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THOMAS BOWLING e. CO., AUCTIoNEERS,
6l2 E ST. NV.

rhISHhh SatS Sn4s Il IMSToSHS sAs
1lth day of August, 1892, and recorded in Libcr
No: 17lo at folio 4s2 ct seq. one Of the land
Of the party secured thereby. VIII sell. ut pub
s SuetVD ofER @ fTaRt Of I'M on F
O'CLOCK PM, all that piece and parcel Of ground,
lying in the county Of Washington, in the District
o. Columbia. known and being lot numbered
six (6) in block numbered eight tS) in 0nicn x
Butts subdivision Of the estate of Giles Dyer de-
ceesed, per plat in Liber Governor Shepherd. No.
veyor Of the District Of Columbia called Reno"
Terms: One-third cash, balance in one and two
yet RS, at per cent, secured by a deed OF trust
chi sers option 500 deposit at time of sale. and
all conveyancing and recording at purchasers
trustees may resell at cost Of defulting purchaser.
JESSE H. WILSON. Trustee,
oc1s-1os PErER J. MCINTYRE. fSlae. Trustse.
THOMAS BOWLING & CO., AUCrIONEERs
| 6l2 st. NV.
TRCsTEES SALE OF VALUABLE uN1MPRovED
fsS,o HSh isrH STkEErs NORTHWEST. wAsH-
deed Of aS 1rnst. dated s sspe@Ser ie }sss and re-
records of District of Columbia. by request Of tho
parties secured thereby the undersigned will offer
6Grohhh &c! sS IN tHns = IN 1885, sa
FOUR PM, sublot 1lo. In square lbl. Washington.
Terms Of sale: one-third cash, one-thrd in one
year and one-third in two years. deferred payments
to bear interest at the rate Of six per cent per
A deposit Of s2oo at time of sale. Conveyancins
| piled with in ten days or resale Mt purchasers
TnwARD ]. srElLwAcES: 10, Trustee. =
FREDERICK B. MCGUIRE. Trustee,
\ oia, =, ,2,i -. .22.3l 1919 g st. NV.
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HYATTsVILLE.

Chas Jones. colored was arrairnei be-
fore Justice Carr yesterday. charged with
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
THOMAS DOWNING Z CO., AUCTIONN6RS,
6l2 ID ut. NV.

cHANcERY SALE OF yALuABLE BUILDING
SITES ON THIRD STREET BETWEEN F AND
G STREETS NORTHEASr, HAVING A FRONT.
AGE OF FIFTY-FIVE FEET ON THIRD
By virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia passed on the 10Th day Of
January. 1895 in equity cause No. 1503s wherein
Emma Loeliger Is complainant and Anna Loeliser
ct al. are Defendants we will offer for sale. at
public auction, in front Of the premises. on MON
DAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH, 1895, at HAIF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following described real
estate situate in the city Of Washington District
of Columbia, to wit: Original lot numbered eleven
QI in square numbered seven hundred and sew.
entyt light (77S.
Terms Of sele, as prescribed by the decree; One
third Of the purchase money in cash. one-t In
one year and one-third in two years from day of
SALE the deferred payments TO be secured by deed
Of trust the property. and to bear interest, pay
able semi-annually at the rate of per centum per
annum until paid. all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser All conveyancnS and and recording at
the time Of SALE Terms to be complied with within
twenty days from day Of sale. otherwise the trus-
the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser.
WYMAN L. COLE Trustee.
3i4 D st. NV.
+ AUGUSTCS e. L. KEESE. Trustee.
o21 -d&dS 41O 5th NV
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WILLIAM Z. EDMONSTON,
CONSTANTINE II. WILLIAMSON,

Inquire 500 5th street northwest.
NATHANIEL WILSON, Attorney for party Sc
cured. No. 622624 street northwest.
o14-d&ds
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS

