The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
CHAPTER I.
u7 SHERIOCKa HOLMES,

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~ t,,A year 1S7s i took my degree Of
1,oo,or Of Medicine OF the University OF
ondon. and proceeded to Netley to go
through, tho course prescribed for sur
pon,, ! il, m. army. Having completed my
studies there, was duly attached to the.
Tfth northumberland F'usiliers as assist
nj, 4 - = =, 81, ,ya d stat ION
a1't 3 !.
ed IN lfldia at the t'ilie' n.y. r.
could Join 1t the second Afg han war had
broker, out. on landiAg ut Bombay
"a, ~. =, n cor,s md advanced
iea a5il'sdei Sti - .'ls ;, n.
anu " d
|. In the enemy's country, followed; how
III. =, !, ~ ar of,, GERS who were
J, y Z, ,.e,.,,r "A sic.
IN tfe sail ns 90 b.
ceeding IN rea ching Canadaha ~ sale
~. where found my regiment, and at
e : ~, ,,,,o Z No duties S
oaoe " 4 ,yl' ~,
me cam palsl DIou e ht y
motion to many. but for me it had nothing
hnt misfortune and disaster. 1 was re-
&, II: I, y. :, !, = !, i : . !,
ny my =. -. ~ 4 e s.
the ~ serVeo 9
tho fatal battle Of ,,Nfaiwan nd. T here II
z. y ,t,.,,c,, IN tha shoulder by 4, JezaiI
Du!le, '' -
grazed the suhclnv Wan artery "a should
have fallen into the hands 10 ( II tho MUIR
! s,1,,, = =. Ia z,s sha, n ni,t been for the
s'fS1s., !, I,
deYotloflS ~ ~ =
my orderly, who threw me across q PACK
horse and succeeded in bringing me safe
a,hfI
81 xtorn wi til II pail and weak from the
tnrrfolonred hardships which i had under.
zone q j was removed. with a great train
AZ wc,nl1e ed 81, fferers. Ia he base hospi-l
talssa q EPesh aWur. js Fl ere II rallied, and
INA 81 read = we'd ~ far as is BE able
toS walk about the wards, and even to
bask q little upon the verarlda ,S when I
wa 1 struck down 4 BY enteric fever, 4 that,
cnr,a ~ dir ID md ian H nos ons For
nbnths nv life was desbaired or, and
when last came 70 myself and became
t cnnva ASCENT. 4 II was SO weak and ena-
ciatef u that a med ical board determined
tha i, An u should he los In sending
ma ia AZ III En- gland. III was des tched J,
ncco,Yl = eIv. In the troo ship "a Orot1tcs,
ad q, mon II later on Por tsmoutl.
5attv vii Il nv health irretrieyably ruin
ed, sSbut with permission from paternal
sn,,a,.y, ,ent 4 snend 4 ne next nine months
II II emnti rs i'm proy 3 tt 59
'r5Sha d neither kIths kin In Eng land,
a 4 ,va fore n free q 81 q tr--or as
frea4 "a an income Of eleven shillings and
Fl ;nence a ]av wi 4 hermit 81 3. man Is be
I'm a,,ch Tcirc1ns tances, ii at urally
=, &, ~ ~ nndon Il tS great cesspooi
; 81 ~ bIc gers and sidlera 81
tha ~, q "a iblv drained There
Save, Far soma time ut q private hotel
"a leadinr ~ com fortress,
,,,sa i, Hess existence. and spending such
},ad considera ,Iv ira freely
than s innr ht.7S so&aIarmin e did the state
~ ma !, that 81 soon real
: either leave the etropo.
M, 4 ~ Ia "a somewhere inRthe cou-
trv,; n. nat Il must make a compile al
~ q trn jvo King
,, 1, Z. !, w leave tha hotel. ana to
:, !, - ia IN some less preten-
LIS !. ~ iciIe iIf
= ~. = ,,e.,, j 10 n !, 4 cor y,
this mn sion. Il was standing at Is
| Criterion bar. when some one tapped me
"a
90 iyonA 3 siam ford Who had been
dross de,. ma = IA rt.s riIe sirht
Ne 40
IN An lis = nieasont t,inrEi indeed
"a r., nid y, ys
IA ~ i q, ver8 been, aiparticular crony 81
rhine ut#now i hailed him with enthll-
sh,r and he iii Ills turn. appeared to
n ted i see IN ~ exnber
~ ~, !, :, ioy asked him IL lunch
WIFI it',s - at Re Holborn and we started
~ tnpet I3er2 in 4 hanson ~
10 ~ n Z,
u 90, b, al
!, no
s,ssa Innon streets 800 q, IA
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Is =
.hpes o H. e rea died
rs tll1 ' ttia W. ~
tlon, Il, 4. l. B, 4, I. ~ Z, !, Z,
& had ,,stensd n,istortiInes
3a l,y q "a You up to NO WI
@5 NJ .nokins FOR Tiodeing, ,Sss Il answered.
.Dorruir = - solve Il ~ 'nroblem X 4 Tto whe.
is, nossi ble 10 GET com Portable
ble mice
oD .That's q srange thing, remarked my i,
sn ,wo,,' are 4 he second man 10
ia hat q Il r,ression e.
Gay :, : ~ rs = y ~
., I, !, 9, Y, wa Il he. rst9,iI asked.
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