Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-10
come out alone.


hands the pockets of his dressnggOwn looking shoulder
February morning,
before still lay the hmmerng brightly the
the had been ploughed
into crumbly either side
the heapdup edges of the fooaths still lay white when
fell The pavement had been cleaned and scaped but was
still dangerously slippery that there fewer than
usual Indeed from the direction of the Metropolitan Station
one coming the single gentleman whose eccentric conduct
had drawn attention
He was man of about So TALL porty imposing
massive strongly marked face and commanding figure He was
dressed black shining
brown welcut Yet his actions
absurd dignity of
he running hard, with occasional little springs such
gives who little accustomed his legs AS
wrhed his face the extraordinary conortons
What be the matter with hm?' asked He
is looking up a o houses"
II believe that he coming here said Holmes rubbing his
hands.
"Here?"
1 professionally.
think that recognize the symptoms Ha! Did not tell your?
spoke the blowing, rushed
pulled
few moments later he was in our room still putting still
culating with look of grief his
that smiles pity.
while could his his
his hair like who has been driven the extreme
mits his suddenly sprnging his
his the with that both
him and tore him the of the Sherlock Holmes
pushed sitting patted
his hatted with him the soothing which
have come to me to tell your story have you not? said
fatigued with
then
little problem which submit to me-"
The for minute with heaving fight
ing against emotion Then he passed his over his
brow, his lips tight and his face
mo doubt think mad?" said he
Il that have had trouble, responded
God knows have-a trouble which is enough to unsea my
sudden terrible
have faced although am man has never vet
every man;
the coming together frghtfu
shake my very soul Besides it is not alone the very
noblest the land suffer unless be found this
horrible affair"
'Pray compose yourself SIR" said Holiness "and let me have
visitor probably your
Alexander Holder of banking
Of
The indeed we'll belonging to
partner largest private banking concern the
happened bring
the citizens pass
waited all curiosity until with another
story.
value" he: that why fastened
here when the police your
cooperation Underground
slowly through
That why was so out OF breath for who takes
little exercise feel better
shortly and clearly I
1T is of course we'll known that successful banking
business much depends being
investments for funds increasing
and the number of deposo One Of lucrative
of laying in the shape of
unimpeachable We have
the last few years and there mannobe families whom
have advanced large the security pictures
libraries oil plate
Yesterday morning seated in office
card brought in by
the for that other han-wel perhaps
had better than a
household OF highest nobes
exalted England. overwhelmed
and attempted when he entered
into business with the air
through a disagreeabe
Holder he have been informed that you are in the
habit OF advancing
:" The firm when security good answered
1T is absolutely hat should have
100000 course trhing sum ten
times from friends but much
of business and out that business position
can readily understand that it unwse
obligations
For how long, may ask, do this sum-
" Next Monday have and sha then
most certainly what
think 1t right the
money should be paid at
should be happy parley from
private the strain would be
rather more than it could bear hand
in the of the hm then, justice partner must
insist that
be taken.
L should much prefer to have raising up
square black morocco which he had laid
have doubtless heard of the Beryl
public possessions of the empire
said
Precisely He the there imbedded in soft
piece jewery which he
the price of lowest estimate
would the wortho the
= asked prepared leave 1t with my security
81 took the precious into in
perpleSity from it to my ilustriOus client