Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
h.at saw a I,ght there about 2 a the

heat saw a light Cnere ABOUT tnS
morning, and as the house was an
empty one, suspected something was
amiss. He found the door open ana In
the front room, which Ii bare OF Iuf-
ture. discovered the body of gentle
man, well dressed and having cards IN
his pocket bearing the name OF .Enocn
J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, u. .. A.
There had been no robbery, nor Is
there any evidence as to how the man
met his death. There are marks OF
blood in the room, but there is no
wound upon his person. We are at
loss as to how he came into the empty
house; indeed, the whole affair is
puzzler. II you can come round to the
house any time before IL you will hnd
me there. / have left everything In
statu quo until I hear from you. II
you are unable to come shall give
YOU fuller details, and would esteem II
a great kindness il you would IavoT
me with your opinion. Yours faith1ua-
ly, TOBIAS GHEGSoN.
"Gregson is the smartest of the
Scotland Yarders," my friend re-
marked. "He and Lestrade are the pick
of a bad lot. They are both quick and
energetic. but conventionak-shock
ly so. They have their knives into
each other, too. They are as jealous
as a pair of professional beauties.
There will be some fun over this case
if they are both put upon the scent.
was amazed at the calm way In
which he rippled on.
Surely there is not moment TO De
lost" I cried; shall go and order
you a cab?"
81 am not sure about whether shall
go. I am the most incurably lazy deV'
il that ever stood in shoe leather
that is, when the fit is on me, for can
be spry enough at times"
ssWhy, it Is just such chance as
you have been longing for"
"My dear fellow, what does 1t mat
ter to me? Suppose I unravel the
| whole matter, you may be sure that
Gregson, Lestrade & Co. will pocket
all the credit. That comes OF being
an unofficial parsonage"
"But he begs you to help him"
| Eyes. He knows that 1 am his SUI
| perior. and acknowledges it to me;
| but he would cut his tongue out before
he would own it to any third person
However, we may as well go and have
a look. I shall work it out on my OWL
hook. may have a laugh at them
if have nothing else. Come on!
| He hustled on his overcoat, and bus
tied about in a way that showed thai
an energetic fit had superseded the
apathetic one.
"Get your hat" he said.
"You wish me to Gomez"
..Yes. if YOU have nothing better tt
do"
A minute later we were both In
hanson, driving furiously for th'
Brixton road.
It was a foggy, cloudy morning ant
a dun-colored veil hung over the hous'
tons. looking like the reflection OF thu
mud colored streets beneath.
! NV companion was in the best
spirits. and prattled away about Gre
mona, fiddles, and the difference be
tween a Stradivarius and an Amatl.
AS for myself, I was silent, for tn
dull weather and the melancholy busl
ness ,rpon which we were engaged DC
pressed my spirits.
"Ym1 don't seem to give mucl
Thought to the matter in hand, SAL
at last interrupting Holmes muslca
disquisfHion. .
> "No aata yet" he answered. 1T l
capital mistake to theorize De1or
Won have all the evidence. 1t biase
the Judgment"
sYou will have your data soon,'
I remarked, pointing with my nnge
"this is the Brixton road, and that
the house, if am mot very much mi
taken"
N $50 it is. Stop, driver, stop!"
ii We were still a hundred yards or
ID from il. but he insisted upon OF
! a1ighting, and we finished car journe
= upon foot.