The Washington times., 1905-06-04

was thready and ill-nourished. He
pushed his face forward as he spoke
and his lips and eyeIids were continual
ly twitching like Il man with st. yftus
dance. I could not help thinking that
his strange. catchy little laugh vas
symptom of some nervous maiady. Tie
terror Of his face lay In his eyes, how
ever. steel gray. and giistening coidly
with a malignant. inexorahIe cruelty IN
their depths.
I'VE shall know Il you speak OF
this, said he. We have our own means
OF information. Now you viii find the
carriage waiting. and nay friend viii see
you on your way.
Il was hurried through the hall and
into the vehicle, again obtaining that
nom enta-y glimpse OF trees and gar
den. Nr. Latimer followed closely at
my heels. ana took his place opposite to
me without a word. In silence ne again
drove for an interInilap5e distance with
the ~iadows raised, until at last. just
efter midnight, the carriage pulled up.
!" You viii get down here. Mr.. MeIas.'
said my companion. I am sorry to
leave you so far from your house, but
there Is no alternative. Any attempt
| upon your part to follow the carriage
can only end in injury to yourself
He opened the door as he spoke, and
I had hardly time to spring out when
| the coachnaan lasfed the horgcs and the
t.carriage ratified away. ioe1ed around
me in asEonishment. I YVES on some
sort Of a healthy common nottied over
with dark dump Of furze bushes Ear
| away stretched a line Of houses, with q
| light here and there Ia the upper win
dows. On ths other sfdesI saw the red
signaI-laps OF 3 railway.
The carriage which had brought me
was already out OF sight. I stood gaz-
ing round and wondering where on earth
] might be, when saw some one COM
ing toward me In the darkness. AS he
came up to me made out that he was
| railway porter.
Can you tell me what place this is7s
l asked.
:" Wandsworth Common said ha
= Can I get a train into town.
If you walk on a mile or so TO Clap
! ham junction. said he. you'll just be
| IN time for the last to Victoria
So that was tbs end of my adyen-
ture, Mr.. Holmes. I do not know where
l was, nor whom 7 spoke with, nor any
| thing save what I have told you. But
1 know that there is foul play going
| man If / can. I told the whole story
to Mr. Myeroft Holmes next morning.
and subsequently TO the police
We all sat in silence for some little
tine after listening 10 this extraordinary
narrative. Then Sherlock looked across
at his brother
Any steps?" he asked.
dJcroft picked up the Daily News.
winch was iyinS on the side table.
Anybody supplying any information
as TO the whereabouts of a Geek gentle
man named Pau Kratf1es, from Athens
who Is unable TO speak English, VIII be
rewarded. A similar reward paid to any
oE.e SivifIg in9crLnarion about a Greek
lady w2ose nrst name is Sophy. K
ziI5. That was IN all the daines. No
answer
HOW about the Greek legatIon?..
have inquired. Tney know moth
ing
"A wire to the head of the Athens Do
Sherlock has all the energy OF the
family. said Mycroft, turning to me.
Well, you take the case up by all
means, and let me know if you do any
good
Is Certainly answered my friend, ris-
ing from his chair. III let you know,
and Mr. Afelas also In the meantime.
Ar. Me1as, L should certainly be Oh my
guard. Il / were you, for, of course, they
must know through these advertise
ments that you have betrayed them
AS we walked home together, Holmes
stopped al q telegraph office and sent OF
several wires.
| You see, Watson he remarked, sour
evening has been by no means wasted
some of my most interesting cases have
come to me in this way through 8fycroft.
The problem which we have just Hsten-
| ed to, although It can admit of but ona
explanation, has still some distinguish
| ing features.
You have hopes Of solving it?'
| We'll. knowing as much as wa de- Il
will be singular indeed IL We fail 10 dis
cover the rest. You must yourself hare
| formed some theory which viii explain
the facts TO which we have listened"
| In vague way, yes"
| What was your idea, them
| II seemed TO me to be obvious thai
| this Greek girl had been carried on by
the young Englishman named Harold
! Latimer."
Carried of from where?" !
Athens, perhaps
| Sherlock Holmes shock his head. This
i young man could not talk word OF
/ Greek. The lady could talk English
| fairly well Inferenee-that she had
been in England some little time. but
| he had not been in Greece"
| well. then, we will presume that she
had come on visit to England. and
that this Harold had persuaded her "a
fly with him."
That is more probable"
" y
Then the brother-for that, I fancy
must be the reIationship-comes over
| from Greece to interfere. He impru-
IDENTIFY puts himself into the power OF
the young man and his older associate.
They seize him and use violence toward
! him in order TO make him sign some
papers to make over the girls fortune
of which ne may be trustee-to theIn-
| This he refused to do. In order TO ne
gotiate with him they have TO get an
| Interpreter, and they pitch upon this
Mr.. Melas, having used some other one
! before. The girl IS not told of the