Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-15

more. Besides it would have been such bad taste to have treated young lady in so scurvy n fashion. ,Ise mauyais gout meme au crime The French have very neat way of putting these things. Our difference of opinion on this subject went so far that I thought 1t best to set up rooms for myself So left Pondicherry Lodge, taking the old khitmutgar and Will Hams with me. Yesterday, however, I learned that m event of extreme impor- tance had occurred. The treasure has been discovered. I instantly communicated with Miss MOrstan, and it only remains for us to drive out to Norwood and demand our share. l explained my views last night to Brother Bartholomew. So we shall be ex- pected if not welcome visitors" "
 MT. Thaddeus Sholto ceased and sat twitching on his luxurious settes. We all remained silent, with our thoughts upon the new development which the mysterious business had taken. Holmes was the first t' spring to his feet
 You have tono well, sir from first to last" said he 1t Is possible that we may bo able to make you some small re- turn by throwing some light upon that which Is still dark tn you. But, as Miss Morstan rCmarkcd just now, it Is late, and we had best put the matter through without delay
 Our new acquaintance very deliberately coilCd up the tube of his hookah and pro- duced from behind a curtain very long befrosscd topcoat with astrakhan collar and cuffs. This he huttoned tightly up in spite of the extreme clOScnesS of the night and finished his attire by putting on a rabbit skin cap with hanging luppets which covered the cars, so that no part of m vi Nlta iS mobile l-p face My health is somewhat fragile, he remarked as he lrt: tho way down the passage I nm compelled to be 2 valCtu- dinarian."
 Our cab was awaiting us outRls4p, and our programme was evidently prcarranged, for the driver started of at once at a rapid pace. ThadlCuS SholtO talked necessarily in a voice which rose high above tho rattle of the wheels.
 Bart hplumcw is a clever fellow" said he. How do you think he found out where tho treasure was' He had come to the conclusion that it was somewhere in doors, so he worked out all the cubic space of rhc house and made measure ments every rywhcrc. so that not one inch should bc una,CountCd for. Among other things, he found that the height of the building was Il feet, but on adding to- gethcr the heights of all the separate rooms and making every allowance for the space between, which le asCertainCd by bOrings, he could not bring the total to more than 70 feet. There were four feet unaccountcd for. These could only bc at the top of the building. He knocked hole, therefore, in the lath and plaster ceiling of the high est room, and there sure enough, he came upon another little garret above it, which had been sealed up and was known to no one. In the center stood the treasure chest, nesting upon two rafters. He low cred it through the hole, and there it lies. He computes the value of the jewels nt not less than half million sterling"
 Al tho mention of this gigantic sum we all stared at one another open eyed Mss Morstan. could we secure her rights, would change from needy govCrncsS to the rich est hcireSS in England. Surely 1t was tho place of n loyal friend to rejoice at such news, yet am ashamed to say that selfish ness took me by the soul, and that my heart turned as heavy as lead within mo. stammCrCd cut some few halting words of congratulatiun and then sat downcnst, with my head dropped, deaf 10 tho hahHlc of our new acquaintance. He was clearly a confirmed hyp"chondriLc, and was dreamily conscious that he was pouring forth intcrminablr trains of symptoms and llilANiiiiS iliNAlidNANii 'AS to NAlN t'Il' tNSA tion and action of innumCrahle quack noStrums, some of which he bore about in a leather case in his pocket. 1 trust that he may not rrlnCmbeF any Ct the pESwCrS which l gave him that night. Holmes de clares that he overheard me caution him against the great danger of taking more than two drops cf castor oil, while 1 roc commended str! chnine in large doses aS a sedativo. However that may be, was certainly relieved when our cab pulled up with a jerk ar.d the coachman sprang down to open tho door
 This, Miss Morstar. is PondicLerry Lodge, " said Mir. TL&ddtus SAo!to ns he l handed haI uut