Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-29

plays, so magnifcently: Tra-la-lo-lira-
| Ira-lay."
Leaning back in the cab, this anna
teur bloodhound carolled away like a
lark, while I meditated upon the many
| sidedness Of the human mind.
CHAPTER ".
| Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
Our mornings eXertion had been too
| much for my weak health, and / was
| tired out in the afternoon. After
| Holiness departure for the concert, /
| lay down upon the sofa and endeavor-
| ed to get a couple of hours sleep. 1t
was a useless attempt. My mind had
| been too much excited by all that had
occurred, and the Strangest fancieS and
| surmises crowded into it. Every time
that closed my eyes I saw before me
| the distorted, baboOn-like countenace
Of the murdered man. So sinister, was
| the impression which that face had pro-
| duced upon me that found it difficult
to feel anything but gratitude for him
who had removed the owner from the
world. If ever human features bespoke
| vice of the most malignant type, they
were certainly those of Enoch J. Dreb-
| Der, Of Cleveland. Still I recognized
| that justice must be done, and that the
| depravity of the victim was no con-
| dOnement in the eyes of the law.
The more thought of it the more ex-
| traordinary did my companions n.y.
pothesi that the man had been pofs.
oned, appear. I remembered how he
had shifted his lips, and had no doubt
that he had detected something which
| had given rise to the idea. Then, again
| if not poison, what had caused the
mans death, since there was neither
wounds and marks of strangulation?
But, on the other hand, whose blood
was that which lay so thickly upon the
floor? There were no signs Of strug-
gle, nor had the victim any weapon
with which he might have wounded
an antagonist. AS long as all these
questions We're unsolved, / felt that
sleep would be no easy matter, either
for Holmes or myself. His quiet, self
confident manner convinced me that he
had already formed a theory which
explained all the facts though what 1t
was / could not for an instant conjec-
ture
He was very late in returning-so
late that knew that the concert could
not have detained him all the time.
Dinner was on the table before he ap-
peared.
1T was magnificent" he said, as be
took his seat DO you remember what
Darwin said about music? He claims
that the power of producing and appre-
ciating it existed among the human
race long before the power of speech
was arrived at Perhaps that is why
we are so Subtly Influenced by it. There
are vague memories in our souls OF
those misty centuries when the world
was in it's childhood"
That's rather broad idea," ! re-
marked
Zones idea must be broad as nature
if they are to interpret nature" he an
swered. whats the matter? You're
not looking quite yourself. This Brix-
ton Road affair has upset you"
ITO tell the truth, it has" / said. II
ought to be more case-hardened after
my Afghan experiences. I saw my own
comrades hacked to pieces at Maiwand
without losing my nerve"
II can understand. There is a mys-
terry about this which stimulates the
imagination; where there is no I'M
agination there is no horror. Have you
seen the evening paper!"
NO"
st gives fairly good account of the
affair. 1t does not mention the fact
that when the man was raised up wo-
mans wedding ring fell upon the floor.
It is just as well that it does not"
"Whyw
'Look at this advertisement" he an
sWered. Il had one sent to every pa
per this morning Immediately after the
affair"
He threw the paper across at me and
I glanced at the place indicated. 1t
WAS the first announcement in the
'Found,' column I'm Brixton Road,
this morning, it ran, "a plain gold we'd
ding ring, found in the roadway be.
tween the White Hart Tavern and
Holland Grove. Apply DR.. Watson
221b Baker street, between and 8 this
evening"
Excuse me using your NAME" he
said. ''If 1 used my own name some
one Of those dunderheads would recog-
nize it, and want to NEEDLE in the AZ
fair"
THAT is all right" I answered. But
suppose any one aplies. [ have no
ring"
'.Oh, yes, you have" said le, hand
ing me one This will do very well.
It is almost fac-simile"
land who DO ycl. expect viii answer
this advertisements
''Why, the man in the browm coat
our dorid friend with the square toes.
If he does not come he will send an
accomplish"
Go Be CoRtinued)
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