The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26

on leaving their room they were at once
conscious of a smell of powder. L re-
marked that the point was an ex-
tremely important one?''
Yes, sir; but L confess 1 did not
quite follow you"
1t suggested til It the time Of the
hring, the window as well as the door
OF the room had been open. Otherwise
the fumes of powder could not have
oeen blown so rapidly through the
mouse A oraught in the room was
necessary for that. Both door and
window were only open for very
short time, however,
How do you prove that?"
because the candle was not gut
tered
Capital cried the inspector.
"Capitall'
Feeling sure that the window had
been open at the time of the tragedy, L
conceived that there might have been a
third person in the affair. who stood
outside this opening and fired through
It. Any shot directed at this person
might hit the sash. looked. and there,
sHre enough. wss the bullet markt''
But how came the window to be
shut and fastened?'
The woman's first instinct would
be to shut and fasten the window. But,
halloai what is this2''
1t was a Iady's hand bag which
stood upon the study table-a trim lit
tie hand bag of crocodile skin and sill
Yer Holmes opened it and turned the
contents out There were twenty fifty
pound notes of the Bank of England
held together by an india-rubber hand
nothing else.
This must be preserved. for il will
figure in the trial" said Holmes as
he handed the bag with it's contents to
the inspector at is now necessary
that we should try to throw some light
upon this third bullet, which hag
clearly. from the splintering of the
wood, been fired from inside the room.
should like to see Mrs. King the
cook, again You said, Mrs. King, that
you We're awakened by a loud expIo-
sion When you said that, did you
mean that it seemed to you to be louder
than the second one?"
Well. sir, it Weakened me from NV
sleep, and so it is hard to Judge But
II did seem very loud"
You don't think that it might have
been two shots fired almost at the
same fnstant?"
II am sure couldn't say, sir
believe that IT was undoubtedly
so. 1 rather think, Inspector Martin
that we have now exhausted all that
this room can teach us. If YOU will
kindly step round with me. we shall see
what fresh evidence the garden has to
offer"
A flower bed extended I'D to the studv
window, and we all broke into an ex-
clamation as we approached It. The
mowers We're trampled down, and
the soft soil was imprinted all over
With footmarls. Large masculine feet
they we're, with peculiarly long sharp
toes Holmes hunted about among the
grass and leaves like a retriever after
a wounded bird. Then, with a cry of
satisfaction, he bent forward and
picked up a little brazen cylinder.
4 thought sal ha-
mad an ejector, and here is the third
cartridge l really think. Inspector
Martin, that our case is almost COM
pIete."
The country inspectors face had
SHOWN his intense amazement at the
rapid and masterful progress OF
Holmes investigation. At first he had
shown some disposition. to assert his
Own position, but now he was overcome
with admiration, and ready to follow
without question wherever Holmes led.
w nom do you suspect?" he asked
II go into that later There are
several points in this problem which
nave not been able to explain to you
Yet Now that haze got so far 1 had
best proceed on my own lines and then
clear the whole matter up at once and
tor ALL
Just as you wish, Mr.. Holmes, so
long as we get our man.
4 have no desire to make mysteries
action to enter into long and complex
explanations ] have the threads of
this affair all in my hand. Even if
this lady should never recover con-
sctousness we can still reconstruct the
events of last night and insure that
Justice be done. First of all wish to
know whether there is any inn in this
nelghboThood known as .Elrige's' p"
me servants were crosS-questfoned
but none of them had heard of such a
DIArP. "a
upon the matter by remembering that
a farmer of that name lived some
miles off, in the direction of East Rus
ton.
rs it a lonely farm?"
Very lonely, sir"
Perhaps they have not heard VET of
All that happened here during the
Maybe not, sir"
Holmes thought for a little. and then
n curious smile played over his face.
Saddle horse. my lad said he Il
shalF wish you to take a note to FL
RIGGS farm
He took from his pocket the -arious
SHIPS of the dancing men. With these
In front of him he worked for some
time at the study table Finally he
handed note to the boy, with direc-
tons to put il into the hands OF the
person TO whom it was addressed. and
especially to answer no qus stions of
any sort which might be put to him.
saw the outside of the note. addressed
'n struggling, irregular characters very
unlike Holmes usual precise hand 1t
was consigned to Mr.. Abe Slanev. FL
r}SeS Farm, East R8ston Norfolk.
Il think, inspector" Holmes re-
marked. that you would do we'll to tel
egraph for an escort, as, if NV calcuIa-
Tons prove to be correct you NAV
have particularly dangerous prisoner
10 convey TO the county gaoI The bow
who takes this note could no doubt for
ware your telegram. II there is an
afternoon train TO town. Watson.
think we should dc well to take il. as
nave chemical analysis of some in
terest to finish and this Investigation
draws rapidly to a close"
When the youth had been dispatched
with the note, Sherlock Holmes gave
MS instructions to the servants If
any visitor were to call asking for Mrs
Hllton Cubitt, no information should
De given as to her condition. but he
was 10 be shown at once into the draw
ing ROOM He impressed these points
upon them with the utmost earnest
ness Finally he led the way into
the drawing room, with the remark that
the business was now out of our hands
and that we must while away the time
away best might until No oo,,t.1