New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

with his compasses drawing a circle with Eyioru
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with his compasses drawing c'rcie "i'i ~
There YOU are" said he THAT circle is drawn avn
NJ a radius of ten miles from the village ino
Mace we want must be somewhere near that line
Won said ten miles, think, sir z?
II was an hours good drive" ,u
And you think that they brought you Dach al
that way when you were unconSclous confused
They must have done 50. | have a coni lu,,ed
memory. too, of having been lifted and conveyed
somewhere. go, az; ,yL,,
What cannot understand" said ], rs ,o why
they should have spared you when ,ney io tho
yon lying fainting in the garden re ptrcates"
villain was softencd by the womans entteauc'
Il hardly think that likely. never Oh"
more memorable face in my life" al ,botn said
Bradstrect We'll. / have drawn my cree: anu .ha
| only wish | knew at what point upon ~ u"
folk that we are in search of are to be ionho IL
Il think | could lay my finger on IT, S'i'
Really. now cried the Inspector. "you have
formed your opinion. Come now, we snail SEE
VINO agrees with You. say IT. ls souVn' ioi vi"
country is more deserted there.
And | say east" said ms paIieht. ,.hos
II am for west" remarked the, plan-clothes
man " There are several quiet huCie 'iii's'' W
And I am for north" said !; because there err,
no hills there, and our friend Gays 'na' III u'u
prettv diversity of opinion We have boxed the
compass among us Who do you give your caS'-
ing vote to ?" .
You are all wrong"
But we can't all be-" ,...n ho
oh yes you can. This is my y, P 'Gn crc Re
This is where we Shall find them" ..,or
But the tweve-mile drive" gasped hatnerIIe Icy
Six out and six back. Nothing ,re sill and
You say yourself that the horse was fresh ail 20
Glossy when YOU got ill., How could it be that; II
Il lad gone twelve miles over heavy roads ?"
Indeed it is Likely ras e, enoagh ,6 oserS Sen
be no doubt as to the nature Of this gang. -,
None at all" said Holmes. They are &c; com n
crs on n large scale and have used the machine 10
form the aihalgam which has taken the place Oh
I'VE have known for some time that clever clever
gang was nj work." said the Inspector they
have been turning ont half crowns by the thousand
We even traced them as far as Reading, but could
get no further; for they had covered their traces
in way that showed that they were very oiG
hands But now, thanks 10 this lucky chanre l
think that we have got them right enough
But the Inspector was mistaken, FOR those
criminals were not destined TO fall into the hands
of Justice. As we rolled into Eyford Station we
saw gigantic column of smoke which streincd
MP from behind small cump Of trees in the
ncghborhood, and hung like an immense ostrich
feather over the landscape.
4 house en- fire. asked BradStrect. as the
train st steamed of 9sa ain on It's way yNs,ar
When did il break ont? -
II hear that it was during the night, sir but
it has got worse, and the whole place Is IN
blaze
Whose house is it9'
b" DR. Iechcr's"
Tell me-" broke in the engineer. is Dr.
Bechcr German, very thin, with long, sharp
nose -
The station-mastcr laughed heartily. NO, sir,
DR.. Bcchcr is an Englishman, and there ISM a
man in the parish who has a better-llned waist
coat. But he Las a gentleman staying with MN,
patient. rs ! understand, who i foreigner, ana
h. looks as if little good Berkshire beef would
The station-master had not finished his speech
before We were all Fastening in the direction OF
the fire. The road topped low MIL anl theFe
was great widespread whltewa>hed pnliulhg IN
front OF MS spouting fire at every chlnk ana
window, while In the garden in front three IRE
engines were vainly striving 10 keep the flames
under.
That's it, cried Iatherey, in intense excite
mcnt There is the gravel drive, and there are
the rose bu.1c. where lay Tat second window
We'll al least. = said Holmes, lyon have had
your revenge upon them. There can be no ques-
ton that IT was your oil lamp which when 1t
walls though no doubt they were too excited in
the chase after you 70 observe II at the time.
Now keep your eyes open in this crowd for your
that they are a good hundred miles of by now
And Holiness fears came to be realized for
from that day 70 this no word has ever been
heard either Of the beautiful woman, the sinister
German, or the morose Englshman. Early that
morning peasant had met cart containing
several people and some very bulky boxes driv-
ing rapidly in the direction Of Reading, but there
all traces of the fugitlvcs disappeared. and even
Holiness ingenuity failed ever 70 discover the
least ClcW - To their whereabouts
The frcmen had been much perturbed at the
strange Arrangements which they had found
Within and still more by discovering newly
severed human thumb upon n window-sill OF the
second floor About sunset however their efforts
were NJ last successful, and they subdued the
flames. bat not before the roof had fallen in, and
the whole place been reduced TO such absolute
ruin that save some twisted cylinders and iron
piping not trace remained Of the machinery
which had cost our unfortunate acquaintance so
dearly. Large masses Of nickel and of tin were
. .roI efttral in
were 10 hc found which may have explained the
presence Of those bulky boxes which have been
already referred TO-
How our hydraulic engineer had been conveyed
from the garden 90 the spot where hr recovered
his -entc- might have remained for ever a mystery
were IL not for the soft mould, which told Us Il
very plain tale He had evidently been carried
ably small feet and the other unusually large
ones. on the whole. ii was most probable that
the silent Englishman, being less bold less
murcrou- than his companion, had assisted the
woman To bear the unconscious man ont Of the
way II danger
well said our engineer ruefully. as we
took our seats 10 return once more 10 London,
IT has been pretty business for me | have
lost my thumb. and | have lost iifty-guinca fee.
and what have | gained
Experience" sail Holmes, laughing i" Indi-
rccty II may be- of value, YOU know you have
only to put it into words to gain the reputation
Of being excellent company for the remainder OF
your existence. The Strand Magazine
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l dreamed that one had died In a strange place