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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19

was to reach Liverpool street at one-
twenty. He may be here at any mo-
ment. I gather from his wire that
there have been some new incidents OF
Importance"
We had not long to wait, for our
Norfolk squire came straight from the
station as fast as a hanson could
bring him. He was looking worried
and depressed, with tired eyes and a
lined forehead.
It's getting on my nerves. this busi-
ness, Mr.. Holmes, said he, as he sank.
like wearied man, into an armchair.
It's bad enough to feel that you are
surrounded by unseen, unknown folk,
who have some kind Of design upon
you. but when. in addition to that, you
know that it is just killing your wife
by inches. then it becomes az much
as flesh and blood can endure She's
wearing away under it-just wearing
away before by eyes,
Has she said anything YETI"
mo, Mr. Holmes, she has not. And
yet there have been times when the
poor girl has wanted to speak. and yet
could not quite bring herself to take
the plunge. / have tried TO help her.
but / dare say I did it clumsily and
scared her from it. She has spoken
about my old family and our reputa-
ton in the county, and our pride
in our unsullied honor, and / always
felt it was leading to the point. but
somehow it turned OFF before We got
there
But you have found out something
for yourself?''
A good deal, Mr.. Holmes. I have
several fresh dancing men pictures for
you to examine, and. what is more
important, 1 have seen the fellow"
What. the man who draws them?"
Yes, / saw him at his work But 7
will tell you everything IN order When
/ got back after my visit TO you. the
very first thing I saw next morning
was a fresh crop OF dancing men, They
had been drawn in chalk upon the
black wooden door OF the tool-house.
which stands beside the lawn In full
view of the front windows. I took an
exact copy, and here it is" He un-
folded paper and laid it upon the
table. Here is a copy or the hierogiy-
phicS.
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in a month, and which he desired you
to share with him. 5. Your check
book is locked in my drawer and you
have not asked for the key. 6. You do
not propose to invest your money In
this manner"
How absurdly simple," I cried.
Quite so.' said he, a little nettled-
Every problem becomes very childish
when once ii is explained to you. Here
is an unexplained one. See what you
can make of. that, friend Watson. He
tossed sheet Of paper upon the table
and turned once more to his chemical
analysis.
looked with amazement at the
absurd hieroglyphics upon the paper.
Why, Holmes, it is child's draw
ing" / cried
"Oh, that's your idea,"
What else should IT be?"
That is what Mr. Hilton Cubitt of
Riding Thorpe Manor, Norfolk, is very
anxious TO know. This little conun-
drum came by the first post, and he
was to follow by the next train. There's
a ring at the bell, Watson. I should
not be very much surprised If this
were he"
heavy step was heard upon the
! stairs and an instant later there en-
tered a tall. ruddy., clean shaven gen.
tleraan, whose clear eyes and f1orid
SASSAS eDtu VI d ne led Iar from Ine
fogse OF Baker street. He seemed to
! bring a Whit of his strong, fresh,
bracing, east-coast air with him as he
entered. Having shaken hands with
each OF US, he was about to sit down,
when his eye rested upon the paper
with the curious markings, which
had just examined and left upon the
table
We'll. Mr.. Holmes, what do You
make OF these?" he cried. "They told
me that you were fond Of queer mys-
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lying on the sundial in the garden.
showed lit to- Elsie. and down she
dropped in a dead faint. Since then
she has looked Ikea n woman in a
dFeamss half dazeds andswith terror al
ways lurking in herseyess1. 1t was then
that 1eNEoteSaEd .sentsthe paper to you,
Mr.e Holmes-s.I 1t Was n0tsa thing that
/ fcould take to the police for they
would have laughed at me, but you
will tell me, whatsto dos / am not a
rich man.. but If there is any danger
threatening my. little, woman, / would
spend my last copper togshield her
He was a fine creature, this man Of
the old English scil-simple, straight
and gentle, with his great, earnest blue
eyes and broad, ,IcomeiyGface. His love
for his wife and his trust in her shone
in his features. Holmes had listened
10 his story with the utmost attention.
and now he sat for some time in silent
thought.
Don't you think. Mr.. Cubitt," said
he, at last, that your best plan would
be to make a direct appeal to your
wife, and to ask her to share her secret
with your 4
8 Hilton Cubitt shook his massive head.
"A promise is a promise. Mr.. HClmes.
If Elsie wished to ten me she would.
II not, it Is not for me to force her
confidence But 1 am justified in TAX
ing my own line-and WILL.
Then will help you with all my
heart. In the first place, have you
heard of any strangers being seen in
your neighborhood?"
Il presume that it is very quiet
place. Any fresh face would cause
cOnment?" M
In the immediate neighborhood, yes
But we have several small watering
places not very far away. And the
farmers take IN lodgers.--
These hieroglyphics have evidently
meaning. If it is purely arbitrary
one, it may be; impossible for us TO
solve 1t. If, on the other hand. it is
systematic, I have mo- doubt that we
shall get to the bottom sof it. But this
particular sample is so short that I
can do nothing, and the facts which
you have brought me ure so indefinite
that we have no basis for an investi-
gaticn. I would suggest that you re-
turn to Norfolk, that youskeep a keen
lookout. and that you take an exact
copy, of any fresh dancing men which
may appear. 1t is a thousand pities
that we have not reproduction OF
those which were done in chalk upon
the window-siil Make a discreet in
quiry also as to any strangers in the
neighborhood. When you have col
lected some fresh evidence, come to. me
again. That is the best advice which
/ can give you. Mr.. Hilton Cubitt. If
there are any pressing fresh develop
ments, I shall be always ready to run
down and see you in your Norfolk
