Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-16

ONtE lO tNIt lAstJ MllAO" hllu slllG4l ln6 edge of the woodwork! l shall stay over here, us l have this handkerchief in my hand"
 did us ho directed and was instantly conscious of a strong tarry smell.
 That is where lie put his foot in gtt- ting out. If you can trace him, should think Toby will have no difficulty. Now run down stairs, loose the dog and look out for BIondin."
 By the time that l got out into the grounds Sherlock Holmes was on the roof, and could see him like an enormous glow worm crawling very slowly along the ridge lost sight of him behind stack of chimncys, but he presently reappeared and then vanished once more upon the opposite side. When 1 made my way round there, found him seated at one of the corner caves.
 That you, WatsonF' he cried,
 "Yes"
 This is the place What is that black thing down therey"
 "A water barrel |"
 Top on itf"
 Yes
 "No sign of laddert"
 "No."
 "Confound the fellowl It's a most breakneck place. I ought to be able to
  water pipe feels pretty firm. Here goes anyhow"
 There was a scuflling of the feet, and the lantern began to como steadily down the side of tho wall. Then with a light spring he came on to tho barrel and from there to the earth.
 ''It was easy to follow him." he said, drawing on his stockings and boots Tiles were lrusCncd the whole way along, and in his Hurry he had dropped this. It confirms my diagnosis, us you doctors cx- press ik
 The object which ho held up to me was R small pocket, or pouch woven out of colorcd era>ses and with a few tawdry beads strung round ii, In shape ard size it was not unlike n cigarette case. Inside were hall n dozen spinCs of dark wuud, sharp at uu" end and uunICd at the other, like that W hich had struck Bhrthuiuulrw Shullo.
 "TE"! alV hVllIsh things, said he Look Uut ti.tt yuu don prick your,tlf I'm dClI.,lt,d to have them, for the chances ;.Tr that they are all ic has Thcro Is thr lVss fear uf You Ur he fading uHr in our skin hri"rc long. would suuncr llce martini Luii,t m! srN Are you game for Il SIX in!l, srudgc, NMtsou;' "CtIlItI:l!! l answCr>d Your Icr, will stand il3 "Oh, y>>:
 'H,yr You ur, doggy. Good cid Toby! smell l., Tul,!, smCiI it!' He pushed the CIT usuir h"Huh, rrhivt un,l,r ,hr dogs nose, WEtlr the ciraiuIv ,t.e.d with its fluffy ltl, parlt,d uuG with a most Cu:uICll CH h tu its head. like a Cunauis scur snluing the bouquet of famous ' int age H'.u,s then thrCw tho Landhcr, chief 10 8 distance, faster sd stout trd to | the IT ongrcl : cellar and led bim to the | foot c! tAr water barrel The crcat ITO in- stantly broke into succession of high, trcmulOus yrlps, and with his nose on the l ground and his tail in the air battered of upon the trail at pace which strained his leash and kept up at the top of our speed
 The east had been gradually whitening, | and we could now see some distance in the cold gray light. The square, massive house, with its black, empty windows and high, bare walls lowered up sad and for. | lOrn behind us. Our course led right | across the grounds in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were | scared and mtcrsCCicd- Tho wholo place, with it's >''u't"1'd dirt heaps and i'll grown shrubs, had A hnshtcd. i'll omcncd look | which harIn"HiI,d with the black tragedy which hung uNCr it.
 | Oh reaching the boundary wall Toby | ran along, whining eagerly, underneath Its shadow and stopped finally in a corner | screened by n young beech. Whero the two walls joined several bricks had been Iooscncd, and tho cf,,ic,s s left were worn down and rnu:id,. '.;"n lie lower side, | aS though they lai frequently been used as n ladder. Holmes clambcred up, and taking the dog from Inc he dropped 1t over | upon the other side,
 "Thcrr's tine print ut wooden legs hand. |" he remarked Us mounted up be- side him You sec the slight smudgc of blood upon tho white plaster. What lucky thing 1t is that wo have had no very heavy rain since yesterday! The scent will lie upon the road Tn spite of their cight and twenty hours start | I confess that had my doubts yself | when reflected upon the great traffic which had passed along the London road in the interval. My fears werc soon ap. peascd, however. Toby nevor hesitated or swrrved, but waddled on in his peculiar rolling fashion. Clearly the pungent smell of the crrosotc rosc high above all other contcnding scents.
 Do not imagine, said Holmes, that I depend for my success in tliis case upon the mcrc chance of one of thcse fellows I have knowledge now which would enable me to trace them in many different ways. | This, however, is tho readicSt and since fortune has put 1t into our hands I should l be culpablc If neglected 1t. It has, how l ever, prevented tho case from becoming the pretty little intellectual problem which | 1t at ono time promised to be- There might havo been sonlo credit to be gained out of it but for this too palpable clew"
 There is credit and to spare" said L Il assure you. Holmes, that I marvel at the means by which you obtain your re- suits in this case even mora than did in the Jefferson Hope murder The thing seems to mo to be deeper and moro inex- plicable How, for example, could you describe with such confidence tho wooden legged mani"
 "Pshaw, my dear boy, it was simplicity itself don't wish to be theatrical. It is all patent and aboveboard. Two ofIi- cers who are in command of a convict guard learn an important secret as to buried treasure. A map Is drawn for them by an Englishman named Jonathan Small. You remember that we saw the name upon the chart In Captain Nor stan's possession. He had signed it in be- half of himself and his assooiates-ths sign of tho four, as he somewhat dramat- ically called 1t. Aided by this chart tho officers one of them gets the treasure and brings it to England, leaving, VIC will suppose. some condition under which he received it. unfulfilled. Now, thon, why did not Jonathan Small get the treasure himselfr The answer is obvious The chnrt Is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. Jonathan Small did not get the treasure because he and his associates wore themselves convicts and could not got away" "But this is mere speculation, " said 1.
 "It is more than that It is tho only hypothesis which covers tho facts Let us see how 1t fits in with tho sequel Major Sholto remains at peace for some years.