The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-27

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The detective seated himself In the
armchair and pulled complacently nj
thigh In a paroxys@ II a ns sEaRHsa ~
."rhe fun of 1t Isl" he cried, that
that fool desirable, who thinks him.
self SO smart Inns gone of on the wrong
scent altogether He is after the sec
rotary. Stangcrson. who had no more
to do with the crime than Il babe 1ln-
born. have no doubt that he has
caught him by this time" ..-.-.,.. ...,,.
The idea tickled GregsOn go much
that he laughed until he checked.
"And how did you get yonrs clew"
'"-Ah. Ill tell you all about 1t. OF
coarse, DR.. Watson. this IS strictly be-
tween ourselves. The first difficulty
which we Ind to contend with was the
finding ct his American antecedents.
Some people. would have waited until
their advertisements were answered.
or until parties came forward and vol
unterrcd information This is not To-
bias Gregson's way of going to work.
You remember the hat beside the dead
MANI" - - -.
Yes" said Holmes; '.by John Under.
wood g. Sons. No. 10 Camberwcll
road" $50 - \ S&S9S@S$
Grcgson looked quite crest fallen.
II had no idea that you noticed that, "
he said. Have you been there?'
;.".NO." s~w-
s"Ha. cried sGregson, I'D a relieved
voice; "you should never neglect a
chance. however small It emny-sees.n,n
We'll. I went to q Underwood aud ask:
cd him IL he had sold n hat Of that size
and description. He looked over the
books and came on 1t ut once. He had
sent the hat to Mr. Drcbber. residing
Mt Charpentier's boarding establish
ment, Torquay terrace. Thus I got his
address"
"Smart-yery SMART" murmuretl
Sherlock Holmes.
81 next called upon Nine. Charpen.
tier" continued the detective. 81
found her very pale and distressed.
Her daughter was in the room, too
an uncommonly fine girl she is. too;
she was looking rcd about the eyes,
and her lips trembled us I spoke tn
her That didn't escape my notice. 1
began to smell a rat. You know the
feeling. Afr. Sherlock Holmes. when
you come upon the right scent-a kind
Of thrill jn your nerves. Have you
heard Of tqlc mysterious death Of your
late boarilpr, MIR. Enocll ]. Drebber, of
Cleyclnndf" Isasketl.* @s 81 a&
The,inofhcrs roided. She didn't seem
tble to ret ont aswofd. The daughter
burst into tears. I felt more than ever
that these people knew something
| about the matter.
4" At what o'clock did Mr.. Drebbei
| leave your house for the train?" I ask
e. At 8 O'clock she said. gulping in
her throat to keep down her agitation
sHis secretary, Mr.. stangerson. said
there were two trains-onc Mt O'15 and
one Mt II. He was to catch the first.
[" And was that the last which you
saw Of HING
A terrible change came over the wO
mans face as / asked the question
Her features turned perfectedly liyid
1t was some seconds before she could
get out the single word. 'Yes'-and
when 1t did come 1t was in u husky
unnatural voice. rss
''Therc was a silence for moment
and then the daughter spoke in cain
clear voice.
No good can ever come of false
hood. mother she said. Let us b,
frank with this gentleman. We dit
see Mr.. Drebber again.
: :" God forgive you! cried Nine. Char
pentier. throwing up her hands an,
sinking back in her chair. You hav
murdered yeVr BROTHER
arthur would rather that We spok
the TRUTH the girl answered firmly.
n Fesgnx s.eA A~~t teil- ,,.e. all alAaa,t 1
now" II said. Hall condolences ar
worse than none. Besides, you do no
know how much we know Of It.
''On your head be it, Alice!" cried he
4 mother, aand then, turning to me,
4 will tell you all, sir. Do not imagin
Il that my agitation on behalf of m
son arises from any fear Last he shoul
have had a hand in the terrible afrai
He is utterly innocent of 1t. My drea
is, however, that in your eyes, and til
eyes of others. he may appear to b
compromised. His high character, hi
profession, his anteceden.s. would a
".Your hest way is 10 make clca
breast Of the facts answered. 'Q
pend upon 1t, II your son v INNOCENT 4
will be none the worse '47' y y
'PerllapA Alice, you had bette
leave us. together she said, and hi
daughter withdrew. Vow, ,ar,' she col
tinued, Y had no intention Of tellin
vow I'll tbIs. inf rtl's,. T,ysa.sni' d'ur'
III has disc1ose1 sit, + HAYS 10 alternl
tive. Ilaviiig 0nc.. tiecn,t.i ~ tsn.,,;ii
+ viii tell you all without on3ttitl
any particular. ay, "A 49,.
"'It Ia your. wisest course said 1.
".'Mr Dre0ber has been with us nea
" three weeks. He md his secretar!
Mr.. Stangerson, had been travelling o
the continent. !, noticed "Gopeph.
irgen" label upon eSch ofstheir ti1hE!
4 showing that thgt had been thdes lai
stopping place: stapeerson wis !,
quiet. reserved man, but his employee
Lam sorry to say, was far QtllGrVjs'
He was coarse In his habits and byn
ish in his ways. The very night 9
his arrival he became. very much til
worse for drink, and, indeed, after
o'clock In the day he could hardly eve
be said to be sober. His manner t,
ward the maid servants was disgusting
~ free and familiar. Worst Of all, b
speedily assumed the SaHaR attitude II
ward my daughter. Alice. and spoke
her more than once In u way which
/ fortunately, ahe e ists s4ooy !, innocsh
to understand: On one occasion he q,
frally seized her In his arms and en-
bfaced her-au outrage which cause