St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-08-31

But you have had enough of the case,
Better have your ham and eggs first,
I took the paper from him and read
the short notice, which was headed:
t'Mysterious Business at Upper Nor
wood y 5.ss S,.@= .Is5. s'
about twelve o'clock last night"
Sholto, of Pondicherry lodge, Upper
| Norwood, was found dead in his room
under circumstances which point to
foul play. AS far as we can learn, no
actual traces of violence were found
upon Mr. Sho1to's person, but a
valuable collection of Indian gems
| which the deceased gentleman had
| inherited from his father has
| been carried off "a The discovery
was first made by Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
and Dr. Watson. who had called at the |
/ house with Mr.. Thaddeus Shalto,
brother of the deceased. BY a singular
| piece Of good fortune Mr.. Athalney
Jones. the well-lxnoWn member of the
detective police force, happened to be
at the Norwood police station, and
/ was OH bIIG SIOIlld ff4U1Ail Aiol1 SoiA AASAA
of the first alarm. His trained and ex-
perienced faculties were at once direct
ed towards the detection of the GRIM
inals, with the gratifying result that
the brother, Thaddeus Sholto, has al
ready been arrested, together with the
housekeeper, Mrs Bernstone, an In
dian butler named Lal Rao, and a por-
ter. or gatekeeper, named McMurdo.. 1t
is quite certain that the thief or
thieves We're well acquainted with the
/ house, for Mr. Jones well-knoWn
\ technical knowledge and his powers
4 of minute observation have en-
abled him to prove conclusively that
the miscreants could not have entered
by the door or blythe window, butmust
have made their way across the roof OF
the building, and SO through trap
door into room which communicated
with that in which the body was found.
This fact, which has been very clearly
made out, proves conclusively that 1T
J, was no mere haphazard burglary. The
q prompt and energetic action of the offi-
GERS of the law shows the great advan-
tage of the presence on such occasions
of a single vigorous and masterful
J, mind. We cannot but think that 1T
!, supplies an argument to those who.
would wish to see our detectives more
decentralized. and brought into closer
and more effective touch with the
cases which it is their duty to investi-
gate. -" Wis nyst
essIsn't it gorgeousp said Holmes,
grinning over his coffee cup. What
!, do you think of it?"
!, II think that we have had close
: shave ourselves of being arrested for
| the crime.
, $50 do ]. ] wouldn't answer for our
) safety now, ifhe should happen to have
! another of his attacks of energy"
( AT this moment there was loud
: ring at the bell, and I could hear Mrs,
Hudson, our landlady, raising her
/, voree 1na-s -syaHoT exposs1ala4io and dis
ssBy heaven, Holiness" said, half
], rising, .sl believe that they are really
S after u.s."
3 "No, it's not quite SO bad as that It
is the unofficial force-the Baker street
irregulars. f
AS he spoke, there came swift pat
tering of naked feet upon the stairs, a
clatter of high voices, and in rushed
a dozen dirty and ragged little street
Arabs. There was some show of disci-
pline among them, despite their tu-
multuous entry, for they instantly
" drew up in line and stood facing us
with expectant faces. One of their
A number, taller and older than the 9th
81 ers stood forward with an air of loung-
ing superiority which was very funny
4 in such a disreputable little scarecrow.
a'sGot your message, sir,'' said he,
ssand brought 'em on sharp Three bot
and tanner for. tickets
n Here you are" said Holmes, pro
II ducing some silver. s.In future they
Y can report to you, Wiggins and you to
me. cannot have the house invaded
\ in this way. However, it is just as vel
4 that you should all hear the jinstrne
d ticns. I want to find the whereabouts
of a steam launch called the Aurora
y owner Mordecai Smith, black with two
It red streaks, funnel black with a white
IL band. She is down the river some
is where. i want one boy to be at Nor
decai Smiths landing stage opposite
r. Millbank to say if the boat comes back
81 You must divide 1t out among your
u selves, and do both banks thoroughly
II Let me know the momenttyo have
news. lis that all clear?"
Eyes, guv'nor,'s' said Wiggins.
T. ''The old scale of pay, and a guines
"a to the boy who finds the boat. Here's
a day In advance Now of. you go!'
He handed them shilling each, 5ane
away they buzzed down the stairs, ane
~ saw them moment later streaming
] down the street.
" .If the launch is above water they
y will find her. said Holmes, as he ros'
It from the table and Lit his pipe. 'sThe.
is can go everywhere, see everything
!" overhear everyone. expect to hea
X before evening that they have spottet
o. her. In the meanwhile, we can d.
e. nothing but await results. We canno
"a pick up the broken trail until we fin
ID either the Aurora or Mr.. Mordeca
D. Smith. 5
IN "Toby could eat these scraps, dar
"a say. Are you going to bed, Holmes2"
Is ssNo; I am notItired. have a curl
to GUS constitution. I never remembe
a, feeling tired by work, though idlenes
TO exhausts me completely. am goinl
r. to smoke and to think over this quee
ri business to which my fair client ha
IS introduced us. If ever man had a
ne easy task, this of ours ought to be
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