The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-26

made murderous use of II as any other
man. The card Is some hocus-pocus--
a blind, as like as not The only ques-
ton Is. how did he dcpart2 All, Of
course, here is a hole In the roof"
With great activity, considering his
bulk, he sprang up the steps and
squeezed through into the garnet, and
Immediately afterwards we heard his
exulting voice proclaiming that he had
found the trap-door.
"IIe can End something remarked
Holmes, Struggling his shoulders. HE
has occasional glimmcrings of reason.
III ny pas DIES sots 81 incommodes que
ceux qui ont dc lespritl"
lyon seer said Athelney Jones. re-
appearing down the steps again.
Facts nrc better than mere theories,
after all. My view OF the case Is con-
firned. There Is trap-door conmu-
nicating with the roof, and II is partly
open"
1T was who opened Il"
"Oh, indeedl You did notice It,
thcn?" lie seemed little crcstfallen
at the discovery. well. whoever no.
ticed IL, IL shows how our gentleman
got away. Inspector"
''Yes, sir" from the passage.
ASK Mr.. Sholto 10 step this way
Mr.. Sholto, IL Is my duty TO inform You
that anything which you may say will
be used against you. arrest you In
the queens name as being concerned
in the death of your brother"
There, nowl Didn't / tell your
cried the poor little man, throwing out
his hands and looking from one TO the
other Of us.
Don't trouble yourself about IL, Mr..
Sholto," said Holmes. ~ think that
/ can engage to clear you of the charge |"
Don't promise too much, Mr.. Theo-
rist--don't promise too muchl" snapped
the detective. You may find IL hard
Ter matter than you think"
"Not only viii clear him, Mr..
Jones, hut | will make you q free pres
ent Of the name and description Of one
of the two people who were In this
room last night. His name, ! have
every reason TO believe, Is Jonathan
Small. lie Is poorly-educated man,
small, active. with his right leg Off
and wearing wooden stump which Is
worn away upon the inner side. His
left boot has coarse, squarc-toed sole.
with an iron band round the heel He
Is n middle-aged man, much sunburned,
and has been n convict. These few in
dications may be of some assistance TO
you, coupled with the fact that there
is good deal of skin missing from the
palm OF his hand. The other man"
''Ah the other man?" asked Athel-
ney Jones, in sneering voice. but inn
pressed none the less, as ! could easily
see. by the precision of the others
manner.
sis a rather curious person. said
Sherlock Holmes, turning upon his heel.
II hope before long TO he able to intro
ducc you TO the pair OF them. A word
with you, Watson"
lie led me out to the head of the
stair. This unexpected occurrence"
he said, 'has caused us rather 10 lose
sight of the original purpose Of our
journey"
al have just been thinking So" an
swered. at Is not right that Miss
Morstan should remain in this stricken
house."
"No. You must escort her home.
She lives with Mrs Cecil Forester in
Lower Cambcrwell; so IL Is not very
far. will wait for you here If you
viii drive out again. Or perhaps you
are too tired?"
"By no means. don't think could
rest until | know more OF this fantastic
business. have seen something of
the rough side of life, but / give you
my word that this quick succession of
strange surprises tonight has shaken
my nerve completely. | should like,
however, TO see the matter through
with you, now that have got so far"
Your presence will be OF great scrv-
ice TO me-" he answered. ave shall
work the case out independently and
leave this fellow Jones 20 exult over
any mare's-nest which he may choose
10 construct. When You have dropped
Miss Morstan wish you TO go on 70
No Pinchin lane, down near the wa
ter's edge at Lambeth. The third
house on the right-hand side Is bird
suffers; Sherman is the name. You
will see n weasel holding young rab-
bit I'm tho window. Knock old Shcr-
man up and tell him, with my compli-
mcnts, that want Toby at once. You
will bring Toby back in the cab with
you.
"a dog, suppose
"Yes--a queer mongrel, with most
amazing power OF scent would
rather have Toby's help than that
Of tho whole detective force of
London"
II shall bring him, then, said I. ut
Is one now. ought 10 be back before
three. IL can get fresh horse"
"And l." said Holmes, ''shall sec
what can learn from Mrs. Bernstone,
and from the Indian servant. who, Mr..
Thnddcus tells me, sleeps in the next
garnet. Then / shall study tho great
Joness methods and listen TO his not
too delicate sarensms. sWir sind gc-
wohnt dass die Mcnschcn vcrhohnen
was sic NIGHT verstehcn.' Goethe 10 al
ways pithy."