The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-08

There are no limits to the possibf
tiles OF monomanla." answered
There IS the condition which the mod
ern French psychologists have calle,
the idee IKE, which may be trliing Il
character and accompanied by com
plete sanity in every other way.
man who had read deeply about Napo
leon or who lad possibly receive,
some hereditary family injury through
the great war might coueelvably f0ru
such an Idee fixe' and under its innu
ence be capable Of any fantastic out
rage"
''ihat won't DO. my dear Watson
said Holmes. shaking his head, "for n,
amount Of idee fxe' would enable youl
interesting monomnulac TO find out
where these busts were situated"
'Well, how do you explain ity"
81 don't attempt to do so. would
only observe that there is certain
method IN the gentleman's eccentric
proceedings. For example. ir Dr. Bar
nicots hall. where sound might
arouse the family the bust was taken
outside before being broken. whereas
in Che surgery, whore there was less
danger OF an alarm, II was smashed
where Il stood The STAIR seems ab-
surdly triiiing. and yet dare call noth.
| ing trivial when I reflect that some OF
my most classic eases have had the
4 least promising commencement. You
/ will remember, Watson. how the dread
ful business OF the Abernetty family
was FIRST brought 70 my notice by tho
depth which the parsley had sunk into
the butter upon a hot day. can't af-
ford. thercfore TO smile at your three
broken busts. Lestrade, and l shah he
very much obliged to you II you will
let me hear OF any fresh development
OF 80 singular a chain Of events"
The development for which Ny friend
had asked came I'm quicker and an
Infinitely more tragic form than he
could have imagined. l was still dress
Ing In my bedroom next morning when
there was tap at the door, and
Holmes entered, telegram In his
hand. lie read It aloud:
Come instantly. In Pitt street. KensIng-
ton. LEsTRADE
What II H. thenf" I asked.
Don't know-may be anything. But
| suspect II is the sequel OF the story
of the statues. In that case our friend.
the image breaker, has begun opera
tions In another quarter OF London.
There's coffee on the table. Watson,
and have cab at the door"
In half an hour we had reached Pitt
street. quiet little backwater Just
beside one OF the briskest currents OF
London life. No. 13t was one OF a
row, all nat chested. respectable and
most unromantic dwellings. "A we
drove up we found the railings ir front
OF the house lined by a curious crowd.
Holmes y-hlstled.
by George it's attempted murder
at the leastl Nethlng less viii hold the
London msssage boy. There's 4 deed
OF violence indicated IN that fellows
round shoulders and outstretched neck.
What's this, Watson2 The top steps
swilied down and the other ones dry.
Footsteps enough. anyhowl Well, well,
there's Lestrade at the front window,
and we shall soon know all about IT,"
The official received us with a very
grave face and showed as into a sitting
room. where an exceedingly unkempt
and agitated elderly man clad In =
funnel dressing gown was pacing up
and down, He was introduced TO us as
the owner OF the house--Mr Horace
Harker Of the Central Press syndicate.
ITS the Napoleon bust business
again." said Lestrade "You seemed
interested last night, Mr.. holmes. 80
I thought perhaps you would be glad
to be present now that the AFFAIR has
taken a very much graver turn"
What has II turned TO, then 7"
ITO murder. Mr. IIarker, will you
tell these gentlemen exactly what has
occurredT"
The man In the dressing gown turned
upon US with most melancholy face.
ITS an extraordinary thing" said
he, that all my life / have been col
Letting other peoples news. aud now |
hat a real piece Of news has come my /
lwn way am so confused and bother /
ID that can't put two words together. |
II had come IA here rs a Journalist /
should have interviewed myself and
iad two columns IN every evening pa
per As II Is. am giving away val
liable copy Ey telling my story over
ND over 10 string OF different people.
md can make no use OF It myself.
However, I've heard your name, Mr.. |
sherlock Holmes, and II you'l only ex-
llain this queer business shall be
aid for my trouble ia telling you the
tory"
Holmes sat down and listened
III all seems 10 center round that
INST Of Napoleon which ! bought for
bis very room about four months ago.
picked It up cheap from Harding
iros., two doors from the High Street
tation. A great deal OF my Journal
sic work Is done az night, and / or
en- write until the early mernlng. SO
WAS today I was sitting IN my den.
'hich IS az the back Of the top OF the
ouse, about 3 O'Clock when was
onyinced that ! heard some sounds
ownstairs. / listened. but they were
OF repeated. ana ! concluded that
ley came from outside. Then sud
enly. about nve minutes later. there n
ame most horrible Veil-the most