The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-21

n uuu KNOW tlut nave huytNiEE
else TO tell you. had heard water,
man speak of the speed of Smiths
launch. the Aurora. 50 / thought she
would be handy craft for our escape.
I engaged with old Smith, and was TO
give him big sum II he got us safe to
our ship. lie knew. no doubt. that
there was some screw loose. but he was
not In our secrets. All this Is the
truth, and II tell IL 20 you, gentlemen.
IL Is not 10 amusc you--for you have
not done me n very good turn-but IL Is
because believe the best defense
can mako is just TO hold back nothing,
but let all the world know how badly
l have myself been served by Maj.
Sholto, and how innocent am OF tho
death Of his SON"
"a very remarkable account" said
Sherlock Holmes "a fitting wind-up
20 an extremely interesting case.
There Is nothing at all new to me In
the latter part Of your narrative, ex-
cept that you brought your own rope.
That / did not know. by the way,
had hoped that Tonga had lost all his
darts; yet he managed TO shoot one at
us in the boat"
''IIe had lost them all, sir. except the
one which was in his blow pipe at the
time"
''Ah, of course" said Holmes. III
had not thought of that"
"Is there any other point which you
would like 90 ask about?" asked the
convict, affably.
II think not, thank YOU" roy com
panion answered.
''Wcll, Holiness" said Athelney
Jones, lyon are man TO be humored,
and we all know that you are con-
noisseur of crime, but duty sduty, and
have gone rather far in doing what
you and your friend asked me. l shall
feel more at case when we have our
story-teiler here under lock and key
The cab still waits, and there are two
inspectors downstairs. / am much
obliged to you both for your assistance.
OF course, you will be wanted at the
trial. Goodnight TO you"
Goodnight, gentlemen, BOTH" Eaid
Jonathan Small.
"You FIRST, Small, f" remarked the wary
Jones rs they left the room. III take
particular care that you don't club mo
with you wooden leg, whatever you
may have done to the gentleman at the
Andnman Isles"
"Wcll, and there Is the end OF our
drama" remarked, after we had sat
some time smoking in silence. 81 fear
IL shall be the last investigation in
which shall have the chance of study.
ing your methods. Miss Morstan has
done me the honor 10 accept me as a
husband IN prospective"
He gave most dismal groan. II
feared rs much" said he, II really can
not congratulate YOU"
was little hurt. "TIave you any
reason 10 be dissatisfied with my
choicc?" asked.
"Not at all. think she Is one OF the
most charming young ladies ever met,
and might have been most useful In
such work as we have been doing. She
had n decided genius that way; wit
ness the way In which she preserved
that Agra plan from all the other pa
pers of her father. But love Is an emo
tional thing, and whatever is emo
tional is opposed TO that true cold rca-
son which place above all things. /
should never marry myself, lest bias
my Judgment"
~ trust" said ], laughing, that my
Judgment may survive the ordeal. But
you look weary"
"Yes, the reaction Is already upon
me. | shall bo as limp as a rag for q
week"
STRANGE" said ]. chow terms of
what in another man l should call
laziness alternate with fits of splendid
energy and vigor."
Yes" lie answered. there are in
me the malSings OF n very fine loafer
and also of n pretty spry sort OF fellow.
! often think OF those lines of old
Goethe:
"schadc dass die Natur nur oinon Monsch aus
dirschuf.
Dean zum wurdigcn Mann war und yum schol-
men der stor."
BY tho way, apropos OF this Norwood
business, you see that they had, as l
surmiscd, confederate In the house,
who could be none other than Lal Rao,
the butler; so Jones actually has the
undivided honor Of having caught one
FISH In his great haul"
"Thc division seems rather unfair"
remarked. "You have done all the
work In this business get q wife out
OF it, Jones gets the credit, pray what
remains for your"
For me-" said Sherlock Holmes.
there stiIl remains the cocaine-bottle."
And he stretched his long white hard
up for IL.