The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-19

will work up as far as Richmond. If
no news comes to-day, shall start off
myself tomorrow, and go for the men
rather than the boat. But surely,
surely, we shall hear something"
We did not, however. Not word
came to us either from Virgins or
from the other agencies. There were
articles in most of the papers upon the
Norwood tragedy. They all appeared
to be rather hostile to- the unfortunate
Thaddeus Sholto. No fresh details
were to be found, however, in any of
them, save that an inquest was held
upon the following day. I walked
over to Camberwell in the evening to
to report our i'll success to the ladies,
and on my return l found Holmes de-
jected and somewhat morose. He
would hardly reply to my questions,
and busted himself all evening in an
abstruse chemical analysis which in
volved much heating of retorts and dis
tilling of vapors, ending at last in a
smell which fairly drove me out of the
apartment. Up to the small hours of
the morning could hear the clicking
of his test-tubes which told me that he
was still engaged in his malodorous ex-
pertinent
In the early dawn I woke with a
start, and was surprised to find him
standing by my bedside clad in rude
sailors dress, with peajacket, and a
coarse red scarf round his neck.
II am off down the river, Watson, .
said he. II have been turning it over
in my mind, and 1 can see only one way
out of it. 1t is worth trying, at all
events"
Surely can come with you, them
said l.
mo; you can be much more useful il
you will remain here as my represent
alive. am loath to go, for it is quite
on the cards that some message may
come during the day, though Virgins
was respondent about it last night.
want you to open all notes and tele.
grams, and to act on your own judg
ment if any news should come. Can
rely upon you?"
'sMost certainly"
II am afraid that you will not be
able to wire to me, for can hardly tel,
yet where | may find myself. If / an
in luck, however, l may not be gone sc
very long. shall have news of some
sort or other before / get back"
had heard nothing of him by break
fast time. On opening the Standard
however, l found that there was 6
fresh allusion to the business. "Witf
reference to the Upper Norwood trag
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believe that the matter promises to be
even more complex and mysteriou.
than was originally supposed, Fresl
evidence has shown that it is quite i'm
possible that Mr.. Thaddeus Sholtc
could have been in any way concerned
in the matter. He and the house
keeper, Mrs. Bernstone, were both re
leased yesterday evening. 1t is be
lieved, however, that the police have 6
clew to the real culprits, and that it is
being prosecuted by Mr.. Athelney
Jones, of Scotland Yard, with all his
well-known energy and sagacity. Fur
Their arrests may be expected at any
moment"
THAT is satisfactory so far as il
goes" thought l. Friend Sholto is
safe at any rate. / wonder what the
fresh clew may be; though it seems tc
be stereotyped form whenever the
police have made blunder"
tossed the paper down upon the TIA
BILE, but at that moment my eye caught
an advertisement in the agony column.
1t ran in this way:
''LosT = Whereas Mordecai Smith,
b0afman and his son Tin, laft Srr;+h,e
wharf at or about three o'clock last
Tuesday morning in the steam launch
Aurora, black with two red stripes,
funnel black with white band, the
sum of five pounds will be paid to any
one who can give information to Mrs.