The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-11
THE RETURN OF
sHERLOCK HOTTIES.
Bv A. CONAN DOYLE. }
fCoAtiaued from page 81


". 4ho stHz- Milton had been in Lu-
na.s a,,nlot emit for three years. 1t
eas -ti.eHR that Lucas did not take
wa wa ooI ne continent with him.
N ~ visited Paris for three
ST., IN lid. but Milton was left i'll
nhoroa Of the Godolphin street mousse
=, 20 e. the bousekeeper, she heard moth
-, the night of the crime. II her
M had visitor he had himself
admitted him.
a. 80. three mornings the mystery re-
I'll so far as l could follow it i'll
,,,,ars If Holmes knew more, he
- his own counsel, but as he told
+bot inspector Lestrade had taken
him into his confidence in the case
-. chat he was in close touch with
a,.orv development. Upon the fourth
dor there appeared a long telegram
-, paris which seemed to solve the
whole question.
- discovery has just been made by
fine Partisan police" said the Daily
&Toleoraib. (which raises the veil which
nun round the tragic fate of Mr..
rdrordo Lucas, who met his death by
,.ioIanre last Monday night in Godol-
,bir street. Westminster. Our readers
--iu remember that the deceased gen
+lomou was found stabbed in his room
ond that some suspicion attached to his
raiat but that the case broke down
ON nm alibi Yesterday a lady, who
&hes been known as Nine. Henri Four
have occupying a small villa in the
8Pue Austerlitz. was reported to the au-
#boritics by her servants as being in
kane. in examination showed she had
indeed developed mania of a dangerous
bind permanent form. On inquiry the
bonce have discovered that Nine. Henri
Fournave only returned from journey
10 London on Tuesday last, and there
5 evidence to connect her with the
brine at Westminster. a comparison
|bf photographs has proved conclusive
X that NJ. Henri Fournaye and Eduar-
b. Lucas were really one and the same
tcrSou and that the deceased had for
kome reason lived q double life in Lon
bon and Paris. Nine. Fournaye, who
Is of creole origin. is of an extremely
excifable nature and has suffered in the
bast from attacks of jealousy which
have amounted to frenzy. 1t is con-
3ectured that it was in one of these
fat She committed the terrible crime
Which has caused such a sensation in
1ondon Her movements upon the
Monday night have not yet been traced,
but it is undoubted that a woman an
Bwering to her description attracted
much attention at Charing Cross sta
Jon on Tuesday morning by the wild
neSs of her appearance and the VIC
fuce of her gestures 1t is probable,
lerefore, that the crime was either com
1tted when insane or that its immedi-
It, effect was to drive the unhappy
foman out of her mind. At present
D. is unable to give any coherent ac-
count of the past. and the doctors hold
nut no hopes of the establishment of
Der reason. There is evidence that a
woman, who might have been Nine.
fournaye. was seen for some hours up
a Monday night watching the house in
Godolphin street"
What do you think of that, Holmes 2"
n had read the account aloud to him
While he finished his breakfast.
My dear Watson" said he as he
rbse from the table and paced up and
DOWN the room. you are most long
differing, but if I have told You moth
bs in the last three days it is because
there is nothing to tell. Even now
tis report from Paris does not help
Is much"
Surely it is final as regards the
pans death"
The mans death is a mere incident,
trivial episode, in comparison with
flr real task. which is to trace this
document and save European catas-
nophe Only one important thing has
happened in the last three days, and
pat is that nothing has happened.
ket reports almost hourly from the gov
eminent, and it is certain that nowhere
p Europe is there any sign of trouble.
oW If this letter were loose-no. it
Pnt be l0ose-but if it isn't loose
Where can it be? Who has it? Why is
y held back? That's the question that
AeatS In my brain like hammer
Y as It, indeed, a coincidence that Lu-
rs should meet his death on the night
fhen the letter disappeared? Did the
Ftter ever reach him? If so. why is it
~ among his papers? Did this mad
flfe Of his carry it off with her? If
IS 1t in her house in Paris? How
spuld search for it without the
French police having their suspicious
8roused? 1t is case my dear Wat
N, where the law is as dangerous to
aS the criminals are. Every mans
Aahd Is against us, and yet the inter-
Us ut stake are colossal. Should
Rrlhg 1t to a successful conclusion it
III certainly represent the browning
4ory OF my career. All, here is my
TEST from the 'front.' He glanced
4lrrledly at the note which had been
'hded in. Hello! Lestrade seems
nave observed something of interest.
Ut on your hat, Watson, and we will
roll down together to Westminster.
II was my first visit to the scene of
crlme-a high, dingy, narrow chest
mousse, prim, formal and solid, like
e century which gave it birth. Lee
fade's bulldog features gazed out, at
from the front window, and he
reeted us warmly when big consta-
mad opened the door and let us in.
ne room into which we were shown