The Washington times., 1905-05-28

| tell us anything Meanwhile have al-
ready set inquiries on foot
..AIready?.
"Yes; ] sent wires from VVoIking sta
| ton to every evening paper IN Louaon.
| This advertisement VIII appear in each
| OF them
He handed over a sheet torn from
notebook. On It was scribbled In pen
/ ell: 'aFen pounds reward. The number
OF the cab which dropped a fare at or
about the door of the foreign office in
| Charles street at quarter 10 10 IN tbs
evening of May q. Apply 2a Baker
street"
"You are confident that the thtsf
| came IN eab2.
| "qf not. there is no harm done. But
| if Mr.. Phelps is correct in stating that
| there is no hiding-place either IN the
room or the corridors. then the person
must have come from outside. II he
came from the outside on so wet a. night,
and yet left no trace Of damp upon the
nnoieum, which was examined within
few fSinutes OF his passing, then if is
. exceedingly probable that ne came in
cab. Yes, I think that we may safely
deduce a cab"
1T sounds plausible
'sThat is one OF the clues of which I
! spoke II may lead Us to something.
And then, Of course. there Is the bell
| which is the most distinctive feature OF
| the case Why should the bell ringf
Was 1t the thief who did 1t out OF bra
vado? Or was IL some one who was with
the thief who did 1t In order TO prevent
the crinne2 Or was it an aceidentg Or
was it-?'t He sank back into the state
of intense and silent thought from which
he had emerged; but 1t seemed 20 me,
accustomed as I was to his every mooos
that some new possibility mad 0aWFs1
suddenly upon him.
1t was twenty past 8 when we re- -
our terminus. and after a hasty Ezsacsl-
con at the buffet we pushed on at once
to Scotland Yard Holmes had already
wired 10 Forbes and we found kirn
waiting to receive us-a small, foxy man
with a sharp but by no means aEaiaols
expression He was decidedly frig4d Ia
his manner to US. especially wnen "a
heard the errand upon which we had
come.
eve heard OF your methods before
now. MIR. Holmes" said he. sartly.
.sYou are ready enough TO use all the I'M
formation that the police can lay at
your disposal, and then you try 10 finish
the case yourself and bring discredtt On
them
"On the contrary said Holmes, sfos.s
Of my last fifty-three cases my name has
only appeared IN four. and the poltcs
have had all the credit in forty-niZss
don't blame you for not knowing this.
for YOU are young and inexperienced
but If you wish TO get on n your new
duties you VIII work with me ana nos
against me"
"Td be very glad OF hint or t1Ds
said the detective, changing his r1a1lnss.
| 1--WE certainly had no credit from ths
case so far
What steps have YOU taken z.
''Tangey, the commissionnaire, has
been shadowed. He left the Guards vita
a good character and we can find nota-
| ing against him. His wife is bad leks
| though, [ fancy she knows moro abous
this than appears.
Have you Swallowed her?"
| I'VE have set one of our women on %
her. Mrs. Tangey drinks. and our go
man has been with her twice when sns
| was well on, but she could get nothing
! out af her"
II understand that they have had
| brokers In the house"
.'Yes, but they were paid ou
..Where did the money come from
THAT was all right. His rsnsioh "as
due. They have not shown any sign
OF being in funds"
what explanation did she give ek
Having answered the bell when aiF'
Phelps rang for the coffee?
She said that her husband was very
tired and she wished to relieve hiETl'
well. certainly that would agree with
his being found a little later asleep IN
his chair. There is nothing against
them then but the woman's character
Did you ask her why she hurried away
that night? Her haste attracted lhs
attention of the noliee constable
"she was later than usual and wanted
to get home"
..Did you point out to her that You
and Mr. Phelps. who started at least
twenty minutes after her. got home be-
fore her?
.she explains that by the differences
between a bus and hansom."
did she make it clear why, on reach
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