The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-21

reaction after the successive excite
ments of the night. was limp and
weary, befogged in mind and fatigued
N body. had not the professional en-
thusiasn which carried my companion
on, nor could look at the matter as a
mere abstract intellectual problem. As
far as the death of Bartholomew Sholto
went, had heard little good of him,
and could feel no intense antipathy to
his murderers. The treasure, however,
was 4 different matter. That, or part
of it, belonged rightfully to Miss
Morstan. While there was a chance
of recovering it, 1 was ready to
devote my life to the one object.
True, if 1 found it, it would prob
ably put her forever beyond my
reach. Yet it would be a petty and
selfish love which would be influenced
by such thought as that. If Holmes
could work to find the criminals, had
a tenfold stronger reason to urge me
on to find the treasure.
A bath at Baker street and a COM
plete change freshened me up wonder
fully. When 1 came down to our room
1 found the breakfast laid and Holmes
pouring out the coffee.
Here it is" said he, laughing and
pointing to an open newspaper. The
energetic Jones and the ubiquitous re-
+ porter have fixed it up between them.
But you have had enough of the case.
Better have your ham and eggs first"
took the paper from him and read
the short notice, which was headed:
Mysterious Business at Upper Nor
/ wood"
About twelve o'clock last night" {"
said the Standard, "Mr. Bartholomew
Sholto, of Pondicherry lodge, Upper
| Norwood, was found dead in his room
under circumstances which point to
| foul play. As far as we can learn. no
actual traces of violence were found
upon Mr.. Sholto's person, but a
valuable collection of Indian gems
which the deceased gentleman had
inherited from his father has
been carried off. The discovery
was first made by Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
and DR.. Watson, who had called at the
house with Mr.. Thaddeus Shalto,
brother of the deceased. By singular
piece of good fortune Mr.. Athelney
Jones, the well-known member of the
detective police force, happened to be
at the Norwood police station. and
was on the ground within half an hour
of the first alarm. His trained and ex-
| perienced faculties were at once direct
| ed towards the detection of the Grim
inals, with the gratifying result that
the brother, Thaddeus Sholto, has al
ready been arrested, together with the
housekeepeT, Mrs. Bernstone, an In
dian butler named Lal Rao, and a por-
ter, or gatekeeper, named McMurdo. It
is quite certain that the thief or
thieves were well acquainted with the
house, for Mr.. Jones well-known
technical knowledge and his powers
of minute observation have en-
abled him to prove conclusively that
the miscreants could not have entered
by the door or by the window, but must
have made their way across the roof of
the building, and so through a trap
door into a room which communicated
with that in which the body was found.
| This fact, which has been very clearly
made out, proves conclUSlvely that 1t
was no mere haphazard burglary. The
prompt and energetic action of the Off
GERS of the law shows the gr,sat advau-
tage of the presence on such occasions
of a single vigorous and masterful
mind. We cannot but think that it
supplies an argument to those who
would wish TO see Or detectives more
decentralized. and brought into closer
and more effective touch with the
cases which it is their duty to investi-
gate"
Isn't it gorgeous" said Holmes,
grinning over his coffee cup. What
do you think Of it?''
II think that we have had a close
shave ourselves of being arrested for.
the crime"