The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-26

your man to take neither the first MOI
! the second which may present ITSELF
J yot0 Viii viii drive fISO to the Strand end d
the Lowther Arcade. handing the address to
s9s Ga tsse bs vii not t&ro@ %ape away
your fare ready. and the ms ant that your eau
2ps dssh THOUGH tne s aTesIS ' amarsT pS
nine. You will find q small hrougham wait
Ing close to. tho curb. driven by a fellow IN
red. Into this you will step. and you will reach
Victoria In TING for the Continental express
Where shall meet you"
AT The station The second fret. class car
riage from the front will be reserved for us"
The carriage is our rendezvous. them
1t Was in vain that asked Holmes to re-
main for the evening. II was evident TO me
roof that he was under and that that was the
motive which iurclled him to go. Win u low
he rose. and came out with nue. into the garden
c.Hmberng over the wall which leads into
Mortimer street; gnd immedi2isiy Whistling
In the morning l obevod Holiness inlunc;;
tons TO the lcttor; A hanson was Procured
with such precautions as would prevent its
being one which was placed ready Tor us. and
1 drove immCdiately after, breakfast to tho
lowthcr Arcade, through which | hurried Mt
the top OF my speed. A tr1uEhnm was waiting
cloak. who. tTe Instant thaf sterrad in,
whipped up the horse and ratified or to NictO-
ria station. On my alightiug there he turned
tho rarriaEe and dashed away again without
SO far all had gone admirably Nv luggage
was waiting for me, and hnl no difficulty IN
Ending the carriage whlch Holmes had ndi-
cated tho less 50 as Il was tho only on. in tho
train which was marked "eugagad. My ono
source %; HnSicty row was the nun-nppenrnnro
oi Holmes Tho station clock marked only
seven minutes from tho time when We woge
due 10 start IN vain searched among tho
Errurs 81 travellers gn3 lG;Eave tlkers for tho
~ him. speni u few minutes in assisting "A
venerable Italian priest who was cudraYuring
70 make n porter understand in his broken
nglish that his luggage was to be booked
through to Paris Then. having taken another
look round. returned to nv carriage. where
found that the porter. In spite OF the ticket,
had given me my docrepit Italian friend as II
taveliing companion. II was useless Tor me
to "yrlaiu to him that his presence was an in.
trusiun. for my Italian was even more limited
than his English so shrugged nv shoulders
" ior my friend. A chill OF fear mad come over
NO rs Thought that his absence might mean
that some blow hal fallen during tho night
Alrcaiy the doors had ali been Shut aud the
whistle blown, whom
e Ny dear Watson said voice. you have
turned IN inconttolahle establishment.
Tho aged eccicsastic had turned his face to-
ward mo. For an instant the wrinkles disau-
poured, tn" nose drew away from the chin. the
lower lin ceased to protrudc and tn" mouth to
dtooIi Ing i!gure, EXPANDED. The next the whole
frame collapsed again. and Holmes had gone
a. quickly a. h. had GENE. =,
/" / have reason to think That thew
arc hot upon us. All. there is Moriafty him
:, rhe train had already begun to move as
Holmes SGoke. Glanctng back saw atall man
and waving his hand as IL he desired To- have
he train stopped. 1t was too late, however.
an instant later had shot clear Of the station.
win all our precautions you see that We
lie arose. and throwing on the black cassocik
Rhd hat which had formed his Disguise he
patc!kS (. them away in a handbRg
:, iaye you seen the paper. Watson y
You haven't seen about Baker stroetthen ?"
They set are to our, rooms last night. No
great harm was DONE
Heavens. Holmes This Is intclerahlN"
"Thcy must have lost my track cOmplctely
after their bludgeon man was arrested. Othor-
wise they could not have imagined that | had
AIKEN the ,prccaution Of watching you. how
syrr, and that is what has brought Moriarty
o Victoria You could not have made any slip
N comingN
II 90 exactly what, you advised"
" Did YOU lnd your brougham -
: ga, Ii was waiting"
:. nii. you recognize your coachmanY
lit was my brother Nycroft. IT is an nd. !
nEing u m"rccnHry into your confidence. Bat |
y9 mu PLAZA what to do about Nloridrty now
n connection with it. should think that We
iaa shaken hin oil very effectively"
eallZe my meaning when said that this an |
nay he taken as quite on the same intellectual!
were the pursuer should allow myself to be !
,nlled by SO slight an obstacle. Why, then,
ho9ld you think so meanly Of himf"
What will he doH"
What | should do"
w hat would you do Them
"FngaGe q special"
81" But 1t must be late"
" By no means. This train stops at Canter-
Jury. And there is al ways ut leagt "A quarter
A a "a . a N mt hA Ia. trfl
Is there"
One would think that We were the crimi-
al[ Let US have him arrested on his arrival"
81 would be to ruin the work OF three
months. We should get the big fish. but tho
mailer would dart right and left ont OF tho
ct On Monday We should have them all.
o. an arrest - Inadmisslbie.'
I'VE shall get out at Canterbury"
We'll. then. We must make n cross-country
1urnoy to Mewhaven. and 80, over to nieppr
lOriarty will again do what | should do. lie
nj set on 10 Paris. mark down our luggage
nd walt Tor two days at tho der OF In Ito
carpet hays. encourage tho manufactures
lake our way at our leisure into Switzerland, .
ia LuNem bpurE and Basic
! am too old II traveller to allow myself to he
,ri"usiy inconycniencrd BY tho loss OF ny /
70 IDEA OF being forced to dodge ana hide b..
re a man whose record was blIrk with unUt-
'rablr iniamioT IT. was evhent however,
cury than did. NJ Canterbury, therefore,
Q alEhted. only to find that we should have /
wait al hour before We could get train to
rwh4Neu.
j was stiil looking rather ruefuIly after tho
.pidly disap. earring IuSEage van winch con-
In ed my Wardroac, when Holmes pulled my
'eye and pointed NJ the line.
" Already, you see. said lie. !
Far away. from among tho KsRtiSh wooda
ore rose a thin slTay OF smoke. minute
ter a carriage and engine ruull be seen lF- ,
4. along th. urru curve which leads 10 the ;
alton. "" had hardly tlmc 10 tnku our place ,
hin q =. 'nf |.gE,sa when u PASSED with a ,
title and ToIg, uratIuE blast OF hot air into \
: ihc.o he GOES" said Holmes. as We
al he'd tn. .caElIuge swing and rock over tho / :
irt-. ...c az" limits. you SEQ. 20 our Z
.ouis lHrr. b. nnr"- l. would ha,r boon a | =
- r-..... 20 uaa hr doluCol whal / WoI,l de- +,
lr, an. acted H"rorlILEIT' =
Ana what would no have done la no over
2 h.. @ ,annor he the least doubt that no =
,gII i..En made u uHurlrruus attack uIun !
/, /. "a. however game AZ which two my (.
4y. mo question now ~, whether We should y
.r r.rwtrg~" lunch heru. or Tun our a
arr. ul r'aLNluE before We rra IA the bullet .
.la made .ur way taI'.D 'sels that n gilt and J.
.Ef En .t.tNs l'I.r"- an HNlL.s uH uI nu 'h.rt
.r .ir .. r|rH-tpuTa.. en- tiu Monday O.
.rr..., tlulmoS hyI tntnrraVHel 20 tao luu- D.
r,..l.r. AN.l Iu the ryruu = we found a rru.y ~
..uE IuT as ~ uur Latrl Holmes tars n .
.u and then With u bstter curse nurlcd II d
Cd Lsruiu.