The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-16

20 clear him of this dreadful and AN
founded charge"
II was evening before left Gambler
well. and quite dark by the time
reached home. My companions book
and pipe lay by his chair, but he had
disappeared. | looked about In the
hope of seeing note. but there was
none.
II suppose that M. Sherlock Holmes
has gone out" said 20 Mrs. Hudson as
she came up TO lower the blinds.
mo, sir. lie has gone TO his room.
sir DO you know, sir" sinking her
voice into an impressive whisper. II arm
afraid for his hoalth?"
why so, Ms. fiudson?'
well, hc's that strange, sir. After
you was gone he walked and he
walked, up and down, and up and
down. until ! was weary of the sound
Of his footstcp. Then heard him
talking 10 himself and muttcring. and
every time the bell rang out he came
on the stair-head with: What Is that,
Mrs. Hndson?' And now he has
slammed on 10 his room, but can hear
him walking away the same as ever. /
hope he's not going 20 be III, sir.
ventured 20 say something 10 him about
cooling medicine, but he turned on me,
sir, with such look that don't know
how / ever got out Of the room"
II don't think that You have any
cause 10 be uneasy, Mrs. Hudson /
answered. 81 have seen him like this
before. He has some small matter up
on his mind which makes HIM restless"
/ tried 10 speak lightly TO our worthy
landlady, but was myself somewhat
uneasy when, through the long night,
! still from time TO time heard the dull
sound Of his tread. and know how his
keen spirit was chatting against this
Involuntary inaction.
At breakfast time he looked worn
and haggard, with little fcck OF
feverish color upon either check.
"You arc knocking yourself up. old
man" remarked II heard you mnrch-
ing about in the night"
"No. / could not Sleep" he answered.
"This internal problem is consuming
me. IL Is too much to be balked by so
petty an obstacle, when all else had
been overcome. / know the men, the
launch, everything; and yet can get
no news. have set other agencies ut
work, and used every means at my dis
posal. The whole river has been
searched on either side. bat there Is no
news. nor has Mrs. Smith heard OF her
husband. ] shall come to the conclu-
sion soon that they have scuttled the
craft. But there arc objections to that"
''Or that Mrs. Smith has put us on a
wrong scent"
mo. ] think that may be dismissed.
l had inquiries made. and there IL
launch OF that description"
Gould it have gone up tho river?"
81 have considered that possibility
too, and there is a search party who
will work up as far as Richmond. II
no news comes to-day, ! shall start Off
myself tomorrow, and go for the men
rather than the boat. But surely,
surely, we shall hear something"
We did not, however. Not word
came TO us either from Virgins or
from the other agencies. There were
articles in most of the papers upon the
Norwood tragedy. They all appeared
W bt tltnNI nOnbllt ~ tAlt unlDItuAlatc
Thaddcus Sholto. No fresh details
wcro TO be found, however, In any Of
them, save that an inquest was held
upon the following day walked
over 20 Camberwell Ia the evening TO
10 report our Ill success 10 the ladies,
and on my return found Holmes de-
jccted and somewhat morose. He
would hardly reply 10 my questions,
and busted himself all evening In an
abstruse chemical analysis which in-
viewed s....eh heating nf ret0rts and dis
tilling Of vapors, ending ut last In n
smell which fairly drove me out of the
apartment. Up TO the small rours Of
the morning could hear the clicking
of his test-tubcs which told me that he
was still engaged in his malodorous cx-
pertinent.
In the early dawn I woke with a
start. and was surprised 10 lud him