Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-10-18

situation succinctly and WELL" he said.
There is much that Is still obscure.
though have quite made up my mind
on the main facts. AS to poor Les
trades discovery. it was simply blind
intended to put the police upon wrong
track, by suggesting socialism and Sc
cret societies. 1t was done by a Ger
man. The A, if you noticed, was print
ed somewhat after the German fashion.
Now real German invariably prints
in the Latin character so that we may
safely say that this was not written by
one, but by q clumsy imitator, who
overdid his part. 1t was simply ruse
to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.
I'm not going to tell you much more
of the case. doctor. You know a con-
jurer gets no credit when once he has
explained his trick. and if 1 show you
too much Of my method Of working.
you will come to the conclusion that I
nm very ordinary individual after
ALL
Il shall never do that" I answered;
you have brought detection as near
an exact science as it ever will be
brought in this world
NJ companion flushed up with pleas
ire ut my words. and the earnest way
in which 1 uttered them. had already
observed that Ii, was sensitive of fiat
terry on the score OF his art as any girl
could be Of her beauty.
III tell you one thing" he said.
"Patent-leatner and Squara-taes came
in the same cab. al.:l they waited down
the pathway tugrsuer as friendly as
possible-arm-n-a" in ali probability
When they go5 inside thu walked up
and down the rooin--o.. rather. Patent
feathers stood still w.t:!e Sluare-toes
walked up ami down. 1 could read all
that in the dust; and I could read that
as he walked he grew more and more
excited. That is shown By the increas-
ed length of his strides. lie was talk
ing all the while. and working himself
up. no doubt into fur.y. Then the
tragedy occurred. I've told you all l
know myself. now. for the rest is mere
surmise and conjecture. We have
good working basis. however. on which
to start. We must hurry up. for want
to go to Halle's concert, to hear Nor
man Neruda, this afternoon"
This conversation had occurred while
our cab had been threading its way
through long succession of dingy
streets and dreary by-ways. In the din
giest and dreariest of them our driver
suddenly came to a stand. That's
Audley Court ~ there he said. point
ing to the narrow Slit in the line of
daad-colored brick. You'll lind Inc
here when you come back.
Audley Court was not an attractive
locality. Til" narrow passage, led us
into quadrangle paved witt, Eigs and
lined with sordid dwellings. We picked
our way Among groups of Gi;ty chill
dren and through lines of discolored
linen. until we came to No. 46. the door
Of which was decorated with small
slip of brass. OH which the name Rance
was engraved. On inquiry we found
thar the constable was in bed. and we
We're shown into little front parlor,
to await his coming.
He appeared prss .ntly. looking lit
tie irritable at being disturbed in his
slumbers. Il made my report at the
Office" he said
Holmes took half sovereign from
his pocket anal played with 1t pnnsiye-
ly. I'VE though. that we would like
to hear 1t all from your own lips" he
said.
sAdiA ue AloSt udppy 10 tel you
anything l can" the constable an
swercd, With his eyes upon the little
golden disk
Just let us hear it all in your own
way. as it occurred
Rance sat down on the horsehair
sofa and knitted his brows. as though
determined not to omit anything in
his narrative.
III tell it ye from the beginning"
he said. My time is from 10 at night
to in the morning. At II there was q
fight at the White Hart but, bar that,
all was quiet enough on the beat.
At o'clock it began to rain, and I
met Archy Murcher-him who has the
Holland Grove beat-and we stool to.
gether at the corner Of Henrietta street
a-talkin'. Presently-maybe about 2,
or little after--I thought would take
q look around and see that all was right
down the Erixton road. It was prec-
ious dirty and lonely. Not a soul
did l meet all the way down, though
cab or two Went past ne. l was
a-strollin' down, thinkin' between our
selves how uncommonly handy four
Of gin hot would be, when suddenly
a CLINT of light caught my eye in
lue NAAOo" VI lDdt SdIuo house. NOW.
l knew that them two houses in Lau
riston Gardens was empty on account
Of him that owns them, who won't
have the drains seed to, though the
very last tenant what lived in one of
them died O. typhoid fever. was
knocked all in a heap. therefore, at
seeing light in the window, and I
suspected as something was wrong.
When got to the door"
You stopped, and then walked back
to the garden gate" my companion in
terrupted. What did you do that
for?"
Rance gave violent jump. and star
ed ut Sherlock Holmes with the ut
most amazement upon his features.
why, that's true, SIR" he said:
though how you come to know It
heaven only knows. Ye see. when I
got up to the door. it was SO still and
80 lonesome that thought I'd be none
the worse for some one with me. I
amt afeared Of anything on this side
of the grave, but thought that maybe
1t was him that died O. the TYPHOID
inspecting the drains what killed him.
The thought gave me a kind O. turn.
and l walked back to the gate to see
II could see Murcher's liant .rn, but
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