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him. He was pinned like q beetle on q
card. or course he was quite dead and
had been 30 from the instant that he
had uttered that last yell Of agony.
II know your methods. sir. and ap.
piled them. Before I permitted any.
thing to be moved 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. I have investi
gated many crimes, but I have never
yet seen one which was committed by
n flying creature. AS long as the Grim
inal remains upon two legs 80 long
must there be some indentation. some
abrasion, some trifiing displacement
which can be detected by the scientific
searcher. II IL Incredible that this
blood despatched room contained no
trace which could have aided us. I un-
derstand. however. from the inquest
that there were some objects which you
failed to overlook"
The young inspector WINGED at my
compa mons ironical comments.
IT was fool not to call you in at the
time, Mr.. Holmes. However, that's
past praying for now. Yes, there were
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 va
cant place for the third. On the stock
was engraved IS. Sea Unicorn. Dun
dec This seemed to establish that the
crime had been done in moment Of
fury ana that the murderer had seized
the first weapon which came in his
way. The fact that the crime was COM
mitted Mt in the morning, and yet Pc
ter Carey was fully dressed. suggested
that he had m appointment with the
murderer which is borne out by the
fact that a bottle OF rum and two dirty
glasses stood upon the table"
"Yes." said Holmes. II think that
both differences are permissible. Was
there any other spirit than rum In the
ROOM"
Eyes. there was a tantaius contain.
ing brandy and whisky on the sea
chest. It Ia Of no Importance to us.
however, since the decanters were full,
and It had therefore not been used"
For all that, it's 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"
ut Law in the middle. 1t was Of
coarse sealskin--the straight haired
skin. with a leather thong to bind 1t.
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 peck.
ct a drab covered notebook. The out
side was rough and worn. the leaves
discolored. On the first page were writ
1883" Holmes laid 1t on the table and
examined 1t in his minute way. while
Hopkins and I gazed over each shout.
der. On the second page were the
printed letters &c. r. 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 II.
"What do you make Of these?" ask
ed Holmes.
"They appear to be lists OF Stock
Exchange securities. thought that
j. II. ~ were the initials Of IA broker
and that C. p. r. may have been his
client"
TRY Canadian Pacific railway" said
Holmes
Stanley Hopkins swOre between his
teeth and struck his thigh with his
clinched hand.
what a fool I have BEEN" he cried
"Of course 1t ia as you say. Their
j. H. NJ are the only initials we have
to solve. have already examined thu
old Stock Exchange lists. and car
find no one In 1853, either in the house
or among the outside brokers, whose
initials correspond with these. Yet
feel that the clew Is the most impor
tant one that hold. You will admit
Mr. Holmes, that there Is a possibility
that these initials are those Of the sec
ond person who was present-in Othel
words, Of the murderer. l would alst
urge that the introduction into the cast
Of a document relating to large massei
Of valuable securities gives us for thu
first time some indication Of motive
for the crime"
Sherlock Holmes face showed tina
he was thoroughly taken aback by THU
now development.
II must admit both your points," sale
he. II confess that this notebook
which did not appear at the inquest
mobiles any views which l may hav,
formed. had come to theory Of tn
crime in which can md no place TO
this. Have you endeavored to trac
any of the securities here mentioned
Enquiries are now being made a
the offices. but fear that the com
plete register Of the stockholders o
these South American concerns 10 Il
South America and that some week
must elapse before we can trace til
shares"
Holmes had been examining the Gov
er of the notebook with his magnifyinl