The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-09-01

onds in utter amazement. and then II
appears that | must have tainted for
the first and the last time In my life
Certainly a gray mist swilled before
my eyes. and when it cleared | found
my collar ends uaaoac and The tlngling
after-taste Of brandy uqon my lips
Holmes was bonding over my chair,
his flask in his hand
My dear Wat ON said the well re-
memberel voice. 4 owe you a thou
sand apologies. | had no idea that yon
would be 80 affected"
grlIe h.m by lhe arms.
"Iiohaes,' ef.e5. Is it really you?
Can il in#.oed be HAT yan are alive? Is
il possible Fiat y0u s1reee1ed In climb
ing ont Of hat awful ahyss?"
"Waii moment" Sid he. Are You
sure that ynn are really fit 10 discuss
thngsf I have given YOU serious
shock by by unnecessarily dramatic
temperance.
Il am all right. but indeed. Eolmes.
can hardly believe my eyes. Good
heavens, TO think that you-you of ali
men-should be standing in my STUDY
Again | gripped him by the sleeve and
felt the thin. sinewy arm beneath it,
We'll, you're not spirit anyhow"
said |. My dear chap. I'm oyerjoyed
to see YOU. Sit down and tell me how
you came alive out of that dreadful
chasm..
He sat opposite to me and lit ciga
Ia, III
He was dressed in the seedy frock coat
Of the book merchant, but the rest of
that individual lay in a pile of white
hair and Old books upon the table
Holmes looked even thinner and keener
than Of old, but there was dead white
tinge in his aquilne face which told
me that his life recently had not been
healthy one.
II am glad to stretch myself, Wat
son." said he. ut is no joke when
tall man has to take a foot off his
stature for several hours ON end. Now.
my dear fellow, in the matter of these
explanations, we have. If ! may ask
for your cooperation, hard and dan
gerous nights work in front of us. Per
haps ii would be better if gave you an
account of the whole situation when
that work is finished"
u am full of curiosity. | should
much prefer 10 hear now"
you'll come with me tonight?'
when you like and where you like"
This il. indeed. like the old days.
We shall have time for a mouthful of
Jipnnp Infnpa rann.I tban
about that ehasm. | had no serious
difficulty in getting ont of it for the
very simple reason that | never was
IN IT,"
You never were in it?'
Ne, Watson, | never was in il. My
note to you was absolutely genuine. l
had little doubt that had come to the
end of my career when l perceived the
somewhat sinister figure of the late
Professor Moriarty standing upon the
narrow pathway which led to safety.
| read an ineXorable purpose in his
gray eyes. | exchanged some remarks
with him. therefore. and obtained his
courteous permission 10 write the short
note which you afterward received. |
i'lN II " lAii NY iA-eiA'AAf AfNaN anu ~
stick, and | walked along the pathway,
Moriarty still at my heels. When /
reached the end | stood at bay. He
drew no weapon. but he rushed at me
and threw his long arms around me.
He knew that his own game was up
and was only anxious to revenge him
self upon me. We tcttered together
upon the brink of the fail have some
knowledge. however, of baritsu, or the
Japanese system of wrestling, which
has more than once been very useful
to me. | slipped through his grip. and
he with a horrible scream kicked mad
ly for Il few seconds and elawed the air
with bnth his hands. But for all his
efforts he "onl1 not get his balance
To he continued next week.