New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
HOLMES, JR.. AT AN EASY ONE.
HOW HE RECONSTRUCTED A PICTURE OF EARLY
MORNING DOMESTIC BLISS.

MORNING DOMESTIC BLISS.
From The Chicago Record Herald
..Hah,' said Sherlock Holmes. Jr, 1T Is as
suspected"
ii: companion stopped, mystiiied' and asked;
There replied the great amateur detective
is the father of "A child less than six months Ola
that is troubled with the collie He has no other
strong. and they can't afford to keep & a nurse r5,
H. kissed her when he left home this morning, and
then walked half backward to the street Snniiihs
The other turned pale and asked:
Heavens, how do you know this? Is he a friend
No said Sherlock Holmes, jr II meyer saw
him before. / have never heard his'ninf, l -, ro
is anything in his personal appearansce to enable
you to make this wonderful DEDUCTION: ton ,s ma
ment ago Was sufficient. Really. You are very
sma not 70 he nose s6Gpn nSSf % tn look nS H at that
hRprdas%rs hPrly %% Window M V We viii pass behind I'm
10 indicate how | have arrived at my wonderful
conclusion resarding him ,...,,.i, t,,r,,,,
After they had passed the great nt}vc'i'e LUZ 'eu
with look Of inquiry to his comPanon 5i', l ,o,,bipe
No" the latter said = cou!dh see ''n9 'i'i''s
that gave me the slightest Glow
II knew YOU wouldn't Holmes answered
rhyrr are three spots on the back Of lis, Lis ccat t.,
The ri2ht shoulder. You can't guess how those
spots came there. can You?
.No' lis companion confessed. Il can't
dcducJirg business. lie hcId MS baby over ms
e.t.tlt.r and IL dTpolvd. making thAi iI"F'H
e.r.II lNnv did hc hold the child over hS ShouI-
f,ro Because il WAS CchchY, and holding II M
llst position relieved il. His wife would nave hri
il ,y'r her own shoulder il sh" had not been AN
rir.d ant yy cL shows that she Is not very Sito''E
II th.s could afford t. keep a nurse IN" Iaihri
Z,f,lt moi of course. !c compelled to hod the ,ilr
o7i, up ana pat il the back. and II h,. Wtlt ',l
old hand 1T that ol thiue Ice would tax on ,S
e..f- ,.I uut "A towel his Si"ulHrr htlnt' A'u
Ing tn, child up i that ali clear io N"h .,
\K.i..,rfullV So MS companion Itill'd WIN
f-f,fen,.i admiration. 'but how do You Know the
Itily Is under six months of age. That the man IS
I.ft handed that they feed The Nttr one mix rom
:, J.,s.g COW that hc kissed his VIE ana walked
i,.1t,v...-,i 60 In, street this morning ?
~ .!tl .orniu4 that Sh"rlock it"lmtS. lI-'
said ,-f,ll queer CLEAN in his wonderful c\'
Aftrr a child j. than SIN months oIi ii '-.
lf IL, 70 nave collie II you have ever held @oileN
bahT YOU must know that right handed man a.
WAYS holds the little one over his lett Sn'.H"T
ana vic. versa. Now come to the COW my
for wears been smcling these spots on men :
shoulders. and know by the dogT'" oi S"uri'SS
lust what kind OF infants food or mix 'il'E ar.
Composed of. OF course, if ne hadn't backed OUT
of the .'oor when he left HON" this morning ms
wife would have seen IN. streak and called hin
in to have it spoueed off. So be must have Kissed
her as he departed and kept turning and smiling
back until he 50 lag away that the spots
were invisible to her.
The great amateur detective then caught 4
GLIMPSE. of who Woic silk hat ana sack
coat and hurried after him 10 max" further de
duCtions