home
The interview left Sherlock Holmes
very thoughtful. and several times in
the next few days saw him take his
slip Of paper from his notebook and
look long and earnestly at the curious
figures inscribed upon 1t. He made no
Eallusion to. the, affair, however. until
one afternoon a fortnight or so later.
was going out. when he called me
s back ~,, S.
You had better stay here. Watson" "
'Why?"
"Because i had a wire from Hilton
Cubftt this morning. You remember
Hilton Cubitt a. the dancing men? He
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teries, and / don't think you can find
oueerer one than that. I sent the
paper on ahead SO that you might have
time to study it before came -
1T is certainly rather curious pro-
duction," said Holmes. AT first sight
1t would appear to be some childish
prank. 1t consists of a number Of abb
surd little figures dancing across the
paper upon which they are drawn.
Why should you attribute any import
ance' to so grotesque an object?"
Il never should, Mr.. Holmes. But
my wife does. It is frightening her to
death. She says nothing, but can see
terror in her eyes. That's why want
to sift the matter to the bottom"
Holmes held up the paper so that the
sunlight shone full upon It. 1t was a
page torn from a notebook. The
markings were done in pencil and ran
in this way:
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well, we have been married now
for year and very happy We have
been. But about month ago.. at the
end of June, I saw fer the, first time
signs of trouble, One day my wife re-
ceived a letter from America / saw
the American stamp. She turned
deadly white, read the letter and threw
it into the fire. She made no allusion
to it afterward, and 1 made none. for a
promise isl promise, but she has
never known an easy hour from that
moment. There is always a look OF
fear upon her face-a look as II she
were waiting and expecting. She would
do better to trust me- She would
find that / was her best friend. But
until she speaks can say nothing.
Mind you, she is a truthful woman,
Mr.. Holmes, and whatever trouble
there may have been in her past life
it has been no fault OF hers. I am
only simple Norfolk squire, but there
is not a man in England who ranks his
family honor more highly than l do.
She knows it well, and she knew 1t
well before she married me. She would
never bring any stain upon it-of that
/ am sure a
well, now i come to the queer part
Of my story. About week ago-it
was the Tuesday Of last week-I found
ON one of the Window-sil1s number OF
absurd little dancing figures like these
upon the paper. They were scrawled
with chalk I though that it was the
istable-boy who had drawn them, but
the lad swore he knew nothing about
It,. Anyhow, they had come there dur
ing the night 1 had them washed out
and only mentioned the matter to my
wife afterward. To my surprise she
took 1t very seriously and begged me
If any more came to let her see them.
None did come for q week and then
yesterday morning found this naper
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Holmes examined it for some time,
and then, folding it carefully up. he
placed it in his pocket-book.
This promises to be most interest
ing and unusual case" said hc.s you
gave me few particulars in your let
ter. Mr. Hilton Cubitt, but I should be
very much obliged If you would kindly
go over it all again for the benefit OF
my friend, DR.. WATSON
I'm not much OF a story teller" said
our visitor. nervously claspIng and un-
clasping his great, strong hands.
You'll just ask me anything that /
don't make clear. TIL begin at the
time OF my marriage last year, but I
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Holmes rubbed his hands and chuck-
led with delight
Our material is rapidly accumulat-
ing said he
Three days later message was lett
scrawled Upon paper and placed under
a pebble upon the sundial Here II Is
The characters are. as you see. exactly
the same as the last one After that /
determined to lie in wait, so / got out
my revolver and 7 sat up in my study,
which overlcoks the lawn and garden
About two in the morning | was seat
ed by the window. all being dark save
for the moonlight outside, when /
heard steps behind me and there was
my wife in her dressing-gown- She
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q y
want to say first of all that though I'm
not a rich man. my people have been
at Riding Thorpe for a matter of five
centuries, and there is no better known
family in the county of Norfolk. Last
year / came up to London for the
Jubilee, and stopped at, boarding
house in Russell square, because Park
er, the vicar of our parish, was stay
ing in it. There was an American
young lady there-Patrick was the
name-Elsie Patrick In some way we
became friends, until before my month
was up I was as much in love as man
could be. We were quietly married at
a registry Office and we returned 10
Norfolk welded couple. You'll think
1t very mad. Mr.. Holmes, that man
of a good old family should marry a
wife in this fashion, Knowing nothing
of her past Or of her people, but II YOU
saw her and knew her 1t would help
you to understand.
She was very straight about it. was
Elsie. I can't say that she did not
give me every chance OF getting out
of it if I wished to do so. / have had
some: very disagreeable associations in
my life said she: I wish to forget all
about them would rather never
allude to the past, for it Is very pain
ful to me. II you take me, Hilton, you
will take a woman who has nothing
that she need be personally ashamed
of, but you will have to be content
with my word for It,, and to allow me
to be silent as to all that passed up 70
the time. when I became yours. If
these conditions are too hard, then go
back to Norfolk and leave me to the
lonely life in which you found me- 1t
was only the, day before our wedding
that she said those very words TO me-
told her that was content to take
heron her own terms and have been
as good as my word.
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(CoPyright. 1905 by A Conan Doyle and Col
liers Weekly.)
Copyright, 1905 Mcclure. Phillips Co)

