The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25

Cd enough TO arouse the two lads in
the loft. Obviously the midnight vlsi-
ltor was some one whom the dos
knew, well,
was already convinced. or almost
convinced, that John Straker went
down TO the stables in the dead Of
the night and took out Silver Blaze
For what purpose ?s6 For dishonest
one, obviously Or why should ~
drug his own sta ble-bo And vet
| was at a loss TO know why There
have been cases before now where.
trainers have made sure of great sums
of money by laying against their own
horses, through agents, and then pre-
venting them from winning by fraud
Sometimes it is a pulling Jockey. Some.
times 1t is some surer and .Bubtler
means. What was it here? [ hoped
this the contents of his pockets might
help me to form a conclusion.
And they did so. You cannot have
forgotten the singular knife which,
was found on the dead mans hand.
knife which certainly no sane man
would choose for weapon 1t was
as DIR. Watson told us, a form of knife
which is used for the most idelicato
operations known in surgery. And i,
was to be used for delicate operation
that night You must know, with your
wide experience of turf matters, CO..
Cnel Ross. that it is possible to make
a slight nick upon the tendons of 4,
horses ham. and to do it subcutanc-
ously, so as 20 leave absolutely NJ
trace. horse SO treated would de-
Velop slight lameness, which would
be put down to strain in exercise or
touch of rheumatism, but never to
fould play"
Villain scoundrel!" cried the
Colonel
II h. To-, To-, c,p
why. John Straker wished to take the
horse out on to the moor So spirite.l
a creature would have certainly rous-
ed the soundest of sleepers when IL
felt the prick of the knife. IL was alb
solutcly necessary to do it in the open
air."
II have been bindt" cried the Co.
onel. "Of course that was why he
needed the candle, and struck thu
match"
Undoubtedly But in examining
his belongings | was fortunate enough
to discover not only the method of the
crime, but even its motives. As q
man of the world. Colonel, you knois
that men do not carry other people
bills about in their pockets. We have
most of us quite enough to do to set
tie our own. / at once concluded that
Straker was leading a double life, and
keeping a second establishment. tbs
nature of the bill showed that there
was lady i'm the case and one who
had expensive tastes. Liberal as you
are with your servants, one can hardy
expect that they can buy twenty
guinea walking dresses for their Ia
dies. / questioned Mrs. Straker az
to the dress without her knowing il.
and having satisfied myself that it had
never reached her. I made note of
the milliner's address. and felt that by
calling there with Straket's photo
graph | could easily dispose of the
mythical Derbyshire.
From that time on all was plain
Straker had led out the horse to
hollow where his light would be in
visible. Simpson, in his flight. had
dropped his cravat, and Straker had
picked it up-with some idea, perhaps
that he might use it in securing the
horses leg. Once in the hollow, he
had got behind the horse and had
struck a light; but the creature.
frightened at the sudden glare. and
with the Strange instinct of animals
feeling that some mischief was intend
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