The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
Or. JOSEPH BELL.

ine that neglected to get the numberf 4
2!G+ Is our man. But that is no use tos}
us for the moment.
I fail to see how you could have done
more
ION observing the cab should hayo;a
instantly turned and walked in the other r
have hired second cab and followed
the first at a respectful distance, ORD
better still. have driven to the Northum-g
our unknown had followed Baskervilla{
home we should have had the opportun-sAd
ity OF playing his own game upon hfnl-s
it is. by an indiscreet eagerness. which,
was taken advantage of with extraordt-s
nary quickness and energy by our oppon-s
ent, we have betrayed ourselves and lost3
our man
We had been sauntering slowly dowuS
Regent Street during this conversational
and DIR. Mortimer, with his companion.a
had long vanished In front of us.
There is no object in our following \
them" said Holmes. Tho shadow hasT
departed and will not return We must
see what further cards we have IN oura
hands. and play them with decision. Could 4
you swear to that mans face withinA
the cab?
Il could swear only to the beard"
And SO could Iron which I gather ]
that III all probability 1T was false one. ]
clever man upon so delicate an GRAND
has no use for a beard save to conceat,
his features. Come in here, Watson!
senger offices, where he was warmlEJ
greeted by the manager.
All. Wilson, sea you have not for!
gotten the little case in which l had4
the good fortune to help you?
No, sir. indeed L have not. You saved
my good name. and perhaps my lite. !"
My dear fellow, you eNaSgarate. ~
have some recollection Wilson, that you
had among your boys lad named Cart-S
wright. Who showed some ability during 3
the investigation.
.yaS eli, icc Il
Could you ring him up?-thank you.j
And l should be glad to have change
OF this ive-pound note.
A lad OF fourteen, with bright. keen
face. had opeyed the summons OF the 4
manager. He stood now gazing with a
great reverence at the famous detective. j
Let me have the Hotel Directory:
said Holmes. Thank you. Now. Cart
wright. there are the names OF twenty-sl
neighbo-hood of Charing Cross. Do YOU I
see?'
You will visit each Of these IN turn 4
Yes, sir.
You will begin in each case by giving
the outside porter one shilling Here are 1
twenty-thres shiilinss.
You will tell him that you want to !
see the waste paper of yesterday You
will say that an important telegram has j
miscarried and that you are looking for !
il. You underestimate?
is the centre page OF the Times wtthia
some holes cut in it with scissors. Here
is 2 copy of the Times. It Is this page
Yo:, could easily recognize it. could you 4
not?''
Yes sir
I'm each case the outside porter win j
send for the hall porter. to whom also y
you will give a shilling. Here are TWEEN
ty-three shiilfngs. You will then learn Il
in possibly twenty cases out of the twen-sd
ty-three that the waste of the day before n
has been burned or removed. In the q
three other cases you Will be- shown q q
heap of paper and you will look for this II
page of the Times among it. The odds =
are enormously against your finding 1t. (
There are ten shillngs over in case ot5
emergencies. Let me have a. report bya
wire at Baker Street before evening. 4
MS to find out by wire the identity OF the VI
cabman No. 27Gi. and then we will drop i
into one of the Bond Street picture gall y
leries and fill in the time until we are
due at the hotel. g
(To be Continued)