Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-11-15
BY CONAN DOYLE

have both tried. and we have bot1
failed. You have remarked more thar
once since l have been in the room
that you had all the evidence which
YOU require Surely you will not with
hold it amy longer"
ANY delay in arresting the assas
SIM" observed. might give him time
to perpetrate some fresh atrOcity''
Thus pressed by all of us. Holmes
showed signs of irrcsolution. He con
tinued to walk up and down the room
with his head sunk on his chest and
his brows drawn down as was his ha
bit when lost in thought
There will be no more MURDERS" he
said at last. stopping abruptly and
facing us. You can put that con.
sideration out OF the question. You
have asked me if l know the nam.
of the assassin. l do. The mere know
ing Of the name is a small thing, how
ever. compared with the power of lay.
ing our hands upon him. This l ex-
pect very shortly to do. l have good
hopes Of managing it through my own
arrangements, bul it is IL thing which
needs delicate handling. for we have a
shrewd and desperate man to deal with
With. who is supported. as have Occa-
sion to prove. by another who is as
clever as himself AS long as this
man has no idea that any one can
have clew there is chance of Sc
curing him: hut if he had the slight, 1t
suc icion. he would change his name
and vanish in an instan; among the
four million inhabitants of this great
nit tI, N;r
of your feelings. J. an: bo:lMd 20 say
that l consider these men to be more
than a match for the official force, and
that is why have not asked your as
sisrance If FL Sln,i!. of course,
incur all the hiGn.r Cue TO this omis-
sion; but that ;H rrcrCIrc I":. At
present AKA rc:.. -. prfsESs. sal the
instant that l Can communicate with
YOU without cndnngrring my own COM
binations. l shall do So"
Gregson and I4eStrndc seemed to be
far from satisfied by this assurance,
or by the depreciating allusion to the
detective police. The former had flush
ed up to the roots of his flaxen hair,
while the otht RS beady eyes glistened
with curiosity and resentment. Nei-
ever. before there was Il tap at the
Arabs. young Virgins. introduced his
insignificant aud unsavorN person.
Please, SIR he said. touching his
Good boy" said Holmes, blandly.
''Why don't YOU introduce this pattern
ut Scotland Yard:" he continued. TAX
drawer. 'See how beautifully the
spring works. Til v fasten in an in
slant"
1.-The old pattern is good enough re.
marked Lestrade. IF we can only find
the man to put them on"
Very good. very sood,' said Holmes,
smiling. The cabman may as wellhelp
me With my boxes. Just ask him to
step up. Virgins"
Was surprised to find my companion
speaking rs though he were about to
set out on journey, since he had not
said anything to me about it. There
was a SMALL portmanteau in the room.
and this he pulled out and began to
strap. He was busily engaged at it
when the cabman entered the room.
Just give me a nclp with this buckle.
cabn.an." he said. kneeling over his
task, and never turning his head.
The fellow came forward with a
somewhat sullen. defiant air, and put
down his hands to assist. At that in
slant there was a sharp click. the jan
Cling OF metal. and Sherlock Holmes
sprang to his feet again.
Gentlemen he cried, with flashing
eyes. let me introduce you TO Mr. JEFF
ferson Hope. the murderer of Enoch
Drebbcr and of Joseph Stangerson.'
The whole thing occurred in a mo-
mcnt-so quickly that had no time to
realize it. l have vivid recollection
OF that instant, of Holiness triumphan,
expression and the ring OF his voice, of
the claimants dazed, savage face, as he
gllred ut the. glittering handouts, which
had appeared as if by magic upon his
wrists. For second or two we might
have been Il group of statues. Then.
with an inlrticulate roar of fury, the
prisoner wrcnched himself free from
Holiness grasp and hurled himself
through the window. woodwork and
glass gave way before him; but before
he got quite through. Gregson, Lestrade
and l10llncS Sprang upon him like so
many staghounds. He was dragged
back into the room, and then COM
menced Il terrific conflict. So powerful
and so fierce was he, that the four Of
us We're shaken off again and again.
He appeared to have the convulsive
strength OF Il man in an epileptic tit.
His face and hands We're terribly man
sletl by the passage through the glass,
but loss of blood had no effect in dimin-
ishing his resistance. 1t was not until
Lestr;lde succeeded in getting his hand
inside lis ncckcloth and half strangling
him that we made him realize that his
; struggles were Of no avail; and even
then we felt no security until we had
pinioncd his feet as well as his hands.
That done. we rose to our feet, breath
less and painting.
I'VE have his cab" said Sherlock
Holmes. 1T will serve to take him to
Scotland Yard. And now, gentlemen
he continued. with a pleasant smile,
''we have reached the end Of our little
mystery. You are very welcome to put
any questions that YOU like to me now
and there is no danger that will re-
fuse to answer them"