Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-06

drawn down, as was his habit when lost in thought.
 '"There will be no more murders " he said at last, stopping abruptly and facing us. You can put that consideration out of the question. You have asked me if l know tho name of the assassin. do. The mere knowing of his name is a small thing, however, compared with the power of laying our hands upon him. This l expect very shortly to do. have good hopes of. managing 1t through my own arrangements, but it is thing which needs delicate handling, for we have shrewd and desperate man to deal with, who is supported. as have had occasion to prove, by another, who is as clever as himself. As long as this man has no idea that any one can have n clew there is some chance of securing him, but if he had tho slightest suspicion he would change his name and vanish in an instant among the 4,0o0. GOO in habitants of this great city. Without meaning 10 hurt either of your feelings I am bound to say that consider these men to be moro than match for tho official force, and that is why 1 have not asked your assistance If fail, shall of course incur all tho blame due to this omission. but that l am prepared for. At present am ready to promise that the instant that can communicate with you without endangering my own com binations shall do so"
 Gregson and LCstrade seemed to Ge far from satisfied by this assurance or by the dcprCciating allCsion to tho de tective police Tho former had flushed up to the rou:s of his flaxcn hair, while the other tCady eyes gliStCuCd with Gu riosity and resentment. Neither of them had time to speak, however, before there was tap at the door and the spokesman l cf the street arabs, younG Wigeins, in ] troduced his insignificant and unsavory person.
 "Plcase. sir, ho sand, touching his forelock, II have tho cab down stairs. " "GCod boy" said Holmes hlandly. "Why don't you introduce this pattern i at Scotland Yard:" hc continued, taking pair of steel E;,ndcufTs from a drawer. "Sce how |, Autifuliy the springs works. i They fa>trn in an instant.
 ! The old IattLrn is good enough, le- marked L,str"dc, If we can find the man to put them on.
 "NeIy good, very good. said Holmes, smiling. The Cabman may ns well help me with my boxes Just ask him to step up, WiseinS,"
 l was surprised to find my companion { speaking as though he were about to set out on a journey, since he had not said l anything to n!u about it. There was n small pormautvau in the room, and this he pulled cut and tcgan to strap, He was 1 bu<ily engaged nt it when the cahman entered tho room.
 Just give me a help with this buckle cabmun. he said, knCulirc over his task and never turning his head Tho fellow cGnr forward with a some what Sullru, q, liant air and put down his hands to assist. At that instant there was n sharp click. the 3anSlins Cf metal, and Sherlock Holmes spranS to his feet again,
 "Gcntlcm,n, ' he cried. with flashing eyes, "lct mo introduce yvu to MT. lief ferSon HvYr, tEr murd, r,r of Enuch DrchlVr and uf Joseph StanE,rsun.
 The wi,r.r thing occurred in a lnn- mcnt, s' quickly that had no time to realize it have aNivld recollection of that instant. of Eulmcs' triumphant cX- prCSsi,u sud the riu; tt his voice. If the caElI,;I. tl;.-,I!, >"y.Iv face * ht glarcd ;,t tl.v Ihtt,rug hanGvutTS. which h;,d appeared aS if Ey maEir up on his Mr!>;>. For a second or two we might hn>r lc,na group of s;utrrs, Then. With :ru lMurtirulHtn roar of fury. the l'l l.,.l.,r wr,ncIvd himself free from Holmc> grasp and hurled himself through the Window. Wurdwurk and I glass gave WAY hrfr:V hln. but before he got quite through Grt Eson, LtstradC i and Holmes slrau;; upon him lik" SC many Sta.nuuuh>. TrwaS dragged back into the l,, IT., and then commenced q terrific conflict, So powerful and SC fierce Na> hr that tho four of Us were shaken utt again md again. He r0ppcarod to have thu, ronvulsINr strength of q man ill an ,pllcptic fiji
 His face ard harC!e wcrrtcrrihly nIan, gled by the passage through the glass, ] but loss If blood had nut fleet in tlimin. ishing his resistance. It w3s not until Lcstsado succeeded i'll getting his hand inside his neck ClCth and half strar Hling him that we made him realize that
 his struggles wcrc If 10 avail, and evCl then we felt no srcurity until wo haC } pinioncd his f, ct d. wei; aS his hands
 That done, wo rosutn oUr feet hrcathles and panting.
 "Wc have in~ cih. said Shcrlocl
 Holmes. 1t will srrvr to take him tC , Scotland Yard, Ard now, gentlemen. he continued. With a pleasant smile
 i've have T, ;.rhl h the tnd Of our littl ) mystery. You "rr very welcome to pu any questions that you like to I4o now l and there ;5 no danger that will refus ; to answer them.
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