C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS. 14O7 ST.
Successors to Iatimer l. Sloan.
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Successors to Latimer & Sloan.
Immense sale of Furniture
from three private resi-
dences Within our sales
rooms, No. H4oz G Street,
Saturday, October 26th,
'@5, at 10 a. mn.
SUCH AS KNIBALL SQUARE PIANO, WITH
CARVED LEES; RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE
E0SiEkS H ,x EiSE MAERKoBES VA n E HASpsoME AiI2s H
MASSIVE OAK HALL RACKS NAVAJO
BLANKETS, GILT CHAIR AND PEDESTAL,
CORDUROY AND LEATHER COUClIES. FOLD
WALNUT AND GILT CHAMBER SUITES OAK,
WALNUT, MAPLE. CHERRY AND MAHOG-
ANY CHAMBER SUITES. GILT-FRANIE MAN
TEL. MIRROR. DWARF BOOK CASE. P4ARlJOR
FREkros hek fsSEs ENESs5S
TABLES AND DINING CIMIS BLANKETS
AND BEDDING. WHITE ENAMEL AND BRASS
BEDSTEADS. NJ. T. CENTER TABLES, FINE
BILLIARD TABLE. REFRIGERATORS, 70
ROCKERS. TOILET SETS. HAIR AND IIUSk
MATTRESSES, LOT TABLES. PILLOWS
AND HOLSTERS, CkOCKERY AND GLASS
WARE.
ALSO.
FOR Estate OF JUDGE STRONG, LANDAU
LETTE. VICTORIA. FINE HORSE AND
HARNESS; ALSO ONE TRAP, HORSE AND
HARNESS.
TERMS CASH.
Goods view.l
c. C. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS,
oc242t 14O7 street.
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0c1S- dads
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERs
lSuccessors to lsatciffe. Darr & Coz

GOVERNMENT SALE OF OLD MATERIAL AT
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, to be sold
by public auction. on the premises on FRIDAY
MORNING, OCTOBER TWENTY FIFTH, AT TEN
O'CLOCK AM.
Terms cash.
BY order of j. STERLING MORTON,
cost Secretary Of Agriculture.
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GEO. E. FLEMING. Trustee,
oc22-d&ds 40 La. av,

AUCTION SALE OF HOUSES NUMBERED 1918 N
STREET AND 919 9Th STREET NORTH WEST,
IN THIS CITY.
We will offer for sale, at public auction, in front
On THURSDAY, OCTOBER THIRTY FIRST
1895, at -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. part Of the lot g.
in square $50, beginning for the same street
foot west Of The southeast corner Of said lot, end
running thence west said street "a feet: thence
north 10a feet and inches to a 30-foot alley:
Il ence east alley "a feet thence south 1O3 feet
and inches to the place Of beginning; improved
by three story brick dwelling. And
;, On the same day THURSDAY. AT HALF.
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the south 20 feet
front 9th street by the depth of lot T. in square
4S4; also improved by three-story brick dwelling
Terms: One-fourth cash. and the balance In three
equal annual nstallments to bear interest from the
day Of sale, payable semi annually, secured by
deeds of trust and insurance policies the re-
spective properties sold in the usual form and
isfactory the parties for whose the prop
erty is to be offered for sale, all cash, at the
option Of purchaser. Compliance with terms or
sale within ten days from day of sale, and all
veyancing and recording at purchasers cost. 500
deposit on acceptance Of each bid.
THOMAS BOWLING & CO., Aucts.,
oc2l-d&d 612 st. NJ
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TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE RESIDENCE
rKOIEkIi, NO. 1744 X STREET NORTH

