The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-13
TO RETIRE
SHERLOCK HOLMES TO GO TO THE
 COUNTRY AND SETTLE.
Author has Tired of Him.-Where He 0ot the Idea of the Creation.-La"
 Adventure in Print.

The world will learn with very e regret that December next will marx .ne final rtirement from public lire oi lne eminent detective. Sherlock Holmes 'a'' The London Mail.
 Despite his iron constitution and nerves of steel. Mir. Holmes is at last feenns 'ne strain of his great achievements. lie VII take a little place in the country. and with his magnificent record behind him VIII settle down to enjoy the remainder or ms days in the simple pleasures of idyilc couh- try life.
 The bald announcement of his retirement is chronicied in The Bookman as foilo~s' We hear that Sir Arthur Conan Doyie has written for the Christmas number or the strand Magazine" the last adventure of the famous Sherlock Holmes which ne will ever chronicle. It is said to be lhe Last Adventure of the Second Stain"
 Yesterday a Representative of The Daiiy Mall journeyed to the lovely Hindheao home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to ascer- tain. if possible. the reasons and circum- stances of the famous detectives retirement.
 Simple Country Life.
 "A man must retire some time. he said' The can't go on forever. Yes his retire. ment is now absolute and final. So far ae l know there is not the slightest intention of his ever again entering on the worK or the detection of crime. His last adventure will be a strenuous one. and will. I think. be on a level with of his higher achievements After it. he retires for good
 For a long time he has nursed the idea of country life with its simple delights. He will take little place and will go in for bee-keeping."
 "Is there not a probability that a period of rest and country solitude may result in a reaction and throw him more into the consideration of complex and dangerous problems7"
 From what I know" replied Sir Arthur. ment will be final He will not again emerge"
 It was pointed out to Sir Arthur that soms years ago. after the memorable occa- sion of his encounter with Moriarty on the mountain side. the detective lost to view for a considerable time; was. indeed. believed to be dead.
 "Yes," said the author thoughttully. and T. for one. firmly believed that he was dead It was merely by accident that didn't chronicle the finding of his body. This time. however. h's exit will be final' May Write a Book. "No. he won't marry. You will remember he has always wanted time to write a work on the scientific side of his experiences. It is possible that in his retirement he will put his time that"
 Speaking of incidents in the life of sher- lock Holmes, Sir Arthur recalled Mir. Gil- lette's preparation for the presentation of the famous detective on the stage Mir Gillette" he said. wired me from America asking if he might marry Sherlock Holmes In the play replied at once. Marry him, kill him. or do what you like with h'm" Yes" added Sir Arthur. q am rather tired of Sherlock Holmes. expect the public is. too. My first idea of him spranx from Dr. Bell. of Edinburgh University, whom knew when medical student there He had the clear-cut mind of Sherlock Holmes He would tell the trade of a pa- tIent bv little signs about him and would often state what person was suffering from before word passed Thinking of detective story decided that reasoning rather than coincidence should form its basis. Then my experience of Dr. Bell sug- gested Sherlock Holmes to me "A Study in Scarlet was the first book ] published. It made no particular stir Sherlock Holmes caught on when I began to write short stories which appeared month by month I had taken rooms in Wimpoie street with the idea of becoming consultant on eye troubles I used to wait there three or four hours every day for the patients who didn't turn up I utilized my time In writing the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories'
 From that casual beginning spranx the prominent public life of the renowned ,Je.ec- tive. who makes his farewell bow at Christ mas.