The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24
THE STORY OF
BISHOP JOHNSON.
ewith apologies to DR.. Conan Doyle.j

copyrighted. 1896 By Bachelor. johnson
4 BaehellerJ
One morning about three months after
my purchase % the practice Of Or. Bone
vet in Mowbray was sitting ia my study
patiently awaiting the cholera, scarlet
fever or whatever other good fortune II
might please Providence 20 vouchsafe 10
me. when the door opened and ! saw 10
my surprise and delight the familiar form
OF my friend. Sherlock Holmes, standing
on the threshold,
But although his appearance at such an
unexpected moment was a surprise 10 me
/ knew instinctiyely what business had
brought him up from London at the very
height Of the season. Dearly as Sherlock
liked the town. a criminal mystery TO De
solved could always drag him from his
beloved pavements and brick walls 70 the
most remote corners OF the three king
dons. and. az / started forward TO greet
him / could feel ~ The Fapt and eager
expression Of his pale face that his brain
was hard at work on some difficult prob
lem But the old trait Of quick observa-
ton followed BY almost instaneous rea-
soning always one OF the most striking
characteristics of this remarkable man.
made itself apparent ia almost the first
words that he uttered.
II see" he remarked as he dropped
into sctientary habits. owing TO the eN-
igcncles Of your profession. which seems
10 conftue YOU 10 the house nearly all the
time hut a man with a growing family
should not md that irksome. | may add
that while I regard cold water a. an eN-
eellent thing in It's way II seems 20 me
that your wife Is an enthusiastic believer
in It's efficacy a. cleaning element
"fn the name OF heaven, cried.
4garF szslsf ssh HN al
tanned IN such short space OF time into
my habits OF life and the domestic econ
ogny OF our house who told YOU that
had a growing family. that my wife was
n believer ln cold water and that l was
leading a sedentary lfe1"
NY ears and my eyes" rejoined Hol-
mes - he drew his pipe and tobacco from
his pocket "rhe screaming ana splash
ing of water ia your nursery are quite
audible from the road. and as adults are
never washed by main force. except IN
tnafttutlona devoted to the care or the
criminal and insane classes. l felt jusu-
fed in the belief that I was listening 10
the ahlutions Of an infant-one OF your
own Il was reasonable 80 infer. Then !
knew that you were confined 90 the nous"
a great deal Of the time because read on
your shingie: once hours from a IN.
tu midnight However these trihirg
serious business which brought me up
from town IN such tremendous hurry.
suppose YOU have heard
..of the mystery at the Palace Yes,
me whole town has talked Of nothing else
Tor the past three days. and this morning
they found that three more chickens had
been taken during the night. evidently hy
the same hand Of criminals that accom-
p,ishea the previous robbery The entire
detective force Of the country has been
employed on the ease from tho very first.
and az set has made absolutely TO prog
rcss With ~ That mystery has baffled
them az every point.
Good" exclaimed sherlock eagerly. II
had read az the case in the papers ana
II was ono possessed 81 such eNtraordin-
AIRY features that | was on the point of
offertne my services who I received
dispatch FROM his iortiship the bishop beg
cling me 80 come zap a. once and probe
the aYah - the bottom. Now wish yc'i
20 put on your hat and coat and accom-
many me 90 the Palace have fiy walt
ING outside"
TIE. bishop Was waiting for us Ga his
library when - arrived. and VIC proceed
"a az onsc ~ the scene ~ the robbery ~
the rear ~ thy STABLES
sherlock examined the premises with
The greatest care ami listened a'tcnivrly
while HIS lortiShip gave detailed ac-
count ~ the sureesston 81 rohs'-rivs which
hal ia the course ~ three consecutive
nfehts deprived hi'n ~ no loss than ten ~
his choicest birds leaving six sedatc
hens ana nue serious minded rooster the
only occupants - the chicken house
an returning 20 the linrarS We were pre-
scented ta Dsshop johnson. ~ Alabama.
vhe haI roue - the Felarc a week h.-
r,re with lrtier@ az introduction - his
,e~fehfp from sorie distinguished Amer
,sn psclste ans haa therefore been e.s-
,rttaiusa az nn houoresi Euc~t. tN accorf-
49,, With Ats fo~l~hd>s well known hah1t.
sherlock VITO has rae wit 90 uaAios
friends With an aofts 81 people euEaEsl
Ygshap johnson. 50 Nlahsma. tn CONVEX
Satan afSsttf ghe watrFnsetovs - SIS native
ststP a sslhtest wlth hteh the American
steflaeea a wnuterfsi familiarity ART
Watch ~ss7r, changed - discussion about
,er difference between the ordinary bafu-
%srf fowls - Amersra aHt England fNe
rt.hrr telling rs what bat rever kcawa
,ssa-, that tn his cWa country an& cs-
vas,salsp ia RE Soufscra states. - which
rs native Alabama - enc. fhe tes-he~e3
ffu~fs se- fhcir nights ycst ia ease trus
90 IA. HOTTEST srccs. whereas - E-eta~3
n has noticed that she's Usuaiiy rcsat "a
sH1as SLY fest frcr the ground or AS Ae
sNpresss.,i e. la his SOFT. draw lfne Ne..e.
~wfth shrir lcxz Hst ~tthla essy ga
ANA rov. - saiA uolr7es. turviss ~ has
la-tshsn wne bad heea Nste-tnE rather
,,urstts.tis to Nis eytrrty irrelevant con-
Nsreattsu Nee tes American, ''E Wt} a~<
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kltrsrn eaf.3en. fer I have An ttes thA'
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Wessel ar sorse ether aairuAl g predatory
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