Y. u. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1907 q ST
Successors to Latimer e. Sloan.)
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NJ. B. LAT1ME:R & CO.. AUCTIoNEERs,
1923 ard 1921 G st.
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DUNCANsoN BROS, AUcTIoNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF wEIL-BUILT AND HAND
SOMELY FINISHED TEN-ROOM DWELLING,
NO. 1881 FIFTEENTH STREET NORTHW
NUES.
By virtue of a deed of trust duly recorded in
Liber No. 2OO2, AZ folio 100 ct seq, Of the
land records for the District of Columbia, and at
the request Of the party secured thereby the under
signed trustees will offer for sale, by public
tioN, in front of the premises, MONDAY, THE
FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER A. D. 1895, AT
HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises, designated and
Dennison and Benjamin +. leighton, trustees, sub
division of parts of the tracts of land known
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Palms. formerly
belonging 10 the estate Of James Eslin, deceased
per plat recorded in Liber County No. s, folio
g. of the records of the Office of the surveyor of the
District of Col Imbia. beginning for the same at
the northwest Of said lot and running
thence southerly with 18th street extended, 40 SO
feet; thence easterly in straight line Il point
in the south line OF said lot 1U440 feet east Of the
southwest of said lot; thence with the said
and thence westerly the place of beginning, to-
gether with all the improvements, rights. ETC. This
property will be sold subject to prior deed Of
trust for $500, the particulars Of which Will be
fully stated at the time OF sale.
Terms: All cash and above said deed Of
trust for s., ,50O and interest same, all cash.
at option of purchaser. deposit Of $500 required
at time Of sale. Terms of sale to be compiled with
In ten days from date of sale. the property will
five days Reimbursement In some newspaper pub
lished in Wasli ingtOn, u. c.
W. HENRY WALKER, Trustee,
1905 F st. NV.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF THIRTY ACRES OF LAND
EAST OF THE EASTERN BRANCH, BEING
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THOMAS BOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS.
612 Z st. NV.

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

than en- senrs a2oi Again. tho letter
speaks Of giving her justice. What
justice can she have? IL Il too much
TO suppose that her father Is still alive.
There Is no other injustice In her case
that you know OF"
There are difficulties: there are
certainly difficulties" eaid Sherlock
Holmes. pensivcly. "Bnt our expedi-
tion OF tonight will solve them all.
All, here is four-wheelcr. and Miss
Morstnn is inside Are you all ready?
Then we had better 60 down, for IL Is
little past the hour"
picked up my hat and ruy heaviest
stick, but observed that Holmes took
his revolver from his drawer and
slipped IL into his pocket. II was clear
that he thought that our nights work
might bc serious one.
Miss Morstan was mufiled In a dark
cloak, aud her sensitive face was com
posed but pale. She must have been
more than woman II she did not feel
some uneasincss at the strange enter
prise upon which we were embarlSing,
yet her self-control was perfect, and
she readily answered the few addition
al questions which Sherlock Holmes
put 70 her.
Maj. Sholto was very particular
friend OF papa's," she said. ''liis let
tcrs were full Of illusions 20 the major.
He and papa were in command Of the
troops at the Andaman islands, so they
were thrown great deal together. by
the way, curious paper was found in
papa's desk which no one could under
stand. don't suppose that II is Of the
slightest Importance, but ! thought
you might care to see IL, SO l brought
il with me. 1t Is here"
Holmes unfoldcd the paper careful
ly and smoothed II out upon his knee.
He then very mcthodically examined
il all over with his double LEM.
iTo BE coNrlNubD
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son. shon;d not like TO suggest false
hopes. Miss Morstap. but Is there any
resemblance between this hand and
that of your father"
Nothing could be mere unlike"
III expected 70 hear you say SO. We
shall look out for you. then, AZ six.
Pray allow me 10 keep the papers.
may look into the matter before then.
II Is only half-past three. Au revoir,
then"
.'Au revoir," said our visitor. and,
with bright, kindly glance from one
20 tho other OF u.s. she replaced her
pearl box in hsr bosom and hurried
away. Standing at the window,
watched her walking brislxly down the
street, until the gray turban and white
feather were but speck in the somber
crowd.
"What very attractive womnnl"
exclaimed. turning 10 my companion.
lie had lit his pipe again, and was
leaning back with dropping cyelids.
us shc?" he said, languidly. II did not
observe"
"You really are an automaton--a cal
culating machincl" cried. There Is
something positively inhuman in you
at times"
He smiled gently. at Is OF the first
importance. he said, mot 10 allow
your Judgment TO be biased by per-
sonnl qualities. A client Is TO me mere
unit--a factor in problem. The emo
tional qualities are nntagonistic 20 clear
reasoning. assure you that the most
winning woman I ever knew was
hanged for poisoning three little chill
dren for their insurance money, and
the most rcpellent man OF my acquaint-
ancc Is philanthropist who has spent
nearly quarter of million upon the
London poor"
sin this case, however,"
II never make exceptions. An ex-
ccption disproves the rule. Bave you
ever had occasion to study character In
handwriting? What do you make Of
this fellows scribble?"
at Is legible and regular" ] an
swered. "A man of business habits and
some force OF character"
Holmes shook his head. "Loolr at
his long letters" he said "They hard
ly rise above the common herd. That
might be an a, and that an c. Men
OF character always diiferentiate their
long letters, however illegibly they may
write. There Is vncillation in his ks
and sclf-esteem in his capitals. ] am
going out now. have some few refer
cnccs to make. Let me recommend
this boolS-one OF the most remarkable
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

