The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15


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tho letter. We should have acted. be-
fore this. You have no further eyi-
have placed before, y mo suggestive
detail which might help us9 y q.
.s There is one thing, said John
Openshaw. He rummageed in his coat
colored, bIue.tinted paper. he laid It out
upon the table. IS + have some remem-8
.brance,o said he, that on the day
when my uncle burned the papers I OBJ
served that the small hnburned mar
this particular color. II found this single
sheet upon the floor Of his room, and Z
am inclined to think that it may be one
Of the papers which has, perhaps, fut-
tered out from among the others, and in
that way have escaped destruction. Be-
yond the mention OF pips, i dos not see
that it helps us .much u. I think myself
that it is page from some private
diary. The writing is und oubtedly my
uncle e, g. j, G. s: !. 80. 8
Holmes moved re lamp, and we both
bent over the sheeg OF paper, which
showed by Its ragged edge that 1t had
indeed been torn from q book. 1t was
headed, March, 1863, 81 and beneath
were the following enigmatical notices.:
18th. Hudson came. Same old plat
form: g 4 !. :s5 -
tn. Set the piPs on D Me- auley,.
LParamore, and John Swain, Of st. Au-s
gulsatine. ], a ]:
cloth. John Swain cleared. s.. ISL
.12th. Visited Paramore All well. IS
Thank you! said Holmes, folding
up the paper, ana returning It 70 onr#
visitor. And now you must on no
account lose anot instant. We cam !.
not spare time even tos tlscuss Whag
you have told m n you must get nome %
instantly and act. J. s, 81 ~ IS z s
.1What shall do 1'-. ]. s 81 e s.
1There is but one thing to do. It
must be done at once. You must put
this piece OF paper which you nave
shown us into the brass box which you
have described; You u: must AZ also put N 9
note to say that all the other papers
were burned by your uncle, and that
this: is the only one which remains.
You must assert thats.in such words as
will carry conviction with them. Hav.
ing done this, you must, at once put
the box out upon the sundial, as direct
:. - Entirely..",
/. DO not think OF revenge, OF any
thing Of the sort, at present. I think
that we may gain that by means OF the
law; but we have our web to weave,
while theirs IS already woven. Inc nrsc
consideration is to remove the pressing
danger which threatens you. The second
is to clear up the mystery and to punish
the guilty parties
IT thank you7l,n; said the young man,
rising, and pulling on his overcoat;
s'You have given me fresh life; and
Hope. l shall certainly DO as you adj
vise.O =
"Do not lose an instant. And, above
ALL take care Of yourself in the mean
while, for I do not think that there can
be doubt that you are threatened by
q verysreal and imminent danger. How
do you 60 backf"
ny Tran naR I fgfm nn matg The street, vii,
be crowded, SO I trust that you may be
in safety. And yet, you cannot guard
yourself too closely
II am armed. .
! "That is well H. Tdmory99w shall set
! IT shall see you att Horsham, thenf,,
| mo, your secret Lees IN LONDON. !,
is there that shall seek it. =
s'Then I shall call upon you in day
or IN two days, with news as 70 tne oo7
and thes papers ! shan lake your l, az ~
wee N every paat tna1s 1aa..a s1 n,t
hanas WIN us; ana :,, took ms tsaye. O ~.
! slde the Wlnd SUI screamea, ana ~ ~.
Z ram splaghed ana PatteI1esd agalnst -. 1at
Wlndow. FMS strange. WIG stoTy seem y =
70 nave come 70 .us IIom Ah!u tne Ila.
eiements-o !oWn I'M upon Us IKE Shee
or seaWeed IN gale:-;and now 70 haV'
been reabsorbed by them once more. /
sherlock Holmes SAL TOE some tlm Tim!
IN silence, with his bead sunk forWart
4 and his eyes bent upon the red glow Q:
the ire. Then he !lt,hls pipe, and lean
ing back in his chair ne watched tn!
/ blue smokerings as they chased eaci
Il ogheT up g me celllng !.
tn1nK, watson, ne Iemarheu q
last, that OF all our, cases We a nav
had none more 1angastl e. IMAM t41s. j,
Saye, perhaps, the o1gn OF: rour;
wen. yes. save, pernaps, tnaI. Al !
}. yet TINS e John OPenshaw seems 70 me =
ne EWaiklng am1n. ey9n greatef peril
tha an ala the Sn c
buG nave you, asheu, 1o II ~
any de1lnlLe conception as to Wuat t neS
perlis arey> -. y. !. !.
=, lheIe canvpe Nc quesbloif as W tneA
nature, ne answered. Ed M ~.
Ihen what are, tneyI NV 40 - IN - !
} r.: X. K, and why does ne pursue thl
) unhappy familyS'