Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-19

London cloudbank. 1t shines on good
many folk, but on none, dare bet, who
are on stranger errand than you and
7. How small we feel with our petty
ambitions and strivings in the presence
of the great elemental forces Of naturel
Are you well up in your Jean Paul?"
Fairly so. worked back to him
through Carlyle"
THAT was like following the brook
10 the parent lake. He makes but onS
curious but profound remark. II is
that the chief proof Of mans real great
ness lies in his perception of his own
smallness. 1targues, you see. n power Of
comparison and Of appreciation which
is in itself a proof OF nobility. There is
much food for thought in Richter. You
haN OF a pistol, have you?"
~ have my stick"
at is just possible that we may need
something of the sort if we get into
their lair. Jonathan | shall leave to
you, but if the other turns nasty shall
shoot him dead" He took out his re-
volvcr as he spoke. and. having loaded
two of the chambers, he put it back
into The right hand pocket of his jacket.
We had, during this time, been fol-
lowing the guidance Of Toby down the
half.rural. villa-lincd roads which lead
to the metropolis. Now, however, we
were beginning to come among contin-
nous streets, where laborcrs and dock
men were already astir, and slatternly
women were taking down shutters and
brushing doorstcps. At the square,
topped corner public houses business
was just beginning, and rOuEh-looking
| men were emerging, rubbing their
sleeves across their boards after their
| morning wet. strange dogs saunterel
| up, and stared wondcringlv at us as we
passed, but our inimitable Toby looked
| neither TO the right nor to the left, but
| trotted EDWARDS with his nose TO tho
ground and an occasional eager whine,
| which spoke of hot scent.
We. had travcrsed Strcathaln, Brix-
ton, Camberwell, and now found our
| selves in Remington lane, having
borne away through the side streets
to the east of the oval. The men
whom we pursued seemed to have taken
| a curiously zigzag road, with the idea
| proba bly, of esca ping observation. They
had never kept to the main road II a
parallel side street would serve their
turn. At the foot of Remington lane
they had edged away to the left through
| Bond street and Miles street. Where
the latter turns into Knights place
! Tobey ceased to advance. but began to-
run backwards and forwards with one'
ear cooked and the other dropping, the
very picture Of canine INDIGESTION. Then
he waddled round in circles, looking
UP 70 us from time 20 time, as if to ask
for sympathy in his EN- barrassment.
What the deuce is the matter with
the dog?' growled Holmes. They,
surely would not take a cab or 60 off
in balloon"
perhaps they stood here for some
time" I suggested.
"Ahl its all right. He's off again y
said my companion in a tone Of relief.
He was. indeed, off, fer. after sniff
ing round again, he suddenly made up
his mind, and darted away With an
energy and determination such as he
had not yet shown. The scent APP
peared to be much hotter than before,
for he had not even to put his nose on
the ground, but tuggcd at his leash,
and tried to break into 4 run. | could
see by the CLEAN in Holmes eyes that
he thought we were nearing the end Of
our journey.
Our course now ran down Nine Elms
until we came TO Brodericll Il Nelson S
large timber yard, just past the White
Eagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic
with excitement, turned down through
the side gate into the Enclosure, where
the sawyers were already at work. On
the dog raced through sawdust and
shavings, down an alley, round a pas
sage, between two wood-p piles, and
finally, with triumphant yelp, sprang
upon a large barrel, which still stoop
upon the hand-trolley on which it had
been brought. With lollin9 tongue
and blinking eyes, Toby stood upon
the casls, looking from one TO the other
of us for some sign OF appreciation.
The slaves of the barrel and the wheels
of the trolley We're smeared with dark
liquid, and the whole air was heavy
with the smell of creosote.
Sherlock Holmes and looked blank
" at each other, and then burst stimuli
taneously into an uncomfortable fit Of
laughter.
CTO BE CONTINUED