The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-01

dreadful earnest, and made me swear,
with my hands on the Testament, that
whatever happened [ would always be
true to him.. Mother said he was quite
was sign of his passion. Mother was
all in his favor from the first, and was
even fonder of him than 1 was. Then,
when they talked Of marrying within
the week. began to ask about father;
but they both said never to mind about
and mother said she would make it all
right with him. I didn t quite like that,
Mr.. Holmes: It seemed funny that l
should ask his leave, as he was only a
few years older than me; but I didn 7,
want to do anything on the sly, SO, l
company has its French offices. but the
letter came back to. me. on the very
morning of the wedding" g.:
cit missed him, then9'' 1870. .
eyes, sir; for he had started for Eng
land just before it arrived.' 1872
"Ha that was unfortunate Your
Friday FriHHs W Wa It to Be in 's churchi,
to be at St. Saviour near
Kings Cross, and we were to
have breakfast afterwards at the
St. Pancras Hotel. Hosmer came for US
in a hanson, but as there were two Of
himself into a four-wheeler, which hap
pened to be the only other cab in the
: street. We got to the church first, and
when the four-wheeler drove up we
! waited for him to step out, but he never
did, and when the cabman got down
: one there! The cabman sale that he
could not imagine what had become OF
him, for he had seen him get In with
his own eyes. That was last Friday,
Mr.. Holmes, and have never seen or
/ heard anything since then to throw any
light upon what became Of him.
very Ts eeaf ss aa
"Oh no, sir! He was too good and
l kind to leave me so. Why, all the morn
3 ing he was saying to me that, whatever
t happened, I was to be true; and that
t even if something quite unforeseen &C.
Q and that he would claim his pledge
sooner or later. It seemed strange tall
:, for a wedding morning, but what ha'
q happened since gives meaning to it. !
0 "Most certainly it does. Your owl
Q opinion is, then, that some unforeseen
n catastrophe has occurred to him?' -
s eyes, sir. T believe that he foresav
k some danger, or else be would not hav'
q talked So. And then think that wha
t he foresaw happened.' =.
n "But you have no notion as to wha
. it could have been?'
n "None.'
Zone more question. How did you
y mother take the matter9'
IS "She was angry, and said that wa
n never to speak Of the matter again.
= "And your father9 Did you tel
r him7' -,
$ me, that something had happened, an
%hn% 7 oh ~ q n a
It he said, what interest could any on
Y have in bringing me to the doors of tn
9 church, and then leaving mes Now: i
y ne had borrowed my money, or it he ha
r. married me and got my money settle
}. on him, there might be some reason
10 money, and never would look at a shil]
t: ing Of mine. And yet, what could hav
d happened9 And why could he not write
o Oh, it drives me half mad to think Of
it and I can't sleep a wink at night.
Is She pulled little handkerchief out 0
! her h. muff, and began to sob heavily int
h IT shall glance into the case 70
It no doubt that we shall reach som
le definite result. Let the weight Of tn
n matter rest upon me now, and do nc
D., let your mind dwell upon it fur the
or Above all, try to let Mr.. Hosmer Angt
at done from your life.''
m "Then you don It think I'll see hi,
IT again."
ut 'tThen what has happened to him!'
e. "You will leave that question in m
n, scription Of him, and any letters Of h
which you can spare
eansa5sSs t0 SAID Hn sh IN s} sss'
, the slip, and here are four letters fro
OF UThank you. And your addressf'
ct "No. 81 Lyon Place, Camberwell.'
ct "Mr. Angels address you never ha
's- place of business9'
SO "He travels for Westhouse & Ma
bank the great claret importers Of Fe
\ church street,
Ike ''Thank you. You have made ,yo7
We statement v cry clearly. You will lea'
he the papers here, and remember the a
be vice which have given you. Let Il
ut whole incident be a sealed book, and I
a not allow it to affect y994qr life;u !.
in you are very kind, MI !, Holmes d b
,ls Hosmer: IL ,! shall J; find me ready VIII
he comes back.'
ice For all the preposterous hat and +
nd vacuous face, there was something mob
Ter in the simple faith Of our visitor viii
ne compelled our respect. She laid h
he little bundle of papers upon the tab
he and went her way, with promise
vas come again whenever she might
summoned.
le. Sherlock Holmes sat silent for a fe
minutes with his fnger-tips still press
an together, his legs stretched out in fro
ok. of him, and his gaze directed upwa
in to the ceiling Then he took down fro
y the rack the old and oily clay pill
which was to him as counsellor, al
es, having lit it, he leaned back in |
chair, with the thick blue cloud-wreat
spinning up from him, and look
infinite Ian uor in his face.
~ "Quite an interesting study, tn
all maiden,0 he observed. "I found /
more interesting than her little profile
,rs, which, by the way, is rather trite Of
You will find parallel cases, if you CT
'st- suit my index, in Andover in TT, a
aid there, was something of the sort at 7
he Hague last year. Old as is the i'd
rks however, there were one or two deta
0 I which were new to me. But the maid
did herself was most linstructive.'
he "5You appeared to read good d
ley upon her which was quite invisible
ley me,' T remarked.
hat rNot invisible, but unnoticed, w
hat son. You did not know where to 10,
vas and 80 you missed all that was impo
ngs ant. I can never bring you to real
the Importance Of sleeves, the s.
aid gestiveness of thumb nails, or the gr'
ON issues that may hang from boot-la
IN Now, what did YOU gather from t
out UWell, she had slate-colored, bro
brimmed straw hat, with feather Q:
M lhr;okish rod Her iacknt VISA h1a