Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-24

in 8 way which would nave been Ina
possible had there been any one IA
charge of 1t. Where, then, could the
driver he, unless he We're inside the
house? Again, it is absurd to suppose
that any sane man would carry out
q deliberate crime under the very EYE
as it We're, of third person, who N 8
sure to betray him. Lastly. suppl
ing one man wished to dog another
through London. what better means
could he adopt than to turn cab-driver?
All these considerations led me to the
irresistible conclusion that Hope was
t" be- found among the j{ss's Of the
If he had been one there was no
reason to believe that he had ceased
to be. On the contrary, from his Joint
Of view, any sudden change wouli be
likely to draw attention to himself.
lie would probably for Il time ut least,
continue to perform his duties. There
was no reason to suppose that heSwas
going under an assumed name In q
country where no one knew his origin
nj one? I therefore organized my Sc,
cret cab detective corps, and sent them
Systematically TO every cab proprietor
in London until they ferreted out the
man that wanted. How well they
succeeded, and how quietly took i'd
vantage of it., are still fresh in your
recollection. The murder of Stanger-
son was an incident which was entire
ly unexpected, but which could hardly
in any case have been prevented.
Through it, us you know, came into
possession Of the pills, the existence Of
which I had already surnised. You
see the whole thing is a chain Of logi-
cal sequences without I break or
flaw"
1T is WONDERFUL I cried, s'Your
merits should be publically recognized.
You should publish an account of the
case. If you won't, will for you"
You may do what you like, doctor"
he answered. "See here!" he continued
handing paper over to me; look at
this"
1t was the Echo for the day, and the
paragraph to which he pointed was
devoted to the case in question.
''The public it said, "have lost a.
sensational treat through the sudden
death of the man Hope, who was sus-
pectcd Of the murder Of Mr.. Enoch.
Drebber and Of Mr.. Joseph Stanger-.
son. The details of the case will pro-
badly never be known now, though we.
are Informed upon good authority that
the crime was the result of an old
standing and romantic feud, in which
love and Mormorism bore part
1t seems that both the victims belonged
in their younger days, to the Latter
Day Saints, and Hope, the deceased
prisoner, halls from Salt Lake City
If the case has had no other effect, 1T,
at least, brings out in the most strik-
ing manner the efficiency of our detec-
tive police force, and will serve as 9
lesson to all foreigners that they will.
do wisely to settle their feuds at home,
and not carry them onto British soil,
1t is an open secret that the credit OF
this smart capture belongs entirely to
the well-known Scotland Yard officials,
Messrs. Lestrade and Gregson. The
man was apprehended, it appears; in
the rooms of a certain Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes, who has himself as an anna
teur, shown some talent in the detec-
tive line, and who, with such instruc-
tors, may hope in time to attain to
some. degree Of their skill. It is ex-
pected that testimonial Of some sort
will be presented to the two officers
as a fitting recognition Of their SER
vices" Ss
Didn't I tell you so when we start
ed?" cried Sherlock Holmes. with Q
laugh That's the result of all our
Study in Scarlet; to get them a testi-
monial". . ...4......
Never mind" I answered. II have
all the facts in my journal, and the
public shall know them. In the mean
time. you must make yourself content
ed by the consciousness of success, like
the Roman miser' -S
'Populus me sibilat, at mihi pla-
u1o Ipse domi stimuli &C nummos con-
templar in area +" H
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