The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-09-13
BY CONAN DOYLE

gone, and there would not be another
| for some hours. Stangerson seemed
| to be put out at that, but Drebber was
| rather pleased than otherwise l got
| so close to them In the hustle that
heard every word that passed between
them. Drebber said that he had q
little business of his own to do, and
that IL the other would wait for him
he would soon rejoin him. His COM
panion demonstrated with HIN, and re-
minded him that they had resolved to
| stick together Drebber answered tfnt
/ the matter was delicate one, and that
| he must go alone. / could not catch
| what Stangerson said to that, but the
other burst out swearing, and remlnd-
ed him that he was nothing more than
his paid servant, and that he must
not presume to dictate to him. On that
the secretary gave 1t up as bad JOB,
and simply bargained with him that IL
he missed the last train he should join
him at Halliday's Private hotel, to
which Drebber answered that he would
| be back en- the platform before IL,
and made his way out OF the staten.
The moment for which had waited
SO long had at last come. had my
enemies within my power. TogeIher
they could protect each other, but sing
| ly they were at my mercy. / did not
act, however, with undue precipitation.
NV plans were already formed. There
is no satisfaction in vengeance unless
the offender has time to realize who 1t
| is that strikes him. had my plans
arranged, by which should have the
| opportunity of making the man who
had wrcnged me understand that his
old sin had found him out. 1t Glanced
that some days before gentleman
who had been engaged In looking over
some houses in the Brixton Road had
dropped the key of them In my car
rage. 1t was claimed that same even
ing and returned, but In the interval l
had taken a moulding of 1t, and had
/ a duplicate constructed. BY means OF
this / had access to at least one spot
In this great city where I could rely
upon being free from interruption. How
to get Drebber to that house was the
difficult problem which had to solve
sHe walked down the road and went
into one of the hquor-shops, staying for
nearly half an hour In the last of them.
When he carle out he staggered In his
walk, and was evidently pretty well
on. There was O hanson just in front
of me. and he halted it. I followed 1t
so close that the nose Of my horse
was within a yard of the driver the
whole way. We ratified across Water
| loo bridge and through miles OF streets,
until to my establishment, we found
/ ourselves back in the terrace IN which
| he had boarded. / could not imagine
/ what his intention was in returning
there, but went on and pulled up my
cab a hundred yards or 20 from the
house. He entered 1t, and his hanson
drove away Give me glass OF water,
If you please. My mouth gets dry with
! the talking"
I handed him the glass, and he drank
the water
.sThat's BETTER he SAID. "Well, /
| waited for q quarter of an hour or
more, when suddenly there came q
noise like people struggling inside the
/ house. Next moment the door was
flung open and two men appeared,
one of whom was Drebber, and the
other was young chap whom 1
had never seen before: Ihls
fellow had Drebber by the collar,
and when they came to the head OF the
steps they gave him shove and O
kick which sent him half across the
road. You houndv he cried, shaking
his stick at him, I'll teach you to IN.
suit an honest girlF He was so hot thai
/ think he would have thrashed Dreb:
Der with his eudgel, only that the cur
staggered away from the road as fast
as his legs would carry him. Ho ran
as far as the corner, and then, seeing
i my cab, he hailed me and jumped In
Drive me to Halliday's Private Hotel,
he said.
sWhen 1 had him fairly inside my
cab my heart jumped so with Joy thai
| I feared lest at this last moment my
aneurism might so wrong. drove
along slowly, weighing IN my owr
mind what it was best to do. l might
have taken him out into the country
and there in some deserted lane have
my last interview with him. had al
most decided upon this, when he solv
ed the problem for me. The craze fol
drink had seized him again, and he or
dered me to pull up outside gin pal
ace. He went In, leaving word that
should wait for him. There he remain
ed until closing time, and when ht
came out he was far gone that knew
the game was in my own hands.
!Don't imagine that I intended *
kill him In cold blood # would only
have been rigid justice Il I had done
50, but ! could pot bring myself to d.
it. / had long determined that ht
should have show for his life, II h'
chose to take advantage of 1t. Amons
the many billets which / have filled
in America during my wandering life
I was once janitor and sweeper GU
of the laboratory at York College
One day the professor was lecturins
on poisons, and hesshoWed his students
some alkaloid, as ne called 1t, which
he had extracted from, South A;meri
can arrow poison, and which, WAS 81
powerful that the least grain g2ntsan
instant death, I spotted the b9ftle III
which the preparation was kepfy aalt
when they were all gone helped my
self to little Of It, / was fairl!
good dispenser, SO worked this aka
loid into small soluble pills, and eacl
pill I put in box with similar Pill
made without the poison. I determin
ed at the time that when had NJ.
chance my gentlemen should each hav
a draw out Of one of these boxes, Will
ate the pill that remained. 1t woult
be quite as deadly and good dea
less noisy than firing across hand
keECfAef: FOu fHdt udu dlWdyS Ii,
pill boxes ABOUT me, and the time ha'
now come, when 1 was to use them.
.It was nearer / than 12, and q viii,
bleak night, blowing hard and rainin
In torrents. Dismal as 1t was outside
/ was glad within-so glad that coul'
have shouted out from pure exultatlon
II any Of you gentlemen have eve
pinned for q thing, and longed for
during twenty years, and then sudden
, ly found 1t within your reach, yo
would understand my feelings. lit
cigar and pulled at it to steady m
nerves, but my hands were trembling
and my temples throbbfng with excite
mept. As drove, I could see old job
Farrief sad sweet Lucy looking at M
) out of the darkness and smiling at mt
} just as plain as see you all In thi
/ room. All the way they were ahea