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eyes between the bars of its cage.
,:"Don't mind that, sir; it's only a slow
worm. 1t hain't got no fangs, SO
gives it the run O. the ROOM for it
keeps the beetles down. You must not
mind my bein' just a little short WI
you at first, for I'm guyed at by the
children, and there's many a one just
comes down this lane to knock me up.
What was it that Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
wanted, sir?"
% 'sHe wanted a dog of yours"
s'Ah! that would be Toby" ri
eyes, Toby was the name"
"Toby lives at No. = on the left
here He moved slowly forward with
his candle among the queer animal
family which he had gathered round
him. In the uncertain, shadowy light
j could see dimly that there were
.g1ancing, glimmering eyes peeping
down at us from every Granny and
corner. Even the rafters above our
heads were lined by solemn fowls, who
!. lazily shifted. their weight from one
leg to-, the other as our voices dis
turbed their slumbers.
~. Toby proved Ito be an ugly. long
haired, lop-eared creature, half SPAN
y .iel and half lurcher, brown-and-whitein
Z color, with a very clumsy waddling
gait. It accepted, after some hesita-
ton, . lump Of sugar which the old
natlira list handed to me, and, having
thus sealed an alliance, it followed me
!. to the cab, and made no difficulties
about accompanying me. It had just
struck, three on the palace clock when
!. / found myself back once more ct Pom
dicherry lodge. The ex-prize-hghter
McMurdo had, found, been arrested
as an accessory, and both he and Mr..
sSholto. had been marched Off to the
station. Two constables guarded the
narrow gate, but they allowed me to
pass with the dog on my mentioning
the detectives name. IS
s Holmes was standing on the door
/ step, with his hands in his pockets,
smoking. his pipe. s
+ IS tsAh, you have him. there" said he.
4 ssGood dog, then! Athelney Jones has
+ gone. We have had an immense dis
play Of energy since you left He has
arrested not only friend Thaddeus, but
the. gatekeeper, the housekeeper, and
i the Indian servant. We have the place
to ourselves, but for q sergeant pstairs.
Leave the dog here, and come up. "
Il We tied Toby to the hall table, and
reascended the stairs. The room was
as we had left it, save that q sheet had
been draped over the central figure. a
weary looking police sergeant reclined
in the corner. i,
-. end nae your bull 's-eye, sergeant"
said ny coe,n11panion. 81 Now tie this bit
81 card round my neck, SO as to hang it
4 in, front of me. Thank you. Now I
!. must kick of my boots and stockingsl
just you carry them down with you,
Watson y am going to do little
climbing. And dip my ndkerchief
Into the ereosete. That will do. 81 Now
come up into the. garnet with me Tor .
.AIncIaef &c s FL
ks,s We clambered up through the hole.
Holmes turned his light once more
1nipon the footsteps il the dust. 3s:
!. !, &c wish you particularly to notice
these .tootmarks, z he said. do you OBJ
serve any thing noteworthy about
{ them2g,.' i !: Ill. s sss ,sss 4ss
They belong,,'' ! said, "to 9. child Or
/ d small woman
/ ..Apart from their size, though e
there any thing else2t
They appear to be much as other
j footrnarks. "a 81
Tot at oil. Look herel This IS the
print 81 q right foot ii the dust. New
. / make one eth my naked foot beside
! S. siiff. Whit e. the IA let al nerence?S