New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03

,hc heavens The trees and waysidc hedges were
st throwing out their first green SHOOTS anu ',it
air was full OF the pleasant smell OF une ni1ls '
on rth To mo M least there was strange con,
trast hpfWcen the sweet promise OF the spilhg any
this sinister quest upon which we were entast ~
Ny companion sat i'll the front oI tle ,raP, ITO
arms folded. his hat pulled down over ms eyes,
and his chin sunk upon his breast, Durled IN tNe
deeuest thought Suddenly, however, he starlcu
tapped me on the shoulder and pointed over the
meadows.
Look there said he.
A heavily timbered park stretched up IN genie ,,t
slope thickcnng into grove at the ignesU Poi tbc
From amidst the branches there Jntted OUT 'hc
gray gables and high rCof-tree OF very ola HILL
Stoke Moran p said he. o..,,.
Ycs sir that bc the house or III. urliheSpy
Roylott - remarked the driver ill
There is some building going on there saiu
Holmes that is where We are going
70 a cluster Of roofs some distance TO the ie CIV
Il ut if Won want to get to tho house your hhu
il shorter to oct this ste, and so by the loo;
path over the fields There it is, where the iaoS 10
And the lady, fancy, is Miss Stoner', ,; OBJ
served Holmes, shading his eyes. Yes 'ni"N
we had better do as you suggest. ..,oJ
We got oil, paid our fare, ana the trap ia'''e"
back on its way TO Leatherhcad; - =. ~.
Il thought it as well, said Holmes, as Is, We
climbed the stiIc that this fellow should 'I dea
we had come here a. architects, or on souic u 1.
mite business II may stop his gossip Gooa ar'c a
noon Miss Stoner. You see that we nave D''' 10
good 10 our word ,;d for,vord
70 meet ~ with face which spoke her Joy.
have been Whiting so eagerly Tor you SUE ,nrnod
shaking hands with NJ warmly All has eu'n n,i
out eplcndidly Dr. ROylott has gone 10 Town, am
il is unlikely that he will be back before evening
we haze had The pleasure Of making the !0c-
tors acquaintance, said Holmes, ahni IN , Nv
words he skctchcd out what had occufIeu, I'M. mh'
Stoner turned white to the lips as she iStth'";
"Good heavens she cried, he has ioiio"c"
me- then.
So 1t appears ,.no,r ,rnor
am safe from him. What will he say when he re-
turns a., ,L.
lie must guard himself, for he may ma mat
tier, j. s'nc one n"e eur INC ,.hl h Inns mpo
his track You must lock yourself up, from INN To-
night If he is violent. We shall take you away
TO your aunt's at Harrow: Now, we must make
the bcs, of our time, 80 kindly take Us "' ohce
t. the rooms winch We arc 10 eNamiHc'
The brildine was Of gray, lichen- blotched stone
with high central portion, and TWO curVlhg
wings, like thu claws o; crap, thrown guy on
each side In one of these wings the windows
were broken and blocked with wooden boards
while the roof was partly caved In, picture OF
rnin The central portion was in little better re-
pair, hut the rgllthan block was COMPARATIVELY
modern, and the blinds in tine WINDOWS WIN tie
blue smoke curling up from the chlmn'ys, showed
that this where the family resided some som,
scaff0lding had been erected against the cnd wall
and the stoncwork had been broken into, but there
were no signs of any workmcn at the moment OF
our visit Holmes walked slowly up and down the
iltrimmed lawn, and examined with deep atteh-
ton the outsidcs Of the windows.
"Thls | take il, belongs TO the room in which
Won used to sleep the centre one 10 your sister
and the next one to the main building to Dr. Roy
LOFTS chamber" - :, A..
Exactly So But ! am now sleeping in the
middle one =.
Pending the alterations, as ! understand. BY
the way there does not seem 10 be any very press
ing nccl for repairs al that end wall
There were none believe that II was an en-
cu6c 10 move me from my room.
