Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-09-07

had been SO from the instant that he
had uttered that last yell Of agony.
Il know your methods, sir, and I APP
piled them. Before I permitted any
thing to be moved l examined most
carefully the ground outside and also
the floor of the room. There were no
footmarks."
Meaning that you saw none"
II assure you, sir, that there were
none"
my good Hopkins, l have investi-
gated many crimes, but l have never
yet seen one which was committed by
a flying creature. As long as the Grim
inal remains upon two legs SO long
must there be some %indentation, some
abrasion, some trifing displacement
which can be detected by the scientific
searcher. 1t is incredible that this
blood despatched room contained no
trace which could have aided us. I I'M
derstand, however, from the inquest
that there were some objects which you
failed to overlook"
The young inspector WINGED at my
companions ironical comments.
II was a fool not to call you in at the
time. Mr.. Holmes. However, that's
past praying for now. Yes, there We're
several objects in the room which call
ed for special attention. One was the
harpoon with which the deed was com
mitted. 1t had been snatched down
from a rack on the wall. Two others
remained there, and there was a Va
cant place for the third. On the stock
was engraved SIS. Sea Unicorn. Dun
dee This seemed to establish that the
crime had been done in a moment of
the first weapon which came in his
way. The fact that the crime was COM
mitted at 2 in the morning, and yet Pc
ter Carey was fully dressed. suggested
that he had an appointment with the
murderer, which is borne out by the
fact that a bottle of rum and two dirty
glasses stood upon the table"
eyes," said Holmes, 81 think that
both differences are permissible. Was
there any other spirit than rum in the
room"
eyes. there was q tantalus contain
ing brandy and whisky on the sea
chest. 1t is of no Importance to us.
however, since the decanters were full,
and it had therefore not been used"
"For all that, its presence has some
significance" said Holmes. However,
let us hear some more about the objects
which do seem to you to bear upon the
case"
"There was this tobacco pouch upon
the table"
"What part of the tablet"
at lay in the middle. It was of
coarse sealskin-the straight haired
skin, with a leather thong to bind it.
Inside were p. c. on the flap. There
was half an ounce Of strong ships to-
bacco in it,"
Excellent. What more?"
Stanley Hopkins drew from his Dock-
ct a drab covered notebook. The out
side was rough and worn, the leaves
discOlored. On the first page were writ
ten the initials ~. II. n" and the date
".lSS3.' Holmes laid it on the table and
examined it in his minute way. while
Hopkins and I gazed over each shout
der. On the second page were the
printed letters &C. P. R." and then
came several sheets Of numbers. An
other heading was ~"Argentine." anoth-
er Costa RIGA" and another "San
Paulo,' each with pages of signs and
figures after it.
What do you make Of these?" ask
ed Holmes.
"They appear to be lists of Stock
Exchange securities. | thought that
j. II. n We're the initials Of n broker
and that C. p. R. may have been his
client"
TRY Canadian Pacific railway,n said
Holmes.
Stanley Hopkins sworc between his
teeth ana struck his thigh with his
clinched hand.
What u fool | have been," he cried
course it is as YOU say. Then
y. ii. ~ are the only initials we hovc
to solve. ! have already examined IN.
ola Stock Exchange lists, nud cou
nhd no one In 1883, either In IN. hong.
or among the outsid" brokers', who's.
'h'tials correspond with these. Yet |