Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-29
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$50 you came over. the two of Won.
and hunted up the girl. The idea was
that one OF you was 70 marry her and
the other have share OF the plumber.
For some reason Woodley was chosen
as the husband. Why was thaty'
I'VE played cards for her on the
voyage. lie won"
Il see. lou got the young lady into
your service, aud there Woodley was
to do the counting. She recognized the
drunken brute that he was and would
have nothing SO 90 with him Mean
while your arrangement was rather up
set by the fact that you had yourself
fallen. In love with the lady You
could lao longer bear the idea Of this
rutIian owning herE''
mo. by Geo-ge. l cou,dn'tr
There was quarrel between you.
He left YOU in a rage and began TO
make his own plans independently OF
YOU
1T strikes me. Williamson. there
isn't very much that we can tell this
gentleman" cried Carruthers. with
be knocked me down. | am level with
him on that. anyhow. Then lost sight
OF him That was when he picked up
with this cast padre here. l found
that they had set up housekeeping to
gether at this place ON the line that
she had 70 pass for the station.
kept my eye on her after that. for l
knew there was some devilry in the
wind. l saw them from time TO time.
for l was anxious TO know what they
were after
1.-TWO days ago Woodley came up 20
my house with this cable. which show
ed that Ralph Smith was dead. He ask
ed me II I would stand by the bargain
said I would not. He asked me II
would marry the girl myself and give
him a share. said would willingly
do so. but that she would not have me-
He said. Let us get her married first
and after a week or two she may see
things "A bit different I said would
have nothing 10 do with violence. so he
went of curSing. like the foul mouthed
blackguard that he was. and swearing
that he would have her yet. She was
leaving me this week end. and / had
got a trap 70 take her TO the station.
but was SO uneasy in my mind that
followed her on my bicycle. She had
got n start. however. and before /
could catch her the mischief was done
The first thing ! knew about II was
when | saw you two gentlemen driving
back I'm her dogcart"
Holmes rose and tossed the end OF his
cigarette into the CRATE Il have been
very obtuse. Watson" said he. when
in your report you said that YOU had
seen the cyclist. as you thought. arrange
his neckile Ia the shrubbery that alone
should have told me all However. we
may congratulate ourselves upon n en-
rious and In some respects a unique
case. I perceive three OF the county
constabulary In the drive. and l am
glad 10 see that the little hastler Is able
20 keep pace with them. - Il h likely
that neither he nor the interesting
bridegroom viii De permanently dam
aged by their mornings adventures.
think, Watson, that Ia your medical
capacity you might wait upon Miss
Smith and tell her that II she is sufH
GENTLY recovered we shall be happy 20
escort her 10 her mothers home. II she
10 not quite convslescent you Will fud
that hint that we were about 10 tele-
graph TO young electrician In the
Midlands will probably complete the
cure. As 20 you. Mr. Carruthers. /
think that you have done what YOU
could TO make amends for your share
IN an evil plot. There Is my card. sir,
and IL my evidence can be OF help TO
you In your trial IL shall be at your
disposal"
In the whirl OF our incessant activity
II has often beer difficult for me. as
the reader has probably observed, 20
round or my narratives and to give
those final details which the curious
might expect. Each case has been the
prelude TO another, and the crisis once
over the actors have passed forever
out OF our busy lives. find, however.
short note az the end or my manu-
script dealing with this case IN which
1 have put IL upon record that Miss
Violet Smith did indeed inherit a large
fortune and that she Is now the wife OF
Cyril Morton, the senior partner OF
Morton 4 Kennedy. the famous West
minister electricians. Williamson and
.Woodley were both tried for abduction
and assault, the former getting seven
years and the latter ten. Of fate OF
Carruthers have no record, but am
sure that bis assault was not viewed
very gravely by the court. since Wood
ley had the reputation OF being a most
dangerous ruffian. and I think that
few months were sufficient to satisfy
the demands OF justice.