Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-27
A STUDY IN SCARLET
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

don ny pocket was about empty. ami
! found -E2c ! must -u-n my hand -
something Tor ny living.
Driving and riding are as natural
70 ne Is walking. 50 7 applied 81 4
cab owners OGcs. and soon got en-
p.OyuenJ- ! was 10 bring z certain
sum week 70 The owner. and what
ever was over thar : might keep for
myself.
There was seldom much over. but
! managed 70 sc-aps along somehow.
The hardest lob was 70 learn my way
about. for ! reckon that o. all the
D2zes thar ever were cor--;vsG, this
city IS The most confusing.
They were az : boarding house a.
Cumberland, over on the other side
o. The river. When once I found them
out : knew that I had them st NY
mercy.
= had g-owr ny beard. and there
vas no chance o. their recognizing
me.
y would dog them and follow them
until 7 saw my opportunity. ! was de-
te-minet that they should not escape
me again.
Sometimes followed them on my
cab. and sometimes on foot. but the
former was the best. for then they
could not get away from me.
It was only early in the morning
or late az night that I could earn any
thing. so that I began 10 get behini-
hand with ny employer.
During TWO weeks I drove behind
them every day, and never once saw
Them separate. DTebber himself wa-
drunk half the time. but Stangerson
was not 10 be caught mapping.
''I watched them late and early, but
never saw the ghost OF q chance; but
! was not discouraged. for something
told me that the hour had almos,
come. Ny only fear was thai this
thing In my chest might burst a little
too soon and leave NY work undone
AT last one evening, ! was driving
up and down TorQuay Terrace. as the
street vas called in which they beard
ed, when ! saw g cab drive up to their
door.
Presently some luggage was
brought out, and after g time Drebber
and StangersOn followed it and drove
OF. I whipped up my horse and KEEP,
within sight Of them. feeling Ill al
ease. for I feared that Iney were 60
ing 10 shift their quarters.
AT Euston station they got out. and
left boy to hold my horse and fol
lowed them on TO the platform.
heard them ask for the Liverpool
train; and the guard answer that one
had just gone, and that there would
not be another for some time.
'StanseCson seemed 10 be put out
al that, but DTebber was rather
pleased than otherwise. got &C
close 10 them in the hustle that
could hear every word that passed be
tween them.
''Drebber said that he had a little
business OF his Own to do. and that il
the other would wait for him he would
soon reioin him.
His companion demonstrated with
him, and reminded him that they
had resolved TO stick together. Dreb
Der answered that the matter was !
delicate one, and that he must &C
alone.
u could not catch what Stanger
son said 10 that. but the other burst
out swearing. and reminded him tha,
he was nothing more than MS paid
servant, and that he must not pre-
sumo 10 dictate TO him
On that the secretary gave il Ut
as & bad job, and simply bargained
with him that II he missed the last
train ne should reioin him al HALL
days private hotel: 10 which Drebbsr
answered that he would be back OF
.he platform before eleven. and made
MS way out o. the station.
The moment for which I had wait
ed so long had a. last come. I had
ny enemies within my power. To
geChe- they could protect each other
but singiy they were al my mercy.
did not act. however, with undue pre-
cipiration. Ny plans were airead!
formed.
There is no satisfaction in ven
geance unless the offender has time tC
realize who il is that strikes LIN anC
why Te--ibution had come upon him.
had my plans arranged by which
should have the opportunity OF max
ing the man who had wro1ged me IN
ie-srard that his old sin had found
him out.
1T chanced that some days before
a gentleman who had been engaged
in looking over some houses in th'
Brixton road had dropped the key o.
one OF them in my carriage. It wa!
claimed that same evening and re
turned. But in the interval had TAX
Ell a molding OF 1t, and had a dupli
cate constructed
by means o. this I had access TO a
least one spot In this great city wher.
could rely upon being free from in
terruption. How TO get Drebber Il
that house was the difficult problem
which I had now to solve.
He walked down the road ant
went into one or TWO liquor shops
staying for nearly half an hour in tn,
last OF them.
When he came out he staggeret
in his walk. and was evidently prett!
well on. There was hanson just II
front OF me and he hailed II.
81 followed il so close that the nos'
OF my horse was within yard OF hi:
driver the whole way.
We ratified across Waterloo Bridge
and through miles Of streets until. Il
my astonishment. We found ourselve.
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