. stnme maSh Oh 1pen fef Henry Baker, said
he had closed the door behind
ing whatever about the matter. Are you hun
CRY, Watson"
Then suggest that we turn our dinner
int fHuGGsr ana follow up this clue while it
1t was q bitter night so We drew on our
nlsters and t wrapped e.avatS about our & thr9ats
eoadisss SKY. and the breath "i the ps p"sscrs 81 by
Our foofals ranS out ssispy aEd oSaly s"sss
H%rsy sree s 50 wsmPsrs
street. into oxford street. In aGuarter Of an
which Is u small public house at the corner OF
one Of tho streets which runs down into Hol-
born. Holmes pushed open the door Of the
from the ruddy faced. .white-aproned landlord.
s99a e. sssesS Th nan aaa Seemed surprised
to MT; asnfy r. S SaFsr: Who wv was member q
"Ah. yes, see. But you see. sir. them's not
our Igsdaed. Igedess Who's thenw
"Well. got tho two dozen from salesman
Indeed. 1 know some OF thcm. Which
:Breckinridge is his name.,",,
"Ah. l don't know him. Well here's your
Eo9i heathd td nndI3rd and prosperity to your
Now Tor Mr. Drecknridge." no continued
buttoning up his coat as We came out into the
",Remember. Watson. that though we have
30 homely u thing as O goose at one end OF
this chain. we have at the other a man who
will certainly get seven years penal seivltude
lnless we can establish his innocence 1t Is
possible that our inquiry may but confirm his
guilt, but In any case we have q line Of investi-
cation which has been missed by the police.
which u singular chance has placed In our
hands Let US follow 1t out to the bitter end.
Faces to the south. then. and quick march I"
We passed across Holborn down Endell
1ss aa aasSsn nge ns 9 he slams
stalls bore the name OF Breck inridge upon It,
md the proprietor, a horsy.ooking man with
sharp fuca and trim side whiskers. was help
ng boy to put up the shutters;
Good evening. Its cold night" said
Holmes.
The salesman nodded. and shot question
ng glance at my companiop.
"Sold out Of geese. 1 500" continued Holmes.
pointing at the bnre slabs Of marble.
:. Lot you hnve 500 tomorrow morning"
well. there are some on the stall with the
.as flare"
.Ahi; ..Ji; Iqt 4 ! was recommended to you."
"The landlord OF the Alpha"
"Qh. Yes. sent him u couple Of dozen"
Fine birds they were. too Now where did
To my surprise. the question provoked .
,rrst OF anger from the salesman.
Now. then. mister" said he. with his head
,ocked and his arms akimbo, what are you
Irving at2 Let's have Il straight. now:"d
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