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two policemen in uniform, with one
plain clothes detective, rushed
through the front entrance and into
the room.
That you. Lestrade p" said. Holmes.
Yes, Mr.. Holmes. / took the job
myself. It's good to see you back in
London, sir.
think YOU want little unofficial
help. Three undetected murders in
one year won't do. Lestrade. But you
handled the Molesey mystery with less
than your usual-that's to say, you
handled 1T fairly-well."
We had all risen to our feet, our
prisoner breathing hard, with a stall
wart constable on each side of him.
Already few loiterers had begun to
collect in the street. Holmes stepped
dropped the blinds. Lestrade had pro.
had uncovered their lanterns. was
our prisoner.
yet sinister face which was turned
toward us. With the brow of a phi
losopher above and the jaw OF a sensu-
alist below, the man must have started
with great capacities for good or for
evil. But one could not look upon his
cruel blue eyes, with their dropping,
cynical lids, or upon the fierce, ag-
gressiye nose and the threatening.
ture's plainest danger signals. He took
no heed of any Of US, but his eyes were
fixed upon Holmes face with an exc
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said Lestrade. Nothing further you
have to say, Mr.. Holmes, before we
go?"
Holmes had picked UP the powerful
airgun from the floor and was exam.
lining its mechanism.
An admirable and unique weapon
said he, 'noiseless and of tremendous
power. knew Won Herder, the blind
German mechanic who constructed IL
to the order of the late Professor Mo-
riarty. For years l have been aware
of it's existence, though / have never
before had the opportunity of hand
ling it. 1 commend 1t very specially
to your attention, Lestrade, and also
the bullets which fit 1t.
You can trust us to look after that.
Mr.. Holiness" said Lestrade as the
whole party moved toward the door.
Anything further to say?"
only to ask what charge you in
tend to prefer 2"
What charge, sir? Why, of course.
the attempted murder of Mr.. Sherlock