The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-26
New Series-VOI. XIV. No. As.

| there was some screw loose. but he was
not in our secrets. Al this is the
truth. and if tell it to you. gentlemen.
it is not tc amuse you-for You have
not done me 4 very good turn-5ut it is
because l believe the best defense |
can make is just to hold back nothing,
but let all the world know how badly
l have myself been served by Maj.
Sholto, and how innocent am of the
death Of his son.
"a very remarkable account. said
Sherlock Holmes. IA fitting wind-up
to an extremely interesting case.
There is nothing at all new to me i'll
the latter part of your narrative, ex-
cept that you brought your own rope.
had hoped that Tonga had lost all his
darts: vet he managed to shoot one at
US in the boat
'tHe had lost them all. sir, except the
one which was in his blow pipe at the
time
"Ah. Of course" said Holmes. *
ha6 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.
''Well. Holmes. said Athelney
Jones. you are man to be humored.
and we all know that you are con-
noisseur Of crime. but duty duty. and
fo,
you and your friend asked ne. I shall
feel more at ease when we haze our
storv-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. remarked the wary
Jones as they left the room. - i take
particular care that you don't club me
with you wooden leg, whatever you
NAV have done to the gentleman a: the
Andaman Isles.
We'll. and there is the end of our
drama remarked. after we had sat
some time smoking e silence. Il tear
it shall be the last investigation IN
which shall have the chance OF study
ING your methods. Miss Morstan has
done me the honor 20 accept me as a
husband in prospective
He gave a most dismal groan. Il
feared as nuch,'' said he, Il really can
not congratulate you.
Twas 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 usetul ID
such work as we have been doing She
had a 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. l
should never marry myself. lest bias
my judgment.
II trust" said I. laughing. that my
Judgment may survive the ordeal. Bue
you look weary
Yes. the reaction is already upon
me. / shall be as limp as rag for
week
strange said !. "how terms of
what in another man ! should call
laziness alternate with fits of splendid
energy and vigor.'
Yes" he answered, there are in
me the makings of very fine loafer
and also of pretty spry sort of fellow.
I often think of those lines of old.
Goethe:
..Schade dass die Natur nur e!nen Mensch aus
dirschuf.
DEM yum wrrdigen Mann war und zum Schel-
men der Ston.'
Bv the way, apropos Of this Norwood
business. you see that they had. as
surrnised. a confederate in the house,
who could be none other than Lal Rao,
the butler; so Jones actually has the
undivided honor of having caught one
fish in his great haul
The division seems rather unfair. l
remarked. You have done all the
work in this business. l get wife out
of it. Jones gets the credit. pray what
remains for YOU
For me-. said Sherlock Holmes.
there still remains the cocaine-bottle.
And he stretched his long white hand
up for it.