The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-23

| frifling change In her. She would then
be removed TO his shed or yard. and 20
be effectually concealed. while ut the
same time I could have her at few
hours notice.
''That seems simple enough"
ut Is just these very simple things
winch are extremely liable TO DC over
looked. However. determined TO act
ON the idea. started at once in this
harmless scaman's rig and inquired at
all the yards down the river. i drew
blank at fifteen. but at the sixteenth
Jacobson's--I learned that the Aurora
had been handed over 10 them two
days ago by wooden-lcgged man,
with some trivial directions as 10 her
rudder. There amt naught amiss
with her rudder. said the foreman.
There she lies, with the red strealSS'
AT that moment who should como down
but Mordecai Smith, the missing
owner? Hc was rather the worse
for liquor. should not, OF course,
have known him. brit he beloved
launch. Il want her tonight at eight
o'clock, said heat eight o'clock sharp,
mind. for have two gentlemen who
won't be kept waiting They had evil
IDENTIFY paid him well, for he was very
flush Of money, chuclSing shiIlings
about to the men. followed him some
distance, but he subsidized in an ale
house; SO went back TO the yard, and,
happening 10 pick mp one Of my boys
on the way, stationed him as sentry
over the launch. He is TO stand ut the
waters edge and wave his handkerchief
TO us when they start. We shall be
lying of in the stream, and 1t viii be
strange thing II we do not take men,
treasure and ALL"
lyon have planned IL allvery neatly,
whether they are the right men or
not" said Jones; "but IL the affair
were in my hands j should have had
a body Of police in Jacobson's yard, and
arrested them when they came down"
(which would have been never. This
man Small is pretty slirewd fellow.
He would send scout on ahead, and IL
anything made him suspicious he
would lie snug for another week"
s'But you might have stuck TO
Mordecai Smith, and so been led to
their hiding-place, said i.
'sIn that case / should have wasted
my day. think that it Is a hundred
10 one against Smith knowing where
they live. As long as he has liquor
and good pay, why should he ask ques-
tions? They send him messages what
10 do. No, thought over every pos
sible course, and this IS the best"
While this conversation had been
proceeding, we had been shooting the
long series OF bridges which span the
Thames AS we passed the city the last
rays of the sun were gliding the cross
upon the summit of St. Paul's. IL was
twilight before we reached the tower.
"That is Jacobsons yard" said
Holmes. pointing TO bristle of masts
and rigging on the Surrey side.
Cruise gently up and down here under
cover of this string of lighters" lie
took pair of night glasses from his
pocket and gazed some time at the
shore. II see my sentry at his post. "
he remarked, but no sign of hand
kcrchief."
Suppose we go down stream a short
way and lie In wait for them" said
Jones, eagerly. We were all eager by
this time, even the policemen and stolx-
crs. who had very vague idea Of what
was going forward.
I'VE have no right to take any
thing for granted" Holmes answered.
1T is certainly ten to one that they go
down stream, but we cannot be certain.
From this point we can see the en-
trance TO the yard, and they can hardly
see as. Ii will be clear night and
plenty of light. We must stay where
we are. see now the folk swarm over
yonder in the gaslight"
"They are coming from work in the
yard"
"Dirty-loolxing rascals, but / sup
pose every one has some little immortal
spark concealed about him. You
would not think IL. 10 look at them.
There Is no priori probability about
1t. A strange enigma Is man,
"Some one calls him a soul concealed
In an ANIMAL" | suggested.
"Winwood Reade is good upon the
subject" said Holmes. "lIc remarks
that while the individual man Is an
insolnble puzzle, In the aggregate he
"NNRa*A' ~ AhAAhAAAlhtfAiN1A tCAA&iA
You can. for example, never forctell
what any one man will do, but You can
say with precision what an average
number will be up 10. Individuals
vnry, but percentages remain constant.
So says the statistician. But do see
handkerchief? Surely there Is a white
futter over yonder."
"Yes, IL is your boy" cried 81 can
see him plainly
And there Is the Aurora" exclaimed
Holmes. and going like the devil Full
speed ahead, engineer. Make after that
launch with the yellow light. by
heaven, / shall never forgive myself
II she proves 90 have the heels OF us"
She had slipped unseen through the
yard entrance and passed behind two
or three small craft SO that she had
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