Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05

low will trouble us again, he said. "I will just go after him and see what he does with himself With those words he took his hat and started of down the street The next morning VIC heard of Mir. Drebber's mysterious death.
 "This statement oamo from Mrs. Charpentier's lips with many gasps and pauses. At times she spoke SO low that shorthand notes of all that she said, however. so that there should be no pos sibility of a mistake"
 Its quite exciting" said Holmes, with a yawn. What happened nextf"
 "When Mrs. Chnrpentier paused, |" the detective continued, II saw that the whole case hung upon one point. Fixing her with my eye in way which l all ways found effective with women, 1 asked her at what hour her son returned.
 "'I do not know. she answered.
 "'rTot know?'
 NO; he has latchkoy and let him. self in
 After you went to bcd:' "'Yes.'
 "'When did you so to bed?
 "'About H..
 "'So your son was gone at least two hours?'
 "Yes'
 Possibly four or five?' "'Ycs
 What was he doing during that timer
 "'I do not know, she answered. turn | ing white 10 her very lips. ''Of course after that there was noth- ing moro tu be done found out where Lieutenant Charpentier was, took two officers with me and arrested him. When l touched him on the shoulder and warned him to come quietly with us, he answered us as bold as brass. I l suppose you are arresting me for being concerned in the death of that scoundrel Drebber, he said. We had said nothing to him about it, so that his alluding tC it had a most suspicious aspect,
 ''Vcry, said Holmes. ''Hc still carried the heavy stick which the mother described him as having with him when he followed Drebber. Ii was stout oak cudgel
 "What is your theory, them
 Well, my theory is that he followed Drebber as far us the Brixtou road. | When there, Il fresh altercation arose between them. in tho course of whicf Drebber received blow from the stick, in the pit of the stomach perhaps which killed him without leaving any mark | The night was so wet that no one was about, SD ChaFrcntier dragged the body of his victim into the empty house. X. to the candle, and the blood. and th, writing on the wall, and tho ring, they may all be SO many tricks to throw tho | police on to the wrong scent. Well donc!" said Holmes i'll an en couraging voice. Really, GrcSson. yor are getting along, We shall make some | thing of you yet.
 II fiatter myself that have managed it rather neatly" the detective answer ed proudly. The young man volun teered a statement, in which he said tha after following Drebbcr some time tn, latter perceived him and took a cab il order tu get away from him. On hi way home he met an old shipmate an( took long walk with him. On bein: asked where this old shipmate lived, h. | was unable to give any satisfactory re | ply. l think the whole case fits togethel uncommonly we'll What amuSes me il to think of Lcstral!e, who had started of upon the wrong scent, I am afraid h. won't make much of it. Why, by love here's the very man himself'
 It was indeed Lestrade, who AaL as cended the stairs while we were talking and who now entered the room. The as surance and launtiness which general, marked his derneanor and dress were however. wanting His face was disturb ed and troubled, while his clothes wer disaITanSr,I and untidy, He had evi dently come with the intention of con sultiug with Sherlock Holmes. for ol perccivimS hiS colleague he appeared {, be embarrassed aud put out. He stood il the center of the room, fumbling nerv ously with his hat and uncertain wha to do. This k most extraordinar, case, ho said at last. n most incom prehensiblc affair.
 An. you find il sc, Mr LeAtlade!' cried Gregson triumphantly "I though you would come to that conclusion Have yo1 managed to find the secretary Mir, Joseph Stangerson:"
 The secretary, Mir Joseph Stanger son, said Lestrade gravely. was mur dercd at Hallidav'> Private hotel ahou 6 o'clock this morning.