Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-03
A STUDY IN SCARLET

BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

s!rting.rOom.
Ny dear fellow" he cried. wringing
Holmes unresponsive hand, "congrat-
ulate me. l have made the whole
thing as clear as day"
\ shade Of anxiety seemed TO me to
cross my companions expressive face
DO you mean that you are on the
right track" he asked.
The right track Why. sir. we have
the man under lock and key"
And his name is?"
Arthur Charpentier. sub-lieutenant
In her maiesJy's navy" cried Gregson,
pompous,y, rubbing his fat hands and
iHfiating his chest.
Sherlock Holmes gave q sigh OF re-
lief and relaxed into a smile.
Take e seat and try one Of these
cigars" he said. We are anxious 20
know how you managed il. VIII you
have some whisky and water?"
i don't minl if do" the detective
answered. The tremendous exertinns
u hich ! have gone through during the
last day or two have worn me out
Not so much bodily exertion. you un-
terstand. as the strain upon the mind.
You will appreciate that, Mr.. Sher-
luck Holmes, for we are both brain
workers"
You do me too much honor" said
Holmes, gravely. Let US hear how
you arrived at this most gratifying
result"
The detective seated himself in the
armchair and puffed complacently at
his cigar. Then suddenly he slapped
Lis thigh in q paroIysm Of amuse-
ment
THE fun OF it is" he cried, that
that fool Lestrade. who thinks him
self so smart. has gone of upon the
--ong track altogether He is after
he secretary. S-anEa-scr. who had no
more TO do with the crime than the
babe unborn. I have no doubt that
he has caught him by this time"
The idea tickled Gregson so much
that he laughted until he choked.
And how did you get your clue?''
"Ah. I'll tell you all about it. OF
course. DR.. Watson. this is strictly be-
tween ourselves. The first difficulty
which we had TO contend with was the
finding OF this Americans anteced.
ants. Some people would have waited
until their advertisements were an.
swered or until parties came forward
and volunteered information. That is
not Tobias Gregson's way Of going
20 work. You remember the hat be-
side the dead man."
Yes" said Holmes. "by John Un-
ierwood & Sons, 129 Camberwell
road"
Gregson looked quite crestfallen.
81 had no idea that you noticed
that" he said. Have you been there"
No"
'Ha," cried Gregson. in a relieved
voice. you should never neglect a
chance. however small it may seem" 4"
ITO great mind nothing is little, I"
remarked Holmes. sententiously.
We'll. | went to Underwood and
asked MIN If he had sold hat Of that
size and description. He looked over
his books and came on it at once. He
had sent the hat 10 Mr.. Drebber. re-
siding at Charpentier's boarding es-
tablishment Torquay Terrace Thus
got at his address"
Smart - very smart" murmured
Sherlock Holmes.
81 next called upon Madame Char
pentier." continued the detective 81
found her very pale and distressed.
Her daughter was in the room, too
an uncommonly fine girl she is too:
she was looking red about the eyes.
and her lips trembled as I spoke 10
her. That didn't escape my notice.
began TO smell a rat. You know the
feeling. Mr. Sherlock Holmes. whom
YOU once come upon the right scent
: kind OF thrill in your nerves. Have
you heard OF the mysterious death Of
your late brother. Ar. Enoch J. Dreb-
Der Of Cleveland" l asked.
The mother nodded. She didn't
seem to get out word. The daughter
burst into tears. felt more than ever
that these people knew something of
the matter.
AT what O'Clock did Mr. Drebber
leave your house for the train"
asked.
"'At o'clock, she said. gulping
in her throat to keep down her agita-
ion. His secretary. Mr. Stangerson
said that there we're two trains-one
At els and one at II. He was TO
latch the first
And was that the last which you
saw OF him?'
"A terrible change came over the
voman's face as I asked the question.
Her features turned perfectly livid. L
vas some seconds before she could
get out the single word Yes. and
when il did come it was in a husky
unnatural tone.
There was silence for a moment
and then the daughter spoke in a
calm. clear voice.
No good can ever come OF false
hood, mother she said Let US be
frank with the gentleman. We did see
Mr.. Drebber again
"'God forgive you" cried Madame
Charpentier. throwing up her hands
and sinking back in her chair. 'Yuu
have murdered your brother
Arthur would rather that We
spoke the truth, the girl answered,
firmly.
You had best tell me all about IT
now | said. Half condolences are
worse than none. Besides, you do not
know how much we know OF it.
On your head be it, Alice" cried
her mother; and then, turning to me
I will tell you all, sir Do not imagine
that my agitation on behalf Of my son
arises from any fear lest he should
have had hand IN this terrible affair
He is utterly innocent Of it. My dread
is, however, that in your eyes and in
the eyes of others he may appear 10