Molly Stark not only did not die n
widow because OF the valorous battle
OF Bennington, but she lived 10 become
q noble mother OF Israel. AZ one time
thirty out of forty OF the children at
tending the district school In what Is
called the stark district" of New
Hampshire were named Stark They
were all descendants Of the four chill
dren Molly bore to the hero OF Bcnning-
ton. Now, however, the name Is al
most extinct In New Hampshire, and Ina
Manchester, the center OF the Stark dis
trict, only two or three persons are left
who bear that name. Molly Stark has
q namcsalxc now living in Alameda.
Cal. little girl Of thirteen years, who
Is the sixth generation In lineal do
scent from the heroine Of bennington.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28
Ilnuntrd hr Chlckrnr.

Imagine being haunted your whole
life through 10y chickens, said the trav-
cling man, setting down his glass, ''and
by chicken pie, at that. OF having 1t
thrust before you by an unaltcrable do
cree, day in and day out, year after
year, until mournful troops of MUIR
dercd fcathered birds pass in ghostly
review before your eyes in sleep and
hobgoblin chicken pies perform weird
nocturnal dances on your abdomen.
Talk about eating a quail every day for
@ steady diet. tell you these are gas
tronomic luxuries compared 10 chicken
pie every day. Yet there was man
down ut Smithville, Ca, who was mean
enough 20 take this diabolical revenge
on his widow. lie kept the railroad
cnting-house there, and when he died
he loft Il 20 his widow, with the condi-
ton in his viii of--chiclSen piel She
was 10 have chicken pie at least once
"a day, or not 10 have the hotel. And
she, poor woman. having no other
means Of livelihood. san struggles
along, conscientiously confronting
chicken pie every day. Her only con-
ISOLATION Is that the guests OF the house
also have TO stand chicken pic. No one
knows what actuatcd the man TO put
chicken pie into his will--but how ha
must have hated that womanr'-N. v
Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28
Are They curIousY

"Im so anxious TO see II that woman
will get a winter wrap to-day. You
see. don't know her name, but she
evidently lives around here somewhere.
She used to pass SO often after they
were FIRST married last summer. She
had elegant clothes then. i can't begin
20 tell you all the different kinds OF
silk waists that woman had. But since
cold weather set in I've noticed that the
poor thing hasn't :. heavy wrap q any
kind. only "a light cape with some fur
sewcd On TO lengthen II out and make
II look heavier. / guess her folks
bought the clothes she had last sum-
mer, for her husband has gone by alone
oil winter. lie had nice heavy ulster
and squarc-topped hat and every
thing, but his poor wife can't come out
because he got his winters clothes first.
He's an awfully good-loolSing man. but
/ guess he's nwfully selfish, too. They
went past the house together this
morning, though. To-day Is bargain
day, and I'll bet cookie they've gone
uptown to get her winter coat. I'm
going 10 Sit right here until they come
back" And the faithful soul resumed
her lonely vigil. --Buffalo Express.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A SURE CURE.

