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

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Exactly. And II looks out on an
angle Of the courtyard 80 as 70 be-
partly invisible. The man might have
effected his entrance there. LETT traces
as he passed through the bed ,oom. and
finally, finding the door open, have es-
capped that way"
Holmes shook his head impatiently.
let us be practical" said he. II
understand you TO say that there are
three students who use this stair ana
are in the habit OF passing your door,
Yes. there are
And they are All In for this examina.
tionr'
"Yes."
Have You any reason to suspect any
one OF them more than the otbersr"
S0ames hesltated
1T is very delicate question" said
he. zone hardly likes to throw sus-
picion where there are no proofs"
let us hear the suspicious. will
look after the proofs"
Il will ten YOU then. 10 a few words
the character of tie three men who in
habit these rooms The lower of thc
three is Cilchrlst. a hne scholar nnl
athlete; plays in the Rugby tenn aud
the cricket team for the college ana
got Ills blue for the hurdles and the
long jump. He is enc. manly fellow
His father was the notorious Sir Jabez
Gilcbrist. who ruined himself On the
turf My scholar las been les, very
poor. but he Is hanlworklng and IN
dustrOus. He will do we'll
"The second floor Is Inhabited by
Daulst Ras. the Indian He Is
quiet, inscrutable fellow. as most of
those Indians are. He Is we'll up IN
his work, though his Greek is his weak
subject. lie is steady aud methollcal
''The top floor belongs to Miles Nc
Laren. lie is a brilliant fellow when
he chooses TO work--one Of the bright
est intellects OF the university he
Is wayward. dissipated and unprincl-
pied. lie was nearly expelled over
card scandal IN his first year He has
been idling all this term. and he must
look forward with dread 20 The ex.
animation"
Then II Is he whom you snspectY
Il dare not &c so far as that. hut Of
the three he is perhaps the least un-
likely"
Exactly Now. Mr.. soames. let MS
have a look at your servant, Bannis.
ter
He was a little. white faced. clean
shaven, grizzly haired fellow OF hfty.
He was still suffering from this sud.
den disturbance Of the quiet routine Of
his life. His plump face was twitching
with bis nervousness. and his fingers
could not keep still
I'VE are investigating this unhappy
business, Bannister." said his master.
Yes. sir"
II understand" said Holmes, that
you left your key In the doorr'
Eyes, sir"
"Wns II not very extraordinary that
you should do this on the very day
when there were these papers insidey'
'It was most unfortunate, sir But
have occasionally done the same thing
at other times"
'When did You enter the roomT'
'It was about half past 4. That is
Mr. SoameA tea time"
How long did you stayT'
"When l saw that he was absent, I
withdrew at oncer
did you look at these papers on the
tableY"
"No, sir; certainly not"
How came you to leave the key In
the doory'
Il had the tea tray in my hand. I
thought I would come back for the
key. Then forgot"
"Has the outer door spring lockT
"No. sir"
''rhen It was open all the timer"
''Yes. sir"
"Any one in the room could get outr'
"Yes, sir"
"When Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much dis
turLedfv
'Nes, sir. Such a thing has never
happened during the nsly years that
! have been here. nearly tainted,
sir'
$50 ] understand Where were you
when you began TO feel hadw
where WIS l. sirf Why, here, near
the door"
THAT Is singular, because you sat
down iU that chair over y0nder near
ihe corner WHY did you pass these
other ohairsy"
u don't know. sir II eidn't matter
TO me- whore ! sat"
= really don't think he knew much
about ii. Mr. holmes lie was looking
ycgy bad qaite shastlyf
You stayed here when your master
lefif"
"Oniy for Minute Or soi then lock
ed the door and went to iny room"
"WhOm did you sispectf"
.Oh. ! would not venture 20 say. sir.
don't believe there is any gentleman /
in Ills luNersiiy whJ Is capable OF
proGtag by such an action. 30. sir;
IT'D NOT Lelieye &C."
"Ihank you, that VIII do said !
Holmes. "Oh one more word You
laye EJt mentioned % any Of ihe three !
serfiemen whom you attend that any
illng 8 amissfr
40 s.f. not word
"ton haven't seen any Of themT
40, s.rf
~Aciy good. Now, SIR. soames. We
VIII take q walk in tie quadrangle, if \
yol please"
Three yellow squares of light shOne I
above ua in tie eathcrilg giooss