The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09


you should do this on the very day
when there We're these papers inside?"
1T was most unfortunate sir. But
have occasionally done the same
thing at other times.
When did you enter the roOm?"
1T was about half-past A. That is
Mr.. Soames' tea time
How long did you stay2'
When ! saw that he was absent l
withdrew at once
Did you look at these papers on the
table,"
No. sir-certainly not"
How came you to leave the key in
the door,"
81 had the tea tray in my hand.
thought 1 would come back for the key.
Then 1 forgot
Has the outer door a spring lock?''
No, sir
-Then it was open all the time?"
Yes, sir
Anyone in the room could get out?"
When Dir. soames returned and
called for you. you were very much
disturbed
Yes sir. Such thing has never
happened during the many years that
1 have been there. L nearly tainted,
sir"
80 / understand. Where were you
when you began TO feel bad?"
Where was ], sir? Why. here, near
the door"
THAT is singular. because you sat
down in that chair over yonder near
the corner Why did you pass these
other chairs2''
Il don't know. sir, it didn't matter
to me where ! SAT-
81 really don't think he knew much
about it. Mr.. Holmes. He was looking
very bad-quite CHASTITY
You stayed here when your master
left?''
"Only for "a minute or so. Then 7
locked the door and went to my room"
Whom do you suspect
"Oh. / would not venture 70 say. sir.
7 don't believe there IS any gentleman
I'm this university who is capable of
proftiug by such an action. No, sir,
III not believe it"
Thank you, that viii do" said
Holmes. "Oh, one more word. You
have not mentioned TO any of the three
gentlemen whom you attend that any
Thing is amiss2'
NO. sir-not a word"
You haven't seen any of them?"
NO. sir
Very good. Now. Mr.. soames. We
will take walk in the quadrangle, if
you please
Three yellow squares of light ShOne
above us in the gathering gloom.
Your three birds are all i'm their
nests" said Holmes, looking up. Hal
loa, What's that One of them seems
restless enough"
1t was the Indian. whose dark silhou-
cite appeared suddenly upon his blind.
He was pacing swiftly up and down his
room.
Il should like to have peep at each
of them" said Holmes. rs it posi-
No difficulty i'm the world" Soames
answered. This set Of rooms is quite
the oldest i'm the college, and il is not
unusual for visitors to go over them.
Come along, and 1 Will personally con-
duct you
no names, please" said Holmes. as
We knocked at Giichrist's door. A tall
haXen-haired, slim young fellow opened
IT, and made us welcome when he I'M
derStOOd our erTand. There We're some
really curious pieces of medieval do
nestle architecture within. Holmes
was so charmed with one of them that
he insisted on drawing il in his note
book. broke his pencil. had to borrow
one from our host, and finally borrowed
a knife to sharpen his own The same
curious accident happened to him in
the rooms of the Indian silent little.
hook-nosed fellow. who eyed us as
kauce. and was obviously glad when
Holmes architectural studies had come
10 an end. l could not see that i'm either
case Holmes had come upon the clue
for which he was searching. Only at
the third did our visit prove abOTtiVe.
The outer door would not open TO our
knock. and nothing more substantial
than a torrent OF bad language came
from behind it, Il don't care who you
are. You go to blazes.'' Toared the
angry voice. 'TomOrrOws the exam,
and 1 won't he drawn by anyone
A rude fellow" said our guide, flush
ing with anger as we withdrew down
the stair. "Of course, ne did not realize
that n was l who was knocking, but
none the less his conduct was very UB-
courteous, and, indeed. under the cir
CUmstauces rather suspicious"
Holmes response was a curious one
can you tell me his exact height?'
he asked.
Really, Mr.. Holmes / cannot under
take TO say. He Is taller than the In
dian. not so tail as GiIchrist. 1 suppose
five foot six would be about it
THAT is very important" said
Holmes And now, Mr.. Soames. I wisl
you goodnight"
our guide cried aloud i'm his astouish-
meut and dismay. Good gracious. Mr.
Holmes. you are surely not to leave ms
iu this abrupt fashion, You don't seem
TO realize the position. Tomorrow is
the examination / must take some
definite action tonight ] cannot allow
the examination to be held is one of the
papers has been tempered with. The
situation must be faced
You must leave il as 1t is ] shall
drop round early tomorrow morning
and chat the matter over It is posi-
bile that I may be i'm a position then tC
While, you change nothing-nothing a
all"
Very good. Mr. Holmes
You can be perfectly easy in YOU
mind. We shall certainly find some
way out of your difficulties I will TAX,
the black clay with me, also the pen
ell cuttings. Goodbye"
When we were out i'm the darkness o
the quadrangle. we again looked up "a
the windows. The Indian still paced
his room. The others were invisible.
We'll. Watson, what do you think o
it2" Holmes asked. as we came out int,
the main street. quite a little parlo
Eame-sOrt Of three-card trick. is
uOt2 There are your three men. !
must be one Of them. You take you
choice. Which is yours p"
THAT foul-mouthed fellow at the TOP
He is the one with the worst record
And yet that Indian was "a sly fellow
also Why should he be pacing hi
room all the time2
There is nothing i'm that. Many mel
do IL when they are trying to learn any
thing by heart"
He looked at Us i'm queer way
so would you. If a flock OF strau
gers came IN on YOU when YOU wer