Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-04-11

long gray side-whiskers. Altogether
he gave me the impression of re-
spectacle master mariner who had
fallen into years and poverty.
What is 1t, my man?" asked.
He looked about him in the slow me-
thodical fashion of old age.
SIS Mr.. Sherlock Holmes here?" said
be.
"No; but ! am acting for him. You
can tell me any message You have for
him"
"It was to him himself was to tell
It," said he.
But tell you that am acting for
him. Was 1t about Mordecai Smiths
boat?"
Eyes. l knows well where 1t is. An
I knows where the men he is after are.
An knows where the treasure is.
knows all about it."
"Then tell me, and / shall let him
know"
"It was to him / was to tell it," he
repeated, with the petulant obstinacy
of a very old man.
"Well, you must wait for him."
mo, no; l amt goin' to lose a whole
day to please no one. If Mr.. Holmes
amt here, then Mr.. Holmes must find
it all out for himself. ] don't care
about the look of either of you, and
won't tell a word"
He shuffied towards the door, but
Athelney Jones got in front of him.
"Wait a bit, my friend" said he.
"You have important information, and
you must not walk off. We shall keep
you, whether you like or not, until our
friend returns"
The old man made little run To-
wards the door, but, as Athelney Jones
put his broad back up against it, he
recognized the uselessness of resistance.
Pretty sort o treatment this!' he
cried, stamping his stick. 81 come here
to see a gentleman, and you two, who
/ never saw in my life, seize me and
treat me in this fashion!"
you will be none the worse,'' said.
1--WE shall recompense you for the loss
of your time. Sit over here on the
sofa, and you will not have long to
wait"
He came across sullenly enough, and
his hands. Jones and | resumed our
cigars and our talk Suddenly, how
ever, Holmes voice broke In upon us.
II think that you might offer me
cigar, too" he said.
We both started in our chairs. There
was Holmes sitting close to us with an
air of quiet amusement.
"Holmesr' | exclaimed you herel
But where is the old man?"
Here is the old man" said he, hold
ing out heap of white hair. Here
he is-wig, whiskers, eyebrows, and
all +hought my disguise was pretty
good at hardly expected that it
would stand that test"
"Ah, you roguer' cried Jones, highly
delighted. You would have made an
actor, and rare one. You had the
proper workhouse cough, and those
weak legs of yours are worth ten
pound a week. | thought | knew the
CLINT of your eye, though You didn't
get away from us SO easily, you see"
II have been working in that get-up
all day." said he, lighting his cigar.
"You see, a good many of the criminal
since our friend here took to publish
ing some Of my cases; so ! can only go
on the warpath under some simple dis
guise like this You got my wire?"
Yes; that was what brought me
here"
"How has our case prospered?"
at has all come to nothing have
had to release two of my prisoners, and
there is no evidence against the other
two"
Never mind. We shall give you two
others in the place of them But VOC
must put yourself under my orderA
You are welcome to all the official
credit, but you must act on the lines
that point out. Is that agreed?"
Entirely, If you will help me to the
men"
well, then, in the first place shall
want a fast police-boat-a steam launch
to be at the Westminster Stairs at
seven o'clock"
That is easily managed. There is
always one about there; but can step
across the road and telephone to make
sure"
'"Then shall want two stanch men,
in case of resistance"
There will be two or three in the
boat. What else?"