The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-28

Of development lhan / had Originally
Thought ! should be none the worse
FOR q piiet peaceful day In the coun.
try. and am Inclined 90 iun down this
afternoon and test one or two theories
which have formai~
Holmes quiet day IN the country had
"a singular termination. for he arrived
at Rqker street late IN the even're with
a cut llp ana discolarcd lump upon
his foreheas, besides general air OF
dissipation which would have made his
own pesson the fitting object OF a Scot
land Yard investigation. lie was im.
mensclv uckled by his own adventures
and laughed heartily as he recounted
them
n Il get so little active exercise that 4
Is always a treat" said he. You nrc
q aware that have some proficiency m
the good old British sport of bax king
Occasionally it is Of service. today. for
/ example, I should havc come 10 very
I iguominious grief without IT,"
u begged him TO tell me what had oc-
4 curred
\ II found that country pub which
X had already recommended e. your no.
3 tce. and there I made my discreet In.
quiries. l was iD The bar. ANA rarrn.
lous landlord was giving me am that
i wanted. Williamson IS white bearded
man. aud he lives alane with small
4 sicn o. sc-y sos at the hall. Thee Is
some rumor that he ls or has been
clergy man. but one or two incidents oe
bis short residence at the han struck
me ns peculiarly umecclcsiasgcl /
nave clready made some inquiries at a
clerical agency and they tell me that
there was q man Of that name iu or
dsys whose career has been singu-
larry ;lark one
The landlord further Informed me
thaS there are usually week end Wis
itors-'a warm lot, si'-at the han.
and especially one gentleman with
red mustache Mr.. Woodlev bv name
who was always there We had got
as far as this when who should walk I'm
but the gentleman hlmsef. who had
been drinking bis beer IN the taproom
aud had heard the whole conversation
Who was II What did I wantY WAat
did ! mean by asking questionsY lie
had the low Of language, ana Ills
acjectives were very vigorous. lie
ended string Of abuse by a vicious
back hanler. which failed TO entirely
avoid The next few minutes were de
hcious. II was a straight left against
a slogging rufiian. / emerged as you
see me. Mr. Woodley went home in a
cart SO ended my country trip. ana
It must be confessed that, however en-
/ joyable, my day on the Surrey border
has not been much more profitable
than your own"
The Thursday brought us another let
ter from our client
You viii not be surprised. Afr.
1. Holmes. eald she, ito hear that I am
+. leaving Mr. Carruthers' employment.
/ Even the high pay cannot reconcile me
( 70 the discomforts OF my situation. On
/ saturday I come up 20 town. and ? do
not intend TO return Mr. Cnrruthors
has got a trap. and so the dangers OF
the lonely road, II there ever were any
| dangers, are now over.
CAS- 20 the special cause of my leav-
ing It is not merely the strained sltua-
/ tion with Mr. Carruthers but IL Is the
reappearance OF that odious man Mr..
( Woodley. lie was always hideous. but
he looks more awful than ever now.
| for he appears 10 have had an acct
dent, aud he IS much disfgured. / saw
/ him out Of the window, but / ON glad
to say l did not meet him He had
/ long talk with Mr. Cnruthcrs who
| seemed much excited afterward. Wood
/ ley must be staying IN the nolghbor-
/ hood, for he did not sleep here. and
/ yet ] caught o. glimpse OF him again
this morning sinking about in the
shrubbcry / would sooner have q saw
| age wild animal loose about the place
/ loathe and fear him more than / can
/ say. How can Mr. Carruthers endure
ruch a creature for a momeut2 How
ever all my troubles viii be over on
Saturday"
$50 / trust Watson; so I trust" said
Holmes grnvely. There is some deep
Intrigue going on round that little WON
an. and It Is our duty to see that no one
molests her upon that last journey.
think, Watson, that we must spare time
TO run down together on Saturday
morning, and make sure that this curl.
Gus and inclusive investigation has no
uptoward ending"
(To be continued tomorrow.