The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-03

fCrtrrIrtf lpf5. y ArCiarr. Ptii.fr & Co
T was no very unusual
thing for ar. Iestrade
Of Scotland Yard to look
in upon us of an even
er7eI inE and his visits were
welcome TO sherlock
Holmes. for they enabled
him to keep in touch with ala that was
going on af the police headquarters.
In return for the news which I.estrade
would bring. Holmes was always ready
ID listen with attention 20 the details
CT any case upon which the detective
u1E enElced and was able occasion
ais without any active interference 10
eire some hint or suggestion drawn
from bis own vast knowledge and ez-
perience.
on ibis particular evcaing Lestrade
had spoken Of the wt1ther and the
newspapers. Then he had fallen silent,
puHnE tbouehnully at his cigar.
EoIues looked keenlv at him.
Anything remarkable on handg7 be
asked.
'oh. no Mr. Hoimes-nothing very
particular"
Then tel me about e."
Lcsrade laughed
even. ar Holmes. there is no use
denying that there IS something on my
mind. And yet Ct is such an absurd
business that 4 hesitated to bother you
about it on the other hand although
30 s trivial * is undoubtedly queer.
and I know that you have a taste for
an h1f is out 0f the common. But Ga
my opinion. Ct comes more en- Dr. Wat
sons I'nr tlon ours"
nIseaseT eaidL
"llednese anyhow. and a queer mad
ness too Yen wouldn't think there
was any one living 81 tns time Of day
rehc had srch q hatred of Napoleon /.
that be would break any image Of him
that De could eee
E-olmes sank back An bis chair.
"Thats no business Of mine" said be.
Exactly That's what said. But.
then. when the man commits burglary
lu order b break images which are
not bis own. that brings IL away from
The doctor and on 20 the policeman
Hoines sat up again
burglary This SIS more interesting.
I.et ne hear the details
Iestrade took out his Official note
boob and refseshed his memory from
ts pages.
rrhe hrst case reported was four
tays ago" said be- 1T was at the
shop of Morse Hudson, who has a
place Tor the sale OF pictures and stat
ues in the Remington road. The as
eisnni had LEFT. the front shop for an
instant when ne heard a crash. and.
hurrylne ~. De found a plaster bust
OF Napoleon. which stood with several
other works of art upon the counter,
lving ehivered into fragments. He
rushed out into the road: but although
several passerhy declared that they
hld noticed mau run out OF the shop.
2 1c could neither see any one nor could
be end any means of Identifying the
rascal 1t seemed TO be one OF those
scnsclcrs acts OF Ho0iiEanism which
occur from time 10 time. and o. was re-
ported 90 the constable on the beat as
such. The plaster cast was not worth
more than q few shnnncs, and the
whole arnir aooesred TO Be TOO child.
ISL FOR any particular Investigation.
The second case. however. was more
serious and also more singular. It oc
CURED only last nirht
IN Remington road ana with'n i
few hundred yards OF Morse Hudsor' {
shoD there lives a wei known medical
unctfrinner named DR.. Bnrricot. vrhr
las one OF the largest practices upor
the south side OF the Thames. His res
1dence aud principal consulting room Il
at Remington road. but he has
branch surgery and dispensary at Low