The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

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tl~efevre. or Montpelier and carson Of s
New Orleans sI could name a score u
cases II, which It would have be.,l deci-
sive.' 81 Il
~ on seem to- be. a walking calendar OF
crime, !" said Stamford with a. laugh You
might start a pa per on those lines, Call
1.-THE Poll ce N cws Of the Pas [. n b 5l,
!. Very Interesting reading 1t might be
made, too. remarked Sherlock Holmes,
sticking a8slnall piece OF plnster ovs d.
the prick. on his finger. II haye to be +
careful, he continued, turning to me with
W smile, for I dabple With poisons a
good deal He held out his hand as
he spoke. and. / noticed that Il was all
mottled over VIII HI similar pieces OF plas-E
ter and discolored withHstrong acids. II
came here on business. said star1-
ford 81 IN Ing down on a three-legged STOOL
and pushing another one In my direction
with his foot. My friend hero wants TO a
take digsings, g.and as you were conf
planning that you GO uld get no one to go &
halves with you, l thought that i had
better bring you togethe1...F's
Is Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at \
the Id ca Of sharing his rooms vi ~ Tic ssg
II Il have my eye d on a a suite lin Bakcr
street. he said (which would SUIT us u
down toitfe ground. You dom slninl tic Il
smell OF strong tobacco, ISi no po..
~ Tx Al ways smoke 'shI inysei 14
nnsWered. III 81 ~ n 5t 5s
gs3..T That s good Anoughsi j generally! have
chemicals about.S and occasional d. Acx-3.
,perimcnts. Would that annoy you ?tiiaa
IS ~ n o means. Sli>
| 5s. Let mo see " hat arc nv other short
comings? " get "A the dumps az tines
and don ri pen my m ou h for days on
| end. You mus t not thing am suiky
when 4Is do that ~ hit let me alone. and
u lSsoon be all right lTtlass have you to J
confess, no w { s. just tls well for two
fellows To- X npwS he worst OF u one an
other before they beg 1. to live ogeth her,
- laughed at this cross-sxam inati ton. II
keep ia bull pup. ' s said. ''and 0bjact To-
rows. because my nerves are s ha keM.S and 4
| 4 get up al all sorts sof unsodly hours.
and i am sex trenels lazy. II have snnftber E
set OF vices when I'm we'll. but those
are the principal ones at Irasen t..
81 % you include viOlin-l, Ing IN your Il
category of rows ~ he a SIX "a sanxinusly. Bts
ut depends on Tho payer. n 5answcrcd.
a we'll played loln is 4 treat tar - s
gods; a DBGiy pldyetl o. sls8
that all III En- he cried. With 81
merry laugh II thin we may consider
tho thing as settled thar Is, IL The rooms
are agreeable to YOU aSf8
.'W hen slsl we see hem \ 's t
Cali for me here at noon to-morro ",
and well 60 together and settle every
thing, /. lie answered.
SS5" Al At-T-no Don exa 4. said i, sha K;
ing his hand ss sSSs s
Wsllett him working among his chemi-
Iscals, and we walked toge Their to ward my
hotel s9;ls
the way asked sud enly. stop
ping s1.d turning upon STAN ford how
the deuce did he know that ] had come
from Afg hanista ~
/ My companion smiled an nigmatical
, smile That Is Just HIS Il tile peculiar
ity. he said NJ "a good man people have
wanted TO know how he 81 finds things
out IA 3s4s $ssts.
| .'Oh!8a mystery. Is II? ''33 I cried, rubbing
| my hand i. ;33 This Is very piauant. = am
much obliged to you for bringing US to-
gether. The pr oper study Of mankind &
| Is man. you know 3s5 M
| oua must study him, them. Stamford i
said, e. as he 8 babe me good-by ~ QUIZ
find him a knotty problem, though. III
wager he learns more a bout you han!
you about him.. Good -by. =
Good by. I answered, a nd strolled on A
Is my hotel, considerably interested IN \
my new acquain tance. IA fsil 81
CHAPTER II.
THE SCIENCE OF
We m etSne ia as no sha az ARA nged.
and inspected 81 he rooms n at = 81; 22lB
Baker street. Of which lc he had spok ken =
Our meeting. They consist ed q @ couple
| Of com Portable ed-rooms and a. SINGLE
Large, III airy sitting room. heerfully fur-s
Inished. and illuminated by two broad
windows. So deslra BILE In every wa y were 4
the apartments. and so mod te lid the 4
terms seem when divided between us. tina ts
| the bargain was oncluded upon the spot,
and we at once entered into posse s. sion.
That very evening y moved my things II
round from the hotel and on the tol!oW-!s
|Ing morning Sherlock Holmes me- followed mo
With several boxes ana ~
Fora day or Two we We're pu us Y ternplo
e,sfn unpacking and Ia ying on q our prop
erty to the best ad d lhat cone
we era dual ~ begallIt q settle down ana 70
accommodate ourselves TO our new sur
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