The Globe-republican., 1894-05-18

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early for him to be at work. He has
an impression that the man was tall
had a reddish face. and was dressed
in a long. brownish coat. He must
have stayed in the room some little
time after the murder, for we found
bloOd-stained water in the basin.
where he had washed his hands. and
marks on the sheet where he had de-
liberately wiped his knife.
glanced at Holmes on hearing the
description of the murderer. which tai
lied so exactly with his own. There
was. however. no trace of eSultation OF
satisfaction upon his face.
did you find nothing in the room
which could furnish a clew to tie
murderer" he asked.
Nothing. Stangerson had Dreb-
ber's purse in his pocket. but it seems
that this was usual. as he did all the
paying. There was eighty-odd pounds
in it, but nothing had been taken.
Whate yer tire motives of these eXtraor-
binary crimes. robbery is certainly not
one of them. There We're no papers or
pocket. except a single telegram. dated
from Cleveland about a month ago.
and containing the words: j. II. is in
Europe There was no name appended
to this message"
And there was nothing else?''
Holmes asked.
Nothing of any Importance. The
snl, h., hc1 4
himself to sleep. was lying upon the
bed. and his pipe was on chair beside
him. There was a glass of water on
the table. and on the window sill a
small chip ointment-box containing a
couple of pills"
Sherlock Holmes sprang from his
chair with az exclamation of delight.
TIE last link" he cried. exultantly.
''Nly case is complete"
The two detectives stared at him in
amaZenent.
Il have now in my hands," my com
panion saiu, confidently, 'all the
threads which have formed such n
tangle. There are. Of course. details
to be flied in. but am as certain of
all the main facts, from the time that
Drebber parted from Stangerson at
the station up to the discovery If the
body of the latter, as if l IA SEED
them with my own eyes. will give
you a proof of my knowledge. Could
You lay your hand upon those pills?"
Il have them" said Lestrade. pro-
ducing small! white box Il took
them and the purse and the telegram.
intending to have them put in a place
of safety at the police station. 1t was
the merest chance, my taking these
pills, for l am bound to say that l do
not attach any Importance to them"
''Give them here" said Holmes.
"Now, DOCTOR" turning to me, ARE
those ordinary pills?''
They certainly were not. They
were of a pearly gray color, small,
round and almost transparent against
the light. From their Gghtness and
transparency | should imagine that
they are soluble in water remarked.
Precisely So" answered Holmes.
'Now, would you mind going doEn
and fetching that poor little devil Of q
terrier which has been bad so long,
and which the landlady wanted You to
put out Of its pain yesterday?'
l went downstairs and carried the
dog upstairs in my arms. It's labored
breathing and glazing eye showed that
it was not far from its end. Indeed,
its snow-white muzzle proclaimed that
it had already exceeded the usual terlc
of canine existence. placed it upon
cushion on the rug.
Il will now cut one of these pills in
two" said Holmes. and drawing his
penknife he suited the action to the
word. ''One-half we return into the
box for future purposes. The other
half will place in this wine glass, in
which is a teaspoonful Of water. You
perceive that our friend, the doc
Tor, is right, and that it readily dis
solves"
This may be very interesting" said
Lestrade. il the injured tone of one
who suspects that he is being laughed
at. 81 cannot see, however, what it
has to do with the death of Mr.. Joseph
Stangerson."
Patience, my friend, patience! You
will find in time that it has everything
to do with it. / shall now add little
milk to make the mixture palatable,
and on presenting it to the dog we find
he laps it up readily enough"
AS he spoke he turned the contents
of the wine glass into saucer and
placed it in front of the terrier, who
speedily licked it dry. Sherlock
Holmes earnest demeanor had so far
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