Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-08-05

ter. Even more cuipable in my opinion.
your grace, Is your attitude toward
your Younger son. You leave him in
this den for three days"
"Under solemn prorlises--
What are promises TO such people as
theseg You have no guarantee that he
will not be spirited away again. To
humor your guilty elder son you have
exposed your Innocent younger son 10
imminent and unnecessary danger. II
was a most unjussifiabie action"
The proud lord of Holdernesse was
not accustomed 70 be so rated in his
own ducal hall. The blood flushed Into
his high forehead. bat his conscience
held him dumb.
81 will help YOU. but on one condition
only. IL Is that YOU ring for the foot
man and let me give such orders as /
like"
Without word the duke pressed the
electric bell A servant entered.
"You will be glad TO hear" said
Holmes. that your young master is
found. IL * the dukes desire that the
carriage shall 60 at once TO the Fight
ing Cock Jun TO bring Lord Satire
home
Vow" said Holmes when the re.
toicing laekey had disappeared. hay
ing secured the future. we can afford
TO be more lenlent with the past am
not I'm an official position. and there Is
no reason so long as the ends OF Justice
are served why should disclose all
that i know. As to Hayes. say moth
ing. The gallows awaits hlm. and 7
would do nothing 70 save him from n
What he win divulge cannot tell. hrt
have no Doubt that your grace could
make him understand that IL is TO his
interest TO be silent. From the police
point OF view he will have kidnapped the
boy for the pUfi use Of ransom. II they
do not themselves Iud il out. see no
reason why ! should prompt them to
take broader point OF view. 1 would
warn your grace. however. that the
continued presence OF AIR. James VIII
der I'm your household can only lead to
misfortune"
Il understand that Mr.. Holmes. and
II is already settled that he shall leave
me forever and 80 to seek his fortune
In Australia"
In that case, your grace, since you
have yourself stated that any unhappl-
ness in your married life was caused
by his presence. ] would suggest that
you make such amends as you can TO
the duchess and that you try TO resume
those relations which have been so IN
happily Interrupted"
That also 1 have arranged. Mr..
Holmes. wrote 20 the duchess this
morning"
In that case said Holmes. 81 think
that my friend and can congratulate
ourselves upon several most happy re-
suits FROM our little Visit TO the north.
There Is one other small point upon
which l desire some light. This fellow
Hayes had shod his horses with shoes
which counterfcited the tracks OF cows.
Was it from Mr.. Wilder that he
learned so extraordinary deviceYr
The duke stood I'm thought FOR n mo-
ment. with look OF intense surprise
on his face. Then he opened door and
showed us into a large room furnished
as museum. He led the way TO n
glass case In a corner and pointed TO
tht IlAsN.
These Shoes II ran. "were dug IN
In the moat 81 IIoldernesse Hall. They
are Tor the use OF horses. but they are
shaped below with a cloven foot of iron
so as 10 throw pursuers of the track.
They are supposed to have belonged to
some OF the maraudine barons Of Hol-
dernesse In the middle ages"
Holmes opened the case. and. mols-
tening his finger. he passed IL along the
shoe A thin 6lm OF recent mud was
left upOn his skin.
Thank YOU" said he as he replaced
the glass. .'It Is the second most inter
esting object that have seen in the
north"
And the firsts"
Holmes folded mp his check and
placed II carefully in his notebook. 81
am poor man. said he as he patted II
afectiOnately and thrust Il into the
depths OF his inner pocket.