Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-06

arty, and 1t was undoubtedly he who
gave me that evil five minutes on the
Reichenbach ledge.
"You may think that I read the pa
pers with some attention during my So
journ in France, on the lookout for any
chance of laying him by the heels. So
long as he was free in London my life
would really not have been worth liv-
ing. Night and day the shadow would
have been eel me and sooner or later
his chance must have come. What
could 1 do? l could not shoot him at
sight or l should myself be in the dock.
There was no use appealing to a magis-
trate. They cannot interfere on the
strength of what would appear to them
to be a wild suspicion. So l could do
nothing. But 1 watched the criminal
news, knowing that sooner or later I
should get him. Then came the death
Of this Ronald Adair. My chance had
come at last. Knowing what I did,
was it not certain that Colonel Moran
had done it? He had played cards with
the lad; he had followed him home
from the club; he had shot him through
the open window. There vas not a
doubt of It. The bullets alone are
enough to put his head in a moose.
II came over at once. I was seen by
the sentinel, who would, I knew, direct
the colonel's attention to my presence.
He could not fail to connect my sudden
return with bis crime and to be terribly
alarmed. I was sure he would make
an attempt to get me out of the way
at once and would bring round his MUIR
derous weapon for that purpose. I left
him an excellent mark in the window,
and, having warned the police that
they might be needed-by the way,
Watson, you spotted their presence in
that doorway with unerring accuracy
I took up what seemed to me to be a
judicious post for observation, eve
dreaming that he would choose the
same spot for his attack. Now, my
dear Watson, does anything remain for
me to explain?"
Eyes" said L. "You have not made it
quite clear what was Colonel Moran's
motive in numbering the Hon. Ronald
Adair?"
"Ah, my dear Watson, there we come
into those realms of conjecture where
the most logical mind may be at fault.
Each may form his own hypothesis up
on the present evidence, and yours is
as likely to be correct as NINE"
"You have formed one. them"
II think that it is not difficult to ex-
plain the facts. 1t came out in evidence
that Colone' Moran and young Adair
had between them won a considerable
amount of money. Now, Moran un-
doubtedly played foul. OF that l have
long been aware. l believe that Oh the
day of the murder Adair had discov-
cred that Moran was cheating. Very
likely he had spoken to him privately
and had threatened to expose him un-
less be voluntarily resigned his men,
bership Of the club and promised not to
play cards again. 1t is unlikely that a
youngster like Adair would at once
make a hideous scandal by exposing a
well known man so much older than
himself. Probably he acted as I sug-
gest. The exclusion from his clubs
would mean ruin to Moran, who lived
by his i'll gotten card gains. He there
fore murdered Adair, who at the time
was endeavoring to work out how
much money he should himself return,
since he could not profit by his part
ner's foul play. He locked the door lest
the ladies should surprise him and in
sist upon knowing what he was doing
with these names and coins. Will it
pass?"
81 have no doubt that you have hit
upon the truth"
ut will be verified or disproved at
the trial. Meanwhile, come what may,
Colonel Moran will trouble us no more.
The famous air gun Of Won Herder will
embellish the Scotland Yard museum,
and once again Mr.. Sherlock Holmes is
free to devote his life to examining
those interesting little problems which
the complex life Of London SO plenti.
fully presents"
We Are All Queer.
Call a girl a chick and she smiles;
Call a young woman a witch and she is
pleased; call IN old woman n witch and
she Is indignant. Call a girl q kitten
and she rather likes 1t; call u woman a
cat and she hatos Vol Womon are