The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-18
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CHAPTER VI-CoSr1SUED.
BY A CONAN DOYLE.

away. You shall live like princess. y
Poor Alice was so frightened that
she shrunk c-ay from him, but he
caught her by the wrist and endeavored
to draw her toward the door.
screamed, and at that moment my son
Arthur came into the room. What
happened then l do not know. /
heard oaths and the confused sounds
of a scuffie. l was too terrified to
raise my head. When 1 did look up
saw Arthur standing in the doorway
laughing, with stick in his hand.
al don't think that fine fellow will
trouble us again." he said. 81 will
Just go after him and see what he does
with himself" With those words he
took his hat and started off down the
street. The next morning we heard of
MIR. Drebber's mysterious death
''This statement came from Mrs.
-Charpentier's lips with many gasps
and pauses. At times she spoke so
low that l could hardly catch the
words ! made shorthand notes of all
that she said, however, so that there
should be no possibility of mistake. ="
Its quite exciting" said Sherlock
Holmes, with yawn. "What happened
next?"
"When Mrs. Carpenter paused, "
the detective continued, Il saw that
the whole case hung upon one point.
Fixing her with my eve in way which
I always found effective with women,
asked her at what hour her son re-
turned.
81 do not know she answered.
"'Not know?'
Ono; he has a latch-key, and LET
himself in
"'After You went to bed?'
Eyes
"'When did you go to bed?'
"'About eleven
$50 your son was gone at least two
hours?'
"'Yes'
Possibly four or fve9'
"'Yes.'
"'Whst was he doing during that
7time?'
" i do not know, she answered, turn
ing white to her very lips.
''Of course after that there was
nothing more to be done. found out
where Lieut. Carpenter was, took
two officers with me. and arrested him.
When l touched him on the shoulder
and warned him to come quietly with
US be answered us as bold as brass: 4
suppose you are arresting me for being
concerned in the death of that scoun-
drel, Drebber,' he said. We had said
nothing 20 him about it, so that his
abiding to it had a most suspicious
aspect
Very" said Holmes
HE still carried the heavy stick
which the mother described him as
having with him when he followed
Orebber. 1t was stout oak cudgel. &"
What is your theory, them"
well, my theory is that he followed
Drebber as far as the Brixton road
When there, fresh alteration arose
between them, in the course of which
Drebber received a blow from the
stick, in the pit of the stomach, per-
haps, which killed him without leaving
any mark. The night was so wet that
no one was about, so Carpenter
dragged the body of his victim into
the empty house. As to the candle,
and the blood, and the writing on the
wall, and the ring, they may all be so
many tricks to throw the police on to
: the wrong scent"
We'll donew said Holmes, in an en-
scouraging voice. Really, Gregson,
= you are getting along. We shall make
something of YOU vet"
Il f1atter myself that l have man
aged it rather neatly" the detective
answered proudly. THE young man
volunteered a statement, in which he
said that after following Drebber some
time, the latter perceived him, and
took cab in order to get away from
. him. On his way home he met an old
shipmate, and took long walk with
him. On being asked where this old
shipmate lived, he was unable to give
any satisfactory reply. l think the
whole case fits together uncommonly
we'll What amuses me is to think of
LestTade, who had started off upon the
wrong scent. l am afraid he won't
make much of it. Why, by Jove, here's
the very man himself"
1t was indeed Lestrade, who had
assembled the stairs while we were
talking, and who now entered the
room The assurance and jauntiness
which generally marked his demeanor
and dress were, however, wanting.
His face was disturbed and troubled.
while lis clothes were disarranged
and untidy. He had evidently come
with the intention of consulting with
Sherlock Holmes, for on perceiving his
colleague he appeared to be embar-
raised and put out. He stood in the
center OF the room, fumbling nervous
ly with his hat, and uncertain what TO
do. This is a most extraordinary
case" he said at last-''a most incom-
prehensible affair"
"Ah, you find it so, Mr. Lestradew
cried Gregson, triumphantly II
thought You would come to that con-
clusion. Have you managed to find
the secretary, Mr.. Joseph Stangerson?"
THE secretary, Mr.. Joseph Stanger-
son." said I.estrade, gravely, was muir
dered at Halliday's private hotel about
six o'clock this morning"
CHAPTER VII
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
The intelligence with which Lestrade
greeted us was so momentous and so
unexpected, that we were all three
fairly dumfounded. Gregson sprang
out of his chair and upset the remainder
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