Copyright 1893. by A Conan Doyle and Col
ers Weekly.)
Copyright, 1905, Mcclure. Phillips co-)
Y (OLMEs had been seated for
some hours in silence with his
long. thin back curved over a
a chemical vessel In which he was
brewing a particularly maIodo-
rous product. His head was sunk upon
his breast, and he looked from my
point Of view like a strange, lank bird,
with dull gray plumage and d black
top-knot.
$50, Watson" said he, suddenly, you
do not propose to invest in South Afri-
!, can securities?"
I save a start Of astonishment Ac-
customed as L was 10 Holmes curious
faculties. this sudden intrusion into my
most intimate thoughts was utterly in
explicable.
How on earth do you know that?"
I asked
He wheeled round upon his stool,
with a steaming test-tube in his hand
and a gleam Of amusement IN his deep
setseyes.
"Now, Watson. confess yourself ut
teFly taken aback,' said he.
Il am"
4 ought to make you sign a paper
10 that effect"
''Why?"
Because in five minutes you will
say that it is all so absurdly simple" :"
I am sure that / shall say nothing
OF the kind"
You see, my dear watson''-he
propped his test-tube IN the rack and
began to lecture with the air Of pro-
fessor addressing his class--it is not
really difficult 10 construct a series OF
differences, each dependent upon its
predecessor and each simple in itself
If after doing so. one simply knocks
out all the central inferences and pre-
sents ones audience with the starting
point and the conclusion, one may pro-
duce a startling though possibly a
meretricious effect. Now, ii was not
really dificult, by an inspection OF the
groove between your left forehnger
and thumb, 10 feel sure that you did
not propose to invest your small capi-
tai in the goldfields"
see no connection"
Very likely not; but can quickly
show you a close connection. Here-are
the missing links Of the very simple
chain: 1. You had chalk between your
left finger and thumb when you re-
turned from the club last night. 2. You
put chalk there when you play bill
llaros 10 steady the cue. 3. You never
play billiards except with Thurston.. 4.
You tod me, four weeks ago, that
Thurston had an option on some South
African property, which would expire
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XY1xYYYXY

Excellent" said Holmes. Excel
lent! Pray continue"
When had taken the copy I
rubbed OUT the marks. but two morn
ings later a fresh inscription had ap-
peared- I have a copy OF It here:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26
COUPLE PARTED BY MONEY.

Wife Sues for Separation So Husband
May Secure Fortune.
kenosha. Wis, May 26.-Sacrihcine
her position as wife in order that
her husband might achieve his wish
OF being wealthy man Mrs. Daisy
B. Rogers has begun suit in the circuit
court here for an absolute divorce
from her husband, Charles Rogers.
1t is to be a divorce of convenience
and on 1t depends the future wealth Of
Mr.. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers admits that
she still loves her husband, but she
will not stand in the way of his secur-
ing the fortune that was left to him
by his father with the understanding
that the wife be put aside.
The will of the elder Rogers, who
died a millionaire, declared that the
son should receive but S. per week
from the estate so long as he remains
husband of his present wife. For
time the son remained true to his
wife, but Mrs. Rogers declared in her
petition for divorce that he deserted
her In June of 1902 and since that time
they have lived apart and that Mr..
Rogers had not contributed to her
support.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26
JEWISH DISORDERS CONTINUE.
Police Of Warsaw Make No Attempt
to QueIl Disturbance.

