Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-07-17
81 don't know that I have anything

uonC know that nave anything
else to tell you. ] had heard a water
man speak Of the speed of Smith
launch, the Aurora, so / thought SHIT
would be a handy craft for our escape
Iengaged with old Smith, and was t,
give him a big sum if he got us safe t,
our ship. He knew, no doubt, tina
there was some screw loose, but he wal
not in our secrets. All this is thu
truth, and if tell it to you, gentlemen
it is not to amuse you-for you have
not done me very good turn-but it il
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 Maj
Sholto, and how innocent am of the
death of his SON."
"a very remarkable account" said
Sherlock Holmes. "a fitting Winding
to an extremely interesting case.
There is nothing at all new 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"
''Ah, of course" said Holmes. II
had not thought of that"
us there any other point which you
would like to ask about?" asked the
convict, affably.
II think not, thank you," my COM
panion answered.
swell, Holiness said Athelney
Jones, you are man to be humored,
and we all know that you are a con-
noisseur of crime, but duty is duty, and
Ihave gone rather far in doing what
you and your friend asked me. I 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. I am much
obliged to you both for your assistance.
Of course, you will be wanted at the
trial. Goodnight to you"
Goodnight, gentlemen, both," said
Jonathan Small.
''You first, Small, Z" remarked the wary
Jones as they left the room. It'll take
particular care that you don't club me
with you wooden leg, whatever you
may have done to the gentleman at the
Andaman Isles"
swell, and there is the end of our
drama" remarked, after we had sat
some time smoking in silence. 81 fear
it shall be the last investigation in
which J 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. IT
feared as much" said he, II really can
not congratulate YOU"
was little hurt. ''Have you any
reason to be dissatisfied with my
choice?" I 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 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 l place above all things. I
should never marry myself, lest l bias
my Judgment
81 trust" said I, laughing, ''that my
4 nm, TT c,1,.uirra tho P,7+
you look weary"
Eyes, the reaction is already upon
me. shall be as limp as rag for
week."
Strange" said I, chow terms of
what in another man I should call
laziness alternate with fits of splendid
energy and vigor."
EYES," he answered, sthere are in
me the markings of very fine loafer
and also of a pretty spry sort of fellow.
[ often think of those lines of old
Goethe:
dirschuf,
DEM zum wurdigen Mann war und yum Schel-
men der Stoff.'
By the way, apropos of this Norwood
business, you see that they had, as
a confederate in the house,
who could be none other than Lal Rao,
;he butler; so Jones actually has the
Undivided honor of having caught one
ish in his great haul"
'"The division seems rather unfair"
remarked. ''You have done all the
work in this business. I get wife out
If it, Jones gets the credit, pray what
'emains for your"
For me-" said Sherlock Holmes,
there still remains the cocaine BOTTLE"
And he stretched his long white hand
Up for it.
az. N