All that Is suggestive. Now on the other SIDE
Of this narrow wing runs The corridor from ~LlGn
these three rooms open. There are WINDOWS IN
YES but very small ones. Too narrow for any
one 10 pass through.
As you both locked your doors at night your
rooms were unapproachabc from that side. Now,
would you have the kindness TO 20 into your
room. and 10 bar your sauttcIs
careful examination through the open
window. cndcavorcd in every way 10 r Iorce
tie shutter open, but without success ihcIc
was no slit through which knife could DC
ua.o,d e. raise tie bar Then wl'h ms lens
IT, tested tie HINGES. but they "crc OF solid ron
built firmly INTO tie massive ulasonary' Iuih'
said he scratching his chm III some Pip"AiS'
my theory ccrtninly presents SONG GiEicul,les ,
~ one could pass thcse shutters II theT were
loltcd We'll. Wc shall soc II the inside throws
any light upon the matter.
4 small Side door lcd into the whitrwashcl cor
Iidur from Wl len a." three icdrpom' .Dench.
Holmes refused To examine the thiri chambeI, 80
Mis-, >tplcr was now sleeping! ana IN Whlch h'r
SISTER lal mot with her fate. IL was homey
litlc foo'u. with loW ceiling ana -"pIng me
lace. after the fashion OF old country nous -
\ brown clc,' of drawers stood in one corner, "A
narrow vltc-counicrp1ne bed IN another an
ufr.siug-iab.c ola iu" lril-hand sue OF 'Hc
winlnw These articles, with TWO small wicker
work clair- madc mp all The furniture IN the
rouin save Tor % square ui Wilton carpet IN ths
ocrtrr The boards round AMI The paneHing 9i
the walls were oi brown, wor'u-caicn OAK, 80 Oh
AMI discouTcd that IL may have lated from TIE
orieiaal building of tie hou'c. Homes dr'w one
Of The chair, into The corner and sal silent while
hi- eve, travelled round AMI rourd and mp ana
down taking IN every detail Of the aplrt'uent.
" here does that bell communicate with ? he
asked nj last pointing 10 "a thick b'lI-rope winch
hung down irsldc tie Del, Ire lhorl actualy
lying upon the pillow.
II goes 10 the hou>"kccpcr'- room.
l. looks newer than the other things"
YES II WAS only put there coupe OF years
Your sister asked for IT, suppose
$50. never lie ird of her using II. We used
ALWAYS 10 get what Nr wantr for ourselves
Indeed IL tccMci unnecessary 10 put - NICE n
lcllpull there. Nou will excuse me for IA few
minutes while satisfy myself as 10 this floor W
lie threw himself down upon his face with his
lens IN his hand, and crawlcd swiftly backward
and forward. examining ninuteN the cracks
between the boards. Then he did the same with
tie woodwork with which the chamber was
panccl. Finally he walked over to the he'd and
spent some time In staring at IT, aud In running
his eye up and down the wall. Finally he took
u" lfll-iuf III Hlh manu- anu BaNc IL " "ii'N
tug
why. its a dummy said lie.
Wont IL ring
10. i, is not even attached TO vim This
is very inIcrcsting. You can see now that ii is
fastened TO Il hook Just above where the little
opening for the ventatOr In
How very absurd! never notl"ed that be-
fore"
Very strange muttcrcd Holmes. pulling at
the roIc. There are one or two very singular
roiuts about this room. For example what Il
"a buil l,r hp yCntllatOr INTO
another room, when with the same trouble he
might Lave communicated with the outside ar!
THAT Is also aunt" modern. said the lady;
Done about the same time as the bcll-ropc ?'
remarked Holmes.
Yes. there were several little changes carried
out about that time.
They seem 70 have been Of Il most interesting
chiract dummy brllrOpeS, and Ncutiators which
DO not ycn,iiatc. With your permission, Nliss