The Washington times., 1905-07-02

Have Won any suggestion TO make
asked.
".You must drop it, Mr.. Holmes. said
he. swaying his face about GU really
must, YOU know
| later Monday. said I.
| "sTut, tutr said he I am quite sure
| that a man OF your intelligence viii see
| that there can be but one outcome 70
| this affair It is necessary that you
should withdraw You have worked
! things in such fashion that We have
only one resource left. II has been an
| intellectual treat to me to see the way
/ in which you have grappled with this
| affair, and ] say, unaffectedly, that IT
would be a grief % me to be forced to
| take any extreme measure. You smile.
| sir, but I assure you that IT, really
| would
!" Danger is part OF my trade re-
Imarked.
! This is not danger said he It Is
inevitable destruction You stand in the
way not merely of an individual, but OF
/ a mighty organization. the fun extent
! of which you. with all your eleverness-
have been unable to realize You must
stand clear Mr.. Holmes, or be trodden
under foot.
| f" I am afraid said 7. rising. that in
L
neglecting business OF Importance which
| awaits me elsewhere
i HE rose also and looked ST me in
silence, shaking his head sadly -
~ ~
{" We'll. we'll said he. at last II
seems pity. bat I have done what I
could. know every move of your game.
| You can do nothing before Monday il
has been duel between you and me,
Mr.. Holmes You hope 10 place me IN
| the dock I tell you that / viii never
stand in the dock You hope to beat me.
| I tell you that you VIII never beat me
| If you are clever enough to bring des-
truction upon me, rest aSstlred That
shall do as much to you
q You have paid me several compii-
naents, Mr.. Moriarty,' said l. Let me
pay you one in return whenI say that
| if I were assured of the former event.
uality ] would. in the interests of the
public. cheerfully accept the latter
:. I can promise you the one, but not
| the other he snarled. and SO turned his
| rounded back upon me, and went peet-
| ing and blinking out OF the room.
That was my singular interview
| with Professor Moriarty. / confess
that it left an unpleasant effect upon my
mind. His soft, precise fashion OF
speech leaves a convection of sincerity
which a mere bully could not produce
NOf course, you viii say: Why not take
| police precautions against him.? The
reason is that / am well convinced that
| it is from his agents the blow would
| fall. 1 have the best OF proofs that it
would be So
| 'You have already been assauited,,
MY dear Watson. Prof Moriarty is
not man who lets the grass grown
under his feet. I went out about mid
day to transact some bushes in OK
! ford street Az passed the corner
| which leads FROM Hentinck street on to
| the WG1beck street crossing a two-horse
van, furiously driven. whizzed round
and was on me like flash. I sprang
| for the foot-path ard saved myself by
| the fraction of second. The van
! dashed round by Marylebone lane and
was gone in an instant. I kept to the
| pavement after that, Watson. but as
| walked down We're street a trick came
! down from the roof of one OF tho
| houses, and was shattered to fragments
| at my feet. / called the police and
| had the place examined There Were
states and bricks piled up on the roof
| preparatory to some repairs and they
! would have me believe that the wind
| had toppled over one OF these OF
course. 1 knew better, but I could prove
| nothing / took a Gao after that and
reached my brothers rooms in Pail
| Mall where I spent the day. Now. I
| have come round to you, and on my
way 1 was attacked by a rough with
| e bludgeon. 1 knocked him down, and
| the police have him in custody, but [
\ t1Jr
confidence that no possible connection
| will ever be traced between the gentle
man upon whose front teeth L have
barked my knucldes and the retiring
mathematical coach, who is, dare say,
| working out problems upon black
| board ten miles away. You VII not
| wonder. Watson. that my first act on
entering your rooms was to close your
shutters. and that have been COM
PEELED to ask your permission 10 leave
the house by some less conspicuous
exit than the front door,
" "
I had often admired my friends cour-
age, but never more than now, as he
sat quietly checking off a series of in
cidents which must have combined to
make up a day OF horror
You will spend the night herer" I
said.
mo, my friend, you might And me- \
dangerous guest. L have my plans laid
and ali will be well. Matters have gone
so far now that they can move with
out my help as far as the arrest goes
| though my presence is necessary for =
conviction. Il IS obvious, therefors.
that l cannot do better than get awav
for the few days which remain before
the police are at liberty to act. N
would be a great pleasure to me. tbers
fore, if you could come on to the Com
tinent with me-
The practice is quiet said I. and
have an accommodating neighbor. I
should be glad to come"
And to start tomorrow mornin1f,
IF necessary
'-Oh. yes. it is most necessary Then
. these are your instructions, and I beg.
my dear Watson. that you will obey
them TO the letter. for you are now
playing a double-handed game with ma
against the cleyerest rogue and the
NEST powerful syndicate of criminals
| in E,nrnna Nnur iSta