Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-18


I'VE can follow him tomorrow"
"Can wef 1t Is not so easy as you
seem to think. You are not familiar
with Cambridgeshlre, are you? 1t does
not lend itself to concenlment. All this
country that passed over tonight Is as
fat as the palm Of your hand, and the
man we are following Is no fool, as he
very clearly showed tonight. / have
wired to Overton to let us know any
fresh London developments at this ad-
dress. and In the meantime we can only
concentrate our attention upon DE-.
Armstrong, whose name the obliging
young lady Mt the office allowed me to
read upon the counterfeit of Stnunton's
urgent message. He knows where the
young man is-to that I'll swear-and
II he knows. then II must be our own
, fault II we cannot manage to know
also. At present II must be admitted
that the odd trick Is in his possession,
and, as you are aware. Watson, II Is
not my habit TO leave the game in that
condition"
And yet the next day brought us no
nearer to the solution Of the mystery.
A note was handed In after breakfast
which Holmes passed across to me
with smile. 1t ran as follows:
slr-I can assure you that you are wnst-
Ing your time in logging my movements.
I have, as you discovered last night.
window ut the back OF my brougham. and
II you desire twenty mile ride which will
lead you to the spot from which you
started you have only to follow me.
Meanwhile I can inform you that no spy
ing upon mo can In any way help Mr..
Godfrey Staunton. and I am convinced
that the best service you can do to that
gentleman Is to return Mt once to London
and to report to your employer that you
are unable to trace him. Your time in
Cambridge will certainly be wasted.
Yours faithfully.
I LESLIE ARMSTRONG.
"An outspoken, honest antagonist Is
the DOCTOR" said Holmes. "Well, well,
he excltes my curiosity, and I must
really know before l leave him."
E Ills carriage Is at his door now"
said I. "There he Is stepping into 1t. I
saw him glance up at our window rs
he did so. Suppose try my luck upon
/ the bicycleT'
"No, no, my dear Watson! With al!
respect for your natural acumen, l do
not think that you are quite a match
| for the worthy doctor. think that
possibly can attain our end by some
Independent explorations Of my own.
I am afraid that l must leave you to
your own devices, as the appearance
Of two inquir!ng strangers upon a
| sInany <So,ntry,i,la ,,,irl,t ,x,tto ,,,or,
! gossip than i care for. hope to bring
back n more favorable report to yor
before evening"
Once more, however, my friend was
destined to be disappointed. He cam,
, back ut night weary and unsuccessful
Il have had Il blank day, Watson
Having got the doctors general direc
villages upon that side of Cambridge
and comparing notes with publicans
and other local news agencies. have
covered some ground. Chesterton, His
ton, Waterbeach and Darlington have
each been explored and have each prov.
cd disappointing. The daily appear.
ancc of brougham and pair could
|
sleepy hollows. The doctor has scored
once more. Is there a telegram for
mcY"
"Yes. I opened It, Here 1t Is: ASK
for Pompey from Jeremy Dixon, Trim
ity college l don't understand it."
"Oh. 1t Is clear enough. II Is from
our friend Overton and Is In answer to
nat and
round note to Mr.. Jeremy Dixon, and
then have no doubt that our luck will
turn. BY the way, Is there any news
of the match?"
| "Ycs, the local evening paper has an
excellent account In Its last edition
Oxford won by goal and two tries
The last sentences OF the description
say: The defeat Of the Light Blues
may be entirely attributed tn the un
fortunate absence of the crack inter.
national, Godfrey Staunton, whose
want was felt at every instant of the
game. The lack of combination I'm the
three-quarter line and their weakness
both In attack and defense more than
neutrall2el the efforts Of u heavy and
Woodworking pack"
"Then our friend 0verton's forebod
ings have been justified" said Holmes
PERSONALLY ! am in agreement with
DIR. Armstrong. and football does not
come within my horizon. Early to bed
tonight, Watson, for foresee that to
morrow may be an eventful day"
l was Mortified by my first glimpse
of Holmes next morning, for he sat by
the fire holding his tiny hypodermi,
syringe. l associated that instrument
with the single weakness Of his ma
ture, and l feared the worst when
saw 1t glittering In his hand. ii,
laughed at my expression of dismay
and laid It upon the table.
Ito be contlnued)