When tho snow begins 20 fan
On the lawns and troc-tops tall.
And the blizzard Il clustering through the
tho slow old village street.
Then hlo mo from my bed.
And get cut my old bob-slod.
And polish up tho runners till thcy shine
like gllstening slcct.
when they ring the breakfast-beil.
Iannouncc am not WE'LL
And sigh and say I'm tired. and am simply
just worn out;
And mS mother says she thinks,
A my weary cyelld blinks.
That Ia best not 20 10 school to-day there
isn't any doubt.
But BY ten o'clock feel
80 recovered that an eel
Could not give me any points on moving con-
stantly around.
All tho pain deserts my head.
And take the old nob-siod.
And nm shortly whizzing with II Ger the
snow-incrustcd ground.
Whence think 'tia very plain
That TO cure small boys pain.
And 70 get him back TO health without an
ache within bis head.
There Il not dose OF pill
That no fully Ais the bin
An q good old weli.packed SNOWFALL, and a
chance TO use sled
--Hnrpcr's Young People.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

ttiA4~IEh i-lONTtNUED
ut IS very customary for pawn
brokers IN England. when they take a
watch, TO scratch tho numbc OF the
ticket with pin point upon III inside
OF the case. IL Is more handy tan the
label, as there Is no risk OF thehnmbcr
being lost or transposcd. Their pre- no
less than four such numbers visible 20
my lens on tho inside Of this cass. In
fcrcncc-that your brother WITS often
at low water. Secondary infRnce--
that he had occasional bursts \ pros
pcrity, or he could not have REDEEMED
the pledge. Finally, ask you 10 look
at the inner plate, which contains the
key-hole. Look at the thoushds Of
scratches all round the hole marks
where the key hos slipped. Wlk sober
mans key conld have scored those
groovcs2 Bnt you win nevtt see a
drunkard's watch without tlsm. He
winds 1t AZ night. and he leatfs these
traces Of his unsteady hand. Rhcre is
the mystery in all this?v
1T IS clear as daylight answered.
al rcTrct the injustice which Ibid you.
should have had more faith In your
marvellous faculty. May ask whether
you have any professional INJURY on
foot ~ prcsent?'
"Nonc. Hence the cocaine. can
not live without brain worl. What
else Is there 10 live for? Stapl az the
window here. Was there evtr such a
dreary. dismal. Improbable wbrld? See
how the yellow fog swirls Gown the
street and drifts across ddu-colorcd
houses. What could be moro hopeless
~ prosaic and material? What is this
use Of having powers, doctor. when one
has no field upon which to exert them?
Crime Is commonplace and existence is
commonplace and no qualities save
.hosc which nre commonplace have any
Junction upon Garth"
had opened my mouth 10 reply 20
this TRADE, when. with crisp lSncclf,
our landlndy entered. bearing card
apon the brass salver.
"A young lady for you, sir" she said,
addressing my companion.
Miss Mary Morstan," he read.
"Hufni I have no recollection OF the
name. Ask the young lady to step mp.
Mrs. Hudson. Don't 80, doctor. shall
prefer that you remain"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

that many OF the entrances alone wcro
visible, the nest itself being built round
by othcrs."
Mr.. Gould has given tho accompany
ing remarks on the species as noticed
by him IN Australia:
81 observed II throughout tho dis
trict Of the Upper Hunter. as well as In
every part Of tho interior, breeding In
various localities, wherever suitable
situations presented themselves, some
times their nests are constructed In tho
cavities OF dccayed trees; while not In
frequently clusters OF them arc at
tachcd TO the pcrpcndiculnr banks OF
rivers, the sides Of rocks. etc. general.
~ in the vicinity Of water. The long
bottlc-shapcd nest Is composed Of mud
or clay, and, like that of our common
martin. Is only worked at In tho morn
ing and evening, unless the day be wet.
and showcry. In tho constructing Of
tho nests these birds appear 70 work Ia
small companies, six or seven assisting
IN tho formation Of each nest. one re-
naming within and receiving the mnd
brought by the others In their mouths:
In shape their nests arc nearly round.
but vary In size from four 20 ak or
seven inches in diameter; the spouts Of
some being eight or nine inches la
length. Good Words.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