~s'S~ ~ wa S0Vv s"oNS W. NeNSubFs
to QueiI Disturbance.
Warsaw, May 26.-The Jewish dis
orders here during the night arose
from an attempt of the Jewish Social
list organization called the Bund tc
purge the Hebrew district of Warsaw
of all disreputable characters. The
Bundites, with the view to expelling
their undesirable co-religionists, COM
menced to wreck disorderly houses.
cafes and other resorts. The fighting
spread 10 the surrounding streets, con-
tinued until midnight and recon-
menced in the morning. Occasional
clashes are still occurring. The Bund-
ties have been permitted to carry on
the work of destruction without any
interference by. the authorities. Not
single policeman was visible. Occa-
sionally patrol of gendarmes dis
persed the crowds, which, however,
were Immediately permitted to gather
again. There has been considerable
bloodshed and many injured students
have been taken to the hospitals.
Fourteen of those wounded are report
cd to be dying.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26
PHILADELPHIA MAYOR
MAY Be 0USTED
"oRGAN1ZATION" LEADERS PRO.
POSE TO GET RID OF PHIL.
ADELPHIA'S MAYOR.
MALFEASANcE IN OFFICE THE
GROUND ON WHICH THE
ACTION is BASED.

Philadelphia, May 26-1t is rumored
that the Republican Reorganization"
leaders intend to impeach Mayor Wea-
yer. With this end in view it is said
a special meeting of the select council
will be called for this purpose.
In the event of the Impeachment of
the mayor the president of the select
council, Harry C.. Hansley, who is the
Reorganization" candidate for sheriff,
will act as mayor for sixty days. Mean
while special election for mayor viii
be held and a mayor chosen for the
regular four-year term. Malfeasance
Is the ground upon which the impeach-
ment proceedings will be based. The
reorganization" leaders claim they have
the proof to sustain the charges.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26
URGES ANnl:LoBBYlNe LAWS.
Governor la Toilette Sends Special
Message to Legislature.

Governor La Toilette Sends Special
Message to Legislature.
Madison, Wis, May 26.-Governo,
La Toilette has sent to the legislature
message urging legislation that
would destroy secret lobbying. He
strongly denounces "the impudent
railway lobby" which, he says, has
cost the state millions of dollars in
the last six years and has been a
nuisance and disgrace on the legis
lative halls of the state. the railroad
lobbyists are described as usually a
set of incompetent men, "best fitted
for private argument" but whom the
railroads would not trust with petty
damage suit in justt court" The
governor declares members of the leg
islature were logged to their hotels
and their lives made miserable the
past winter by agents of railroads, the
book trust and the telephone trust
The governor declares the practice O
secret lobbying is wrong in principle
and absolutely certain to be vicious il
practice" The senate recently killed
the Johnson BILL drawn along the lines
of the governors recommendations
but a new measure will now be pre-
scented.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26

Responsible authority Is claimed Tor
. statement that the steel rail pool
the combination of six Of the largest
rail mills of the country-to make
prices and allot tonnage has been off.
cially dissolved.
Secretary Hitchcock says no sue.
cessor to Clifton Breckenridge as a
member Of the Dawes Indian commits
sion would be appointed. The terms
Of all the members of the commission
will expire by law July /.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-26
fEVERISH LABOR
CONDITIONS PREVAIL

Chicago, May 26.-Troops were not
called during the day to control the
strike situation and may not be for
some days yet. With $500 deputy
sheriffs on duty and 1900 city police
energetic in furnishing protection for
teaming the city authorities were, a
unit with Sheriff Barrett in making
the positive statement that soldiers
were not needed vet.
Responses to the mayors call for
1000 citizens to volunteer for special
police service were few, but the city's
executive did not become discouraged.
The absence of any serious form of
strike violence in all strike affected
portions Of the city did much to keep
UP the spirits of the authorities.
Spread of the strike in the lumber
district was confined chiefly to the
hardwood lumber yards and did not
affect as many firms as some of the
members of the Lumbermen's associa.
ton feared. Although President Shea
Of the Transfers made light of fears of
employers that the lumber tieup would
soon affect 100000 men in the city's
building trades the impression pre-.
vailed that the action of the carpen-
tiers and other artisans in openly boy
cotting supplies from Struck" firms
would eventually lead to an industrial
paralysis that would make the situa-
ton too serious for the civil authori.
ties to cope with.
Feverish. labor conditions are ap.
parent. Not the least sensational of
the days developments was re-entry
Of the Union Traction company phase
of the situation. Important demands
for increased wages and other requests
were made by employees to the receiv
ers of the big street railway system
and brought the company again to the
verge of a strike.
Commitment of President Shea Of
the teamsters and other labor leaders
for alleged contempt of court was for
mally asked before Judge Kohlsaat
during the day. The Judge, however
decided to hear arguments on both
sides before entering any order.