Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-30
" A. CONAN DOYLE.
lLLUsTRATED
by Z. d. STEELE

prised II We don't get some help down
there.
In rapid succession We passed
through the fringe Of fashionable Lon
don, hotei London, theatrical London,
literary London. commercial London,
and. finally, maritime London, till We
came to q riverside city. Of 100000
souls. where the tenement houses swei-
! ter and reek with the outcasts Of Eu-
rope Here. In a broad thoroughfare.
once the abode Of wealthy city mer-
chants, we found the sculpture works
for which we searched. Outside was a
considerable yard full Of monumental
masonry. Inside was large room In
which fifty workers were carving or
/ molding The manager, a big blond
German, received us civilly and gave
clear answer to all Holmes ques-
lions. A reference to his books showed
; that hundreds Of casts had been taken
from marble copy OF Devine's head Of
Napoleon. but that the three which had
/ been sent to Morse Hudson a year or
so before had been half Of batch Of
six. the other three being sent to Hard
I Ing Bros. Of Kensington. There was no
reason why those six should be differ
ent from any Of the other casts. He
could suggest no possible cause why
any one should wish to destroy them
In fact. he laughed at the idea. Their
wholesale price was shillings, but the
retailer wonld get IL or more. The
no1t EN- In rnnl1o From
each side Of the face, and then these
two proflies Of plaster Of paris were
Joined together to make the complete
bust. The work was usually done by
| Italians in the room we were In. When
finished the busts were put on table
In the passage to dry and nfterwnrd
stored. That was all he could tell u.s.
But the production Of the photograph
had remarkable effect upon the man
nger. His fnce flushed with anger, and
his brows knotted over his blue Ten.
tonic eyes.
"Ah. the rascal.' he cried. Eyes, In
deed. know him very well. This has
always been respectable establish
ment, and the only time that we have
ever had the police In II was over this
very fellow. II was more than Il year
ago now. He knitted another Italian In
the street, and then he came to the
works with the police ON his heels, and
he was taken here. Beppo was his
name-his second name never knew.
Served me right for engaging a man
with such fnce. But he was a good
! workman-one Of the best"
"What did he getT'
1.-THE man lived. and he got OF with
Il year. have no doubt he Is out now
but he has not dared to show his nose
here. We have cousin of his here
and dare say he could tell you where
he is"
mo. no." cried Holmes; mot a word
| to the cousin-not word. beg OF you
The matter ~ very important. and the
farther go with II the more important
1t seems to grow. When you referred
In your ledger to the sale of those casts
l observed that the date was June
Of last year. Could you give me the
date when Beppo was arrestedT
81 could tell you roughly by the pay
list" the manager answered. "Yes,'
he continued, after some turning ovel
Of pages, "he was paid last on May 90
THANK you" said Holmes. IL dom
think that I need intrude upon you
time and patience any more" with I
last word of caution that he should "a!
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our faces westward once more.
The afternoon was far advanced be
fore we were able to snatch hasty
luncheon at restaurant. A news bill
at the entrance announced: "Kensing
ton Outrage. Murder by Mailman
and the contents Of the paper showed
that Mr.. Horace Harker had got his
account into print after all. Two col
umns were occupied with highly sen
sational and fowery rendering Of the
whole incident. Holmes propped Il
against the cruet stand and read Il
while he ate. Once or twice hi
chuckled.
This is all right, Watson" said he
Listen to this; 1T Is satisfactory Il
know that there can be no difference
of opinion upon this case, since Mr.
Lestrade, one Of the most experienced
members Of the official force, and Mr.
Sherlock Holmes, the well known con
sulting expert, have each come to the
conclusion that the grotesque series OF
Incidents, which have ended In SO tragi.
a fashion, arise from lunacy rather
than from deliberate crime. No ex
PLANTATION save mental alteration car
cover the facts The press, Watson
is a most valuable institution, II 20,
only know how to use 1t. And now, Il
you have quite finished. we will harl
back to Kensington and see what thu
manager Of Harding Bros. has to say
on the matter"
The founder Of that great emporium
proved to be a brisk, crisp little per
son, very dapper and quick. with {
clear head and = ready tnpR'a -
Ito be oontlnued)
kAIMuki zoo ~ NIGHT.
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