The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-13
SHYLOCk HOMES MISSING

Last Seen In Company OF Two Mysterious
+ Old *Ladles-Undertakes to Find a Lost
Dog-An Interview with His Office Boy
mo Trace Of the Eminent Detective
Since Last Thursday NIoht-FouI Play
Suspected-Deatt Of cerberus-The Al.
topsy Arouses an Awful SuspicIon-Who
Are the Guilty sones7 = '.'. -
Copyrighted for All Hades by James Bos-
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-Gehenna, April 1, 1903 shylock> Homes,
the, eminent detective, is strangely miss
ing, and his friends who have. looked in
vain for him in his accustomed haunts
since last Thursday night fear that he has
met with foul play. It is known that
through his successful work in unraveling
number Of embarrassing mysteries Of
the ages he has aroused the jealousy and
naimosity of certain distinguished persons
in Hades, but as yet no suspicion attaches
sufficiently to any single individual to
warrant arrests. Mr.. Homes has lately
received a number of threatening letters
all anonymous, and has repeatedly been
warned by individuals apparently fearful
Of the results of his intrusion into their
affairs to abandon his profession. These
threats however, he has treated with con-
tempt and has fearlessly gone about his
work undeterred- by the fulrlinations of
his: enemies or. the = forebodings. OF his
friends. At the time Of his disappearance
he was about to announce to the world
not only the authorship Of the Junius
Letters and that of beautiful Snow"
but had laid a convincing Chain Of evil
dence in his own mind leading to the ex-
posture Of the man who struck Billy Pat
terson and the whereabouts Of Moses
when the Light went out 1t is not be-
lieved by well-informed persons, however.
that. the imminent solution. Of these mys-
teries has had anything to do with his I'M
timely 0iSa nnea rance In fact Very
definite suspicion attaches to two old la
dies. in whose company he left his office
on Thursday afternoon. apparently on the
kindly mission Of enabling them to find a
lost dog. These persons. according to the
statement Of Joe, Mr.. Homes office boy,
a somewhat dull-witted but reliable fat
boy once In the employ of Charles Dickens.
called at the office Aof the detective on
Thursday, shortly after luncheon. zzs The
names they gave were Mrs. Sarah Camp
and Miss Betsy Trotwood. Mr.. Homes
received them courteously and inquired
their business.
my friend, Mrs. Harris, has lost her
dog, Mr.. Homes began Mrs. Camp, tear
fully, land KNOWN as how there can't be.
nothin' lost with a gentleman as knows
as much as you does within reach, me
and Miss Betsy says to her, Mrs. Harris,
says we, what you needs most is a slooth.
and in four hours your dear little Fido will
Oe Oach d uaThlI1 lH$lHe SuHASnt o your
smile, and a eatin' whites with all his at
present n1issin' grace. . -
Miss Trotwood nodded her acquiescence
in this statement. Z
But continued Mrs. Camp, ..Mrs.
Harris she's SO nervorssly fiabbergasted
by Fidos continued absence from home
considerin' the temptations Of life in
great city. that she amt got the strength
to console herself, so she says to me. says
she, Sairy. YOU see the sloeth for me and
tell him there amt nothin' I won tsdo Tor