nest, which Is OF an oblong, clobular
form, and composed Of moss and other
similar substances, Is suspended by .
narrow neck, and presents one OF tho
most singular instances OF bird archi-
lecture that has yet como under my
notice"
DIR. Il. p. Ramsay has also given an
account of the species in the Wide
Bay districts: "Tho rock warbler IN
very pleasing and lively little bird, and
seems 10 love solitude. / have never
seen IL perch on tree, although have
spent several evenings in watching Il.
II runs with rapidity over the ground.
and over heaps of rubbish left by floods,
where II seems TO get good deal Of its
food. Sometimes IL will remain for u
minute on the point Of n rock, then, IN
II falling over the edge, II viii repeat
its shrill cry, and dash off into some
hole in the cliffs.
''The nest Is OF an oblong form, very
large for the size OF the bird, with an
entrance In the side about two inches
wide. 1t Is generally suspended under
some ovcrhnnging rock, and Ia COM
ItHtA VI AiHA0A AVttH tAtNA NOftAA WIN
spiders webs the bird cvincing pref
erencc for those webs which contain
the spiders eggs, and that arc OF q
greenish color. The moss does not as
sumo the shape of nest until few
days before IL is completed, when n
hole for entrance Is made, and the in
side is warmly lined with feathers; bnt
when finished, IL is very ragged struc-
turc, and easily shaken 70 pieces. The
birds take long time Ia building their
nests; one found on the 9th Of August
was not finished until the 2sth OF that
month; on the 80th three eggs were
taken from II.
"Of the Australian cliff swallow, tho
fairy martin OF Gould and other
writer's. DIR. Ramsay records an IN
stance In which he found mass Of
nests fastened under an overhanging
rock ON the banks OF the Bell river. Il
counted, he says, upward of one hum
drcd nests, all built together so closely
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28

~ RtANA Wv n rhllliO
II was hnlf-past five before Holmes
returned. lie was bright. eager and
In excellent spirits--a mood which In
his case alternated with fits Of the
blacklist depression.
There Is no great mystery In this
matter" he said. taking tho cup OF ten
which had poured ont for him. "rhe
facts appear 70 admit OF only one ex-
planntion.p
"Wbntl you have solved II nlrcady?"
well, that will be too much 10 shy.
l have discovered suggestive fact,
that Is nll. IL is. however, very sug-
gcstive. The details are still TO be add
ed. have just found, on consulting
the back files Of the Times, that Maj.
Sholto, of Upper Norwood, late Of the
Thirty-fourth Bombay infantry, died
upon the 2sth of April, 1882"
~ may be very obtusc, Holmes, but
fail 10 sec what this euggests.r
"No? You surprise me- Look AZ IL
In this way, then. Capt. Morstan dis
appears. The only person In London
whom he could have visited Is Maj,
Sholto. Maj. Sholto denies having
heard that he was In London. -Four
years later Sholto dies Within week
81 his death Capt. Morstan's daughter
receives q valuable present. which Is re-
peatcd from year 10 year, and now cnl-
inmates in q letter which describes her
as a wrongcd woman. What wrong
can II refer 70 except this deprivation
OF her fnthcr2 And why should the
presents begin Immediately after
Sholto's death. unless II Is that sholto's
heir knows something Of the mystery.
and desires 20 make compensation
Have you any alternative theory which
Will meet the fncts?"
"But what strange conpcnsationi
And how strangely nadcN Why. too.
should lac write . letter now. rather