Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-19

sons and his l;i,itnrtgar. on guard over
| hir1.
''One day, however. got word that
he was dying. hurried at once to the
| garden. mad that he should slip out of
my clutches like that, and, looking
| through the window. saw him lying
in his bed, with his sons on each side
of him. I'd have come through and
taken my chance with the three of
them, only even as looked ct him his
jaw dropped. and I>kncw that he was
| gone. got into his room that same
| night, though. and / searched his
| papers to see if there was any record of
where he had hidden our jewels
| There was not a line, however. so I
| came away, bitter and savage as man
| could be. Before l left 1 bethought
me that if / ever met my Sikh friends
| again it would be a satisfaction to know
| that / had left some mark of our ha-
| tired: SO l scrawled down the sign of the
| four of US. as it had been OF the chart.
and l pinned it on his bosom. 1t was
| too much that he should be taken to
| the grave without some token from the
men whom he had robbed and befooled.
I'VE earned living at this time by
| my exhibiting poor Tonga st fairs and
| other places as the black ccnnibal He
would eat raw meat and dance his war
dance; SO we always had a hatfui of
pennies after days work I still
heard all the news from Pondicherry
Lodge, and for some years there was
no news to hear. except that they We're
hunting for the treasure. 1T last. how
ever. came what we had waited for so
long. The treasure had been found
1t was up at the top of the house, in
Mr.. Bartholomew Sholto's chemical
laboratory. / came at once and had a
look at the place. bat I could not see
how with my wooden leg was to make
my way up to it. I learned, however,
about a trap-door in the roof.
and also about Mr.. Sholto's sup
per hour. 1t seemed TO me that
l could manage the thing east
ly through Tonga. l brought him
out with me with long rope wound
round his waist. He could climb like 4
cat. and he soon made his way through
the roof. but, as i'll luck would have it.
Bartholomew Sholto was still in the
room, to his cost. Tonga thought he
had done something very clever in kill
ing him, for when came up by the
rope l found him strutting about as
proud as Il peacock. Very much sur
prised was he when made at him with
the ropes end and cursed him for 4 lit
tie bloodthirsty imp. / took the treas
ure-box and let it down, and then slid
down myself, having first left the sign
of the four upon the table. to show
that the jewels had come back at last
Al
Tonga then pulled up the rope, closed
the window, and made of the way
that he had conc.
Il don't know that / have anything
else to tell you. had heard water
man speak of the speed of Smiths
launch, the Aurora, so | thought she
would be a handy craft for our escape.
engaged with old Smith. and was to
give him big sum if he got US safe to
orr ship. He knew, no doubt, that
there was some screw loose. but he was
not in our secrets. All this is the
truth, and if tell it to you. gentlemen.
it is not to amuse yOu-for YOU have
cot done me very good turn-but 1t Is
because | believe the best defense ]
can make is just to hold back nothing,
but let all the world know how badly
/ have myself been served by Mai.
ShOlto. and how innocent / a.1 of the
death of his SON."
A very remarkable account" said
Sherlock Holmes "A fitting wind-up
to an extremely interesting case
There is nothing at all now to me in
the latter part of your narrative. ex-
cept that You brought your own rope.
That | did not know. BY the way. |
had hoped that Tonga had lost all his
darts: yet he managed to shoot one at
US in the boat"
He had lost them all. sir, except the
one which was in his blow pipe at the
time
All. of course said Holmes Il
had not thought of that
is there any other point which you
would like to ask Gbout?" asked the
convict. affa bly,.
Il Think not. thank you" ny CON-
pa:iiOn answered.
We'll. Holiness said Athelne-
Jones. you are 4 nan to be hEmorcd,
and we all know that you are 4 con-
noisscur of crime. but duty is duty. a-.d
l have gone rather far in doing what
you and your friend asked me. | shall
feel more at ease when we have our
story-teller here under lock and key
The cab still waits. and there are two
inspectors downstairs. am much
obliged to you both for your assistance.
OF course, you will be wanted 1T the
trial. Goodnight to yoU.''
'Gocd-night. gentlemen. both" said
Jonathan Small.
''You first, Small" remarked the wary
Jones as they left the room. III take
particular care that you don't club me
with you wooden leg. whatever you
may have done to the gentleman at the
AnG2maI Isles"
well. ap1 there is the cad of our
drama l remarked. after we had sat
some time smoking in silence. Il fear
it shall be the last investigation in
which shall have the chance of study
ing your methods Miss Morstan has
done me the honor to accept me as a
husband in prospective"
He gave most dismal groan. u
feared as much" said he. Il really can
not congratulate you"
was Il little hurt. Have you any
reason to be dissatisfied with my
choice?" asked.
Not at all. | think she is one of the
most charming young ladies ever met.
and might have been most useful in
such work as we have been doing. She
had a decided genius that way; wit |
ness the way in which she preserved
that Agra plan from all the other pa
pers of her father. But love is an emo
tional thing. and whatever is emo
tional is opposed to that true cold rea-
son which place above all things | |
should never marry myself lest | bias |
my Judgment"
II trust" said /. laughing. that my
Judgment may survive the ordeal. But |
you look weary"
Yes. the reaction is already upon |
mo | shall No ( linn nS a ,or for :, I