Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-22
The Adventure of
Black Peter
No. 6 OF the Series
Continued from Saturday,

like an cnraged bull. The next instant
Holmes and the seaman were rolling on
the ground together. He was man Of
such gigantic strength that even with
the handouts Holmes had so deity
fastened upon his wrists he would have
very quickly overpowcred my friend
had Hopkins and not rushed to his
/ rescue. Only when pressed the cold
muzzlc OF the revolver to his temple
! did he Mt last understand that resist
ancc was vain. We dashed his ankles
with cord and rose GREATNESS from the
struggle.
IL must really apologize, Hopkins"
said Sherlock Holmes. II fear that the
scrambled eggs are cold. However.
you will enjoy the rest of your break
fast all the better, will you not, for the
thought that you have brought your
case to triumphant conclusion"
Stanley Hopkins was spcechlcss with
amaZcmcnt.
II don't know what TO say, Mr..
Holiness" he blurtcd out at last, with a
very red face. ut seems to me that
! have been making fool Of myself
from the beginning. l understand now,
what should never have forgotten,
that | am the pupil and you are the
master. Even now l see what you
have done, but don't know how you
did II or what II signifies"
well, WELL" said Holmes good hu-
morcdly. I'VE all learn by experience.
and your lesson this time is that you
should never lose sight of the alterna-
| tive. You were so absorbed In young
Neligan that you could not spare n
thought TO Patrick Cairns, the true
murderer of Peter Carey"
The hoarsc voice of the seaman broke
In on our conversation.
See here, mister" said he. II make
no complaint Of being man handled In
this fashion, but | would have you call
| things by their right names. You say
| murdered Peter Carey; say killed
Peter Carey. and there's all the differ
cuce. Maybe you don't believe what
say. Maybe you think | am just sling
ing you yarn"
Not at ALL" said Holmes. "Let us
hear what you have to say"
ITS soon told. and by the Lord. ev-
cry word of 1t Is truth. knew Black
Peter, and when he pulled out his knife
" whipped harpoon through him
sharp. for knew that II was him or
me. That's how he died. You can call
II murder. Anyhow, I'd rs soon die
with rope round my neck us with
Black Peters knife In my heart"
How came you thcrcr asked
Holmes.
"I'll tell II you from the beginning.
Just sit me up little so as can speak
easy. 1t was In SO that 1t happened
August of that year. Peter Carey was
master OF the Sea Unicorn. and was
spare harpooner We We're coming out
OF the Ice pack on our way home, with
head winds and weeks southerly
gale, when we picked up n little craft
that had been blown north. There was
one man on her-a landsman. The crew
had thought she would founder and
had made for the Norwegian coast In a
dngey. guess they We're all drowned.
Well, we took him on board, this man,
and he and the skipper had some long
talks In the cabin. All the baggage we
took of with him was one tin box. Sc
never mentioned. and on the second
night he disappeared as II he had never
been. II was given out that ho had
either thrown himself overheard or
fallen overheard In the heavy weather
that we We're having. Only one man
knew what had happened to him, and
that was me, for with my own eyes
saw the skipper tip up his heels and
put him over the rail In the middle
watch Of dark night two days before
we sighted the Shetland lights.
"Wcll. | kept my knowledge to my
self and waited TO see what would
come of II. When we got back to Scot
land 1t was easily hushed up. and no
body asked any questions. A stranger
: died by accident, and 1t was nobody's
business to inquire. Shortly after Re
ter Carey gave up the sea, and 1t was
long years before could find where hi
was. ! guessed that he had done thu
deed for the sake Of what was In tina
tin box and that he could afford now
!. to pay me well for keeping my moutf
shut.
! II found out where he was through
sailor man that had met him in Lon
don, and down went to squeeze him
/ The first night he was reasonable
enough and was ready to give me wha
would make me free Of the sea for life
We were to fix 1t all two nights later
When came found him three part
+. drunk and In vile temper. We sa
/. down, and we drank, and we yarne'
Z about old times, but the more he dram
: the less liked the look on his face
spotted that harpoon upon the wal
and thought might need It before
!. was through. Then at last he brOk
r out ut me, splitting and cursing, wit
e murder In his eyes and a great elias
-. knife In his hand. He had not tim
q to get 1t from the sheath before ! ha
Z tina harmon through him. HeayGsS