Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

and examined 1t with great attention. He
then sat In deep thought for a Time and
could see by his ruffled brow that this
grim discovery had not, I'm his opinion. ad-
vanced us much in our inquiry.
1T Is a little difficult to know what to
do. Watson" said he at last. My own
inclnations are to push this inquiry on. for
we have already lost so much time that We
cannot afford to waste another hour. On
the other hand. are bound to inform the
police of the discovery, and to see that this
poor fellows body Is looked after.
Il could take note back"
But need your company and assist
ance. Wait Bit There is fellow cut
ting peat up yonder. Bring him over here,
and he will guide the police
I brought the peasant across. and Holmes
, dispatched the frightened man with a note
to DR.. Huxtable.
Now. Watson" said he. I'VE have picked
up two clues this morning One is the BIZ
cycle with the Palmer tyre. and we see
what that has led to. The other Is the BIZ
cycle with the patched Dunlop Before
we start to investigate that, let US try to
realize what we do know. so as 10 make
the most of it. and to separate the essential
from the accidental"
First Of all, wish to impress upon you
that the boy certainly left OF his own free
will. He got down from his window ana ne
went of. either alone or with some one
That Is sure.
well now. let us turn to this unfortu-
nate German master The boy was fully
dressed when he fed. Therefore. ne Tore
saw what he would do. But the German
went without his socks. He certainly acted
on very short notice.
Undoubtedly.
why did he go? Because. from his bed
room window, he saw the flight OF the boy
because he wished to overtake him and
bring him back He seized his bicycle, pur-
sued the lad, and In pursuing MIN met ms
DEATH
$50 it would SEEM
Now I come to the critical part or my
argument The natural action of a man In
pursuing little boy would be TO run after
him. He would know that he could over
take him. But the German does not DO so.
He turns to his bicycle. l am told that ne
was an excellent cyclist. He would NOT
do this II he did not see that the boy had
some swift means of escape
THE other bicycle.
let us continue our reconstruction. He
meets his death five miles from the school-
not by bullet, mark you, winch even .
lad might conceivably discharge, but by q
savage blow dealt by a vigorous arm. ne
lad then had q companion in his flight
And the flight was swift one, since II tooR
five miles before an expert cycnst couie
oyertake them. Yet we survey the grouno
round the scene of the tragedy. what u.
we find? A few cattle tracks. nothing more
| / took wide sweep round ana there Is II.
| path within fifty yards. Another cyciis'
could have had nothing to do with the
actual murder, nor were there any huiuah
footmarks." .
Holmes 1 cried. this is impossible"
"Admirable! he said. "a most illum:nat-
| ing remark. It is impossible as l state IT,
| and therefore 1 must in some respect navs
( stated it wrong. Yet you saw for your
| self Can you suggest any fallacyF
HE could not have fractured his skull
| in a fall?''
I'm a morass, Watson?'
II am at my wits end
Tut, tut, we have solved some worse
! problems. At least We have plenty or MT
| terial If we can only use IL Come, theu
| and, having exhausted the Palmer, let Us
see what the Dunlop with the patched
cover has to offer US.
| We picked up the track and followed II
| onward for some distance, but soon lht
| moor rose into long, heather-tutteo
| curve and we left the watercourse behind
! u.s. No further help from tracks could be
hoped for At the spot where we saw ihC
| last of the Dunlop tire 1t might equally
| have led to Holdernesse Hail. the sta-ely
towers of which rose some miles to our left
! or to a low, gray village which lay In front
| of u.s. and marked the position of the
Chesterfield high road.
| AS we approached the forbidding ard
| squalid inn, with the sign of a game-cock
above the door. Holmes gave a sudden
| groan. and ciutched me by the shoulder
! to save himself from falling. He had had
| one of those violent strains of the ankle
which leave a man helpless. With difficulty
| dark, elderly man was smoking a black
| clay pipe.
How are YOU Mr.. Reuben Hayes" SAID
| Holmes.
"Who are you. and how do you get my
| name 50 patti" the countryman answered
| with suspicious fash of a pair of cum
| ming eyes.
well, It's printed on the board above
your head. It's easy to see a man who Is
| master of his own house. 1 suppose you
| haven't such thing as a carriage in youl
| stables?"
| mo, have not"
az can hardly put my foot to the ground
Don't put it to the ground"
But I can't walk"
well, then, hop"
| Mr.. Reuben Hayes manner was far from
| gracious. but Holmes took 1t with admi;'a
! BILE good humor.
| Look here. my man." said he. ''This is
| really rather awkward fix for me.
don't mind how | get on
Neither do l." said the morose landlord
THE matter Is very important. l would
| offer you a sovereign for the use of vi.
| cycle"
| The landlord pricked up his ears.
| Where do you want to go?"
ITO Holdernesse Hail."
Pals of the dock, l suppose?" said the
| landlord surveying our mud-stained gar.
| ments with ironical eyes.
/ Holmes laughed good naturally.
| Hell be glad to see US, anyhow"
'Why?"
| Because we bring him news of his lost
son."
| The landlord gave very visible start
What, you re ON his track?"
He has been heard of in Liverpool. They
| expect to get him every hour"
Again a swift change passed over thu