The Irish standard., 1895-05-04

we dug and delved in every part Of the
garden, without discovering it's where
abouts. It was rnaddening to think
that the hiding place was on his very
lips at the moment that he died. We
could Judge tie splendor;. OF the missing
riches by the. chaplet which he had
taken out. Over this cl1aplet my
brother Bartholomew and / had some
little discussion. The pearls were EVIL
IDENTIFY of great value, and he was
averse to part with them, for, between
friends, my brother was himself lit
tie inclined to my fathers fauslt. He
thought, too, that if we parted with
the chaplet it might give rise to gossip,
and finally bring us into trouble. It
was all that could do to persuade him
to let me find out Miss Morstan's adj
dress and send her Is detached pearl at
fixed intervals, so that, at least, she
might never feel destitute"
SIT WIS q kindly thought" said our
companion. earnestly. "1t was ex-
tremely good Of you"
The little man waved his hand dep
recatingly. ''We were your trustees"
he said. ".That was the view which
took of it, though Brother Bartholo-
NEW could not altogether see it IN that
light. We had plenty Of money our
selves. I desired no more. Besides, it
would have been such bad taste to have
treated young lady in SO scurvy
fashion. LIE mauvais govt meme au
crime The French have very neat
tI1Sp n
ference ofopinion on this subject went
SO far that thought 1t best to set up
rooms for myself; so left Pondicherry
lodge, taking the old khitmutgar and
Williams with me- Yesterday, how
over, I learned that an event Of ex-
IRENE Importance has occurred. The
treasure has been discovered. in
stantly communicated with Miss Nor
stan, and it only remains for us to drive
out to Norwood and demand our share.
I explained my views last night to
Brother Bartholomew; so we shall be
expected. if not welcome, visitors
Mr.. Thaddeus Sholto ceased, and sat
switching on his luxurious settee. We
all remained silent, with our thoughts
upon the new development which the
mysterious business had taken. Holmes
was the first to spring to his feet.
sYou have done well, sir, from hrst
TO last" said he. ''It is possible that
we may be. able to, make you some
small return by throwing some light
upon that which IS still dark toyou.
But, as Miss Morstan remarked just
now, it is late, and we had best put the
matter through without delay"
Our new acquaintance very DELHI
erately .coiled up. the tube OF his
hookah, and produced from behind q
curtain a very long befrogged top coat
with Astrakhan collars and cuffs, This
he buttoned tightly up, in spite of the
finished his attire by putting on rab-
bit-skin cap with hanging lappets
which covered the ears, SO that no part
of him was visible save his mobile end
peaky face. @sMy health is sonewhat
fragile" he remarked, as he led the
way down the passage. II am com
PEELED to be valetudinarian."
Our cab was awaiting us outside, and
our programme was evidently prear-
ranged, for the driver started off at
once at 9 rapid pace. Thaddeus Sholto
talked necessarily, in avoice which rose
high above the rattle Of the wheels
bartholomew is a clever fellow"
said he. How do you think he found
out where the treasure was? He had
come to the conclusion that it was
somewhere indoors; so he worked out
all the cubic space Of the house and
made measurements everywhere, SO
that not one inch should be unaccount-
ed for. Among other things, he found
that the height of the building was
seventy-four feet, but on adding to-
gether the heights of ell the separate
rooms, and making every allowance
for the space between, which he as.