Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-14

gruns mt BAKER street
k.---.- but | have particular
tS,(%yyU recollection of one which
kS13II~EV reached us on gloomy
February morning. some
seven or eight years ago, and gave Mr.
Sherlock Holmes puzzled quarter OF
an hour. 1t was addressed to him and
ran thus:
Please await me. Terrible misfortune
Right wing throe-auartcr missing. in.lis.
pcnsable tomorrow. OVERTON.
STRAND postmark and dispatched
1885," said Holmes, reading 1t over
and over. MIR. Overton was evidently
considerably excited when he sent II
and somewhat incoherent in conse.
quence. Well, well, he will be here, |
dare say, by the time l have looked
through the Times, and then we shall
know all about II. Even the most insig.
nifcant problem would be welcome In
these stagnant days"
Things had indeed been very slow
with us, and l had learned to dread
such periods of inaction, for I knew
by experience that my companions
brain was so abnormally active that II
was dangerous to leave 1t without ma.
terial upon which to work. For years
l had gradually weaned him from
that drug mania which had threatened
once to check his remarkable career.
Now | knew that under ordinary con.
ditlons he no longer craved for this
artificial stimulus, but l was well
aware that the flend was not dead,
but sleeping, and l have known that
the sleep was light one and the wax.
ing near when in periods Of idleness
| have seen the drawn look upon
Holmes ascetic face and the brooding
of his deep set and inscrutable eyes.
Therefore ! blessed this Mr.. Overton,
whoever he might be, since he had
come with his enigmatic message to
break that dangerous calm which
all the storms of his tempestuous life.
AS we had expected, the telegram
was soon followed by its sender, aud
the card Of Mr.. Cyril Overton. Trinity
college, Cambridge. announced the ar.
rival of an enormous young man, six.
teen stone Of solid bone and muscle.
who spanned the doorway with his
broad shoulders and looked from one
Of us to the other with Il comely face
which was haggard with anxiety.
"Mr. Sherlock Holiness"
My companion bowed.
.sT'ra hann Inx,.p 10 Scotland
Mr.. Holmes. I saw Inspector Stanley
Hopkins. He advised me to come to
you. He said the case, so far as he
could see, was more In your line than
In that Of the regular police"
Pray sit down and tell me what Is
the matter"
IT'S awful. Mr.. Holmes Simply
awful! I wonder my hair isn't gray.
Godfrey Staunton-you've rnard Of
him, Of coursef He's simply the hinge
that the whole team turns on. I'd
rather spare two from the pack and
have Godfrey for my three-quarter
line. Whether it's passing or tackling
or dribbling there's no one to touch
him, and, then, he's got the head and
can hold US all together. What am I
to dof That's what l ask you, Mr..
Holmes. There's Moorhouse, first re-
serve. but he is trained as u half, and
he always edges right In ON to the
serum instead Of keeping out on the
touch line. He's fine place kick, it's
true, but then he has no Judgment, and
he can't sprint for nuts. Why, Nor
ton or Jabnson tho ox,orJ dr.
could romn rn,nd him steyo,son 10
ros enorgh Int ho coridp,t dron ,rom
tho twonty.avo limo apd throo.
nuorter who cop,t either nu,t or Iron
,sn,t ,,or,h ,,i,oa sar - oiond
M Mr. Uo,mei wo ora dnno unless
vop con beIn mo 20 And codrrev
Starrton
NV friend hod ,,stonod with amused
surnr,so ~ THO lone s,aaoh which
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