The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-12

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proacheo It, ana. stannng on uproe
with his neck craned, be looked into
the room.
HE must have entered through the
door. There is no opening except the
one pane.7 said our learned guide.
Dear mer' said Holmes. and be
smiled in a singular way MS he glauc-
ed at our companion "ANen. il there
Is nothing TO be learned here we had
best 40 inside
The lecturer unlocked the outer door
and ushered us into his room. We
stood at the entrance while Holmes
made an examination Of the carpet.
Il am afraid there are no signs
here" said he. cone could hardly
hope for any upon 40 dry day. Your
servant seems 70 have quite recovered.
You left him in a chair. you say,
Which chalry'
by the window thcre.v
4 see. Near this little table. You
can come in now. have finished
with the carpet Let us take the M.
tie table first. OF course what has
happened is very clear. The man en-
tered and took the papers sheet by
sheet, from the central table. lie car
ried them over to the window table.
because from there he could see IL YOU
came across the courtyard and SO
could effect an escape
as a matter Of fact he could not"
said Soames. for I entered by the
side door"
"Ah. that's good Wen anyhow. that
was in his mind Let me see the three
strips. No finger impressions no!
Wen. he carried over this one FIRST, aud
he copied It. How long would ii take
him to do that. using every possible
contractionl A quarter of an hour. not
less. Then he tossed It down and selz-
ed the next lie was IN the midst Of that
when your return caused him to make
a very hurried retreat--very hurried
since he had not time 70 replace the
papers which would tell you that he
had been there You were not aware
Of any hurrying feet on the stair as
you entered the outer door?"
mo, can't say l was
''Well, he wrote so furiously that he
broke his pencil. and had. as you OBJ
serve. TO sharpen 1t ngain This is OF
interest. Watson. ghe pencil was not
an ordinary one 1t was above the
usual size, with soft lead. the
outer color was dark blue. the makers
name was printed in silver lettering,
and the piece remaining IS only about
an inch and half long Look for such
a pencil, Mr.. Soemes. and you have got
your man. When l add that he pos
sesses large and very blunt knife you
have an additional aid"
Mr. Soames was somewhat over
whemed by this food Of information.
81 can follow the other points" said
he but really in this matter of the
Holmes held out small chip with
the letters Nm and space Of clear
wood after them.
You seer"
"No. fear that even now
watson. have always done you an
Injustice. There are others. What
could this Nm be7 II Is at the end OF
word. You are aware that Johann
Faber is the most common makers
name. Is It not clear that there is just
az much OF the pencil left as usually
follows the JohannT He held the
small table sideways 10 the electric
light. Il was hoping that II the paper
on which he wrote was thin some trace
OF it might come through upon this pol
fQhn1 clfrForn 1
don't think there Is anything more to
be learned here. Now for the central
table. Thi' small pellet IS. | presume
the black, doughy mass you spoke OF
Roughly pyramidal in shape and hol-
lowed out. ] perceive. As you say.
there appear to be grains OF sawdust in
it, Dear me- this is very interesting.
And the cut--a positive tear. see. II
began with thin scratch aud ended
with a Jagged hole. am much in.
debted to you for directing my atten-
tion 10 this case. Mr. soames. Whore
does that door lead tor
ITO my bedroom"
Have you been in it since your ad.
ventureY'
NO, ! came straight away for you"
II should like to have glance
round. What charming. old fashion
cd room. Perhaps you will kindly
wait a minute until 1 have examined
the fioor No, see nothins What
about this curtainl You hang your
clothes behind il. II any one were
forced TO conceal himself In this room
he must do it there. since the bed is
too low and the wardrobe too shallow.
No one there / supB0sef"
AS Holmes drew the curtain was
aware from some little rgidity and
alertness OF his attitude that he was
prepared Tor an emergency. As mat
ter Of fact, the drawn curtain disclOs-
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