The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-06

ing shipY'
Eyes, sir"
what wagesr'
Eight pounds a month"
Gould you start AZ nt.y'
"As soon as get my kit."
Have you your papersl"
Yes, sir" He took a sheaf OF worn
and greasy forms from his pocket
Holmes glanced over them and return.
ed them.
You are just the man / want" saId
he. Here's the agreement on the side
table. If you sign II the whole matter
will be settled
The seaman lurched across the room
and took HP the pen.
shall l sign hereg" he asked. stoop-
ing over the table.
Holmes leaned over his shoulder and
passed both hands over his neck.
This will do" said he.
l heard a click Of steel amt 2 below
like an enraged bull The next instant
Holmes and the seaman were rolling on
the ground together. He was man Of
such gigantic strength that even with
the handouts Holmes had so deftly
fastened upon his wrists he would have
very quickly overpowered my friend
had Hopkins and not rushed 10 his
rescue. Only when l pressed the cold
muzEle OF tae revolver to his temple
did he at last understand that resist
ance was vain. We lashed his ankles
with cord and rose breathiess from the
struggle.
Il must really apologize. Hopkins"
said Sherlock Holmes. IL fear that the
scrambled eggs are cold. However.
you viii enjoy the rest OF your break
ASt ali the better. will you not for the
-JSsat thnt you have brought your
case to triumphant conclusion"
Stanley Hopkins was speechless with
amGEcmcnt.
Il Cont know what to say, Mr..
Holmes" he blurted out at last. with a
very red face. 1T seems to me that
| have been making a fool of myself
fra.a the beginning understand now,
what | should never have forgotten.
that l am the pupil and you are the
my ster. Even now ] see what you
have DONE but l don't know how you
did ii or what 1t signifies"
We'll, Well said Holmes good hu.
moredly. we all learn by experience.
and your lesson this time is that you
should never lose sight OF the alterna-
tive. You We're so absorbed in young |
Neligsn that you could not spare a
thought to Patrick Cairns, the true
murderer OF Peter Carey"
The hoarse voice Of the seaman broke |
in on our conversation.
See here, mister" said he, II make |
no complaint Of being man handled In |
this fashion, but / would have You call /
things by their right names. You say |
! murdered Peter Carey; say killed
Peter Carey, and there's all the d,cer-
ence. Maybe YOU don't believe what l |
say. Maybe you think am just sling
ing you yarn"
Not at all" said Holmes. LET us
hear what you have to saF."
ITS soon told, and. by the Lord. ev-
cry word of IL is truth | knew Black
Peter, and when he pulled out his knife
l whipped a harpoon through him
sharp, for knew that Il was him or
me. That's how he died. You can call
II murder. Anyhow, I'd as soon die
with rope round my neck as with
Black Peters knife In my heart"
How came you thereT' asked
Holmes.
I'm tell Il you FROM the beginning.
Just ait me up little so as can speak
easy. 1t was in 'S3 that It happened
August of that year. Peter Carey was
master Of the Sea Unicorn, and was
spare harpooner. We were coming out
OF the ice pack on our way home. with
head winds and weeks southerly
gale, when we picked up a little craft
that had been blown north There was
one man on her-a landsman. The crew
had thought she would founder and
bad made for the Norwegian coast In
iingey. l guess they were all drowned.
Well, we took him on board. this man.
and be and the skipper had some long
talks In the cabin All the baggage we
took OF with him was one tin box. SO
Tar as | know, the mans name was
never mentioned and on the second
light he disappeared as II he had never
been. 1t was given out that he had
sither thrown himself overheard OF
allen overheard in the heavy weather
hat we were having Only one man
inew what had happened to him. ana
hat was me, for IN my own eyes |
Jaw the skipper tip up his heels and
'ut him over the rail IN the middle ,
watch OF n dark night two days before I
We sighted the Shetland lights.
Well, I kept my knowledge 20 my.
elf and waited to see what would
ome OF II. When we got back 70 Scot.
and II was easily hushed up. and no I
'ody asked any questions. A stranger
led by accident and II was nobody's ;
70 inquire. Shortly after Pc
er Carey gave up the sea. and Il was
Dng years before could End where he =
'as. guessed that be had done the {
eed for the sake OF what was in that Z
In tox and that be could afford now I
D pay me well for keeping my mouth
hut
Il found out where be was through
sailor man that had met him In Lon a
on. and down l went 70 squeeze him c
he first night ne was reasonable I
nough and was ready 20 give me what n
'ould make me free OF the sea for he
'e were to Ok Il all two nights later
'hen I came l found him three parts z
runk and In a vile temper We sat a
Own. and we drank, and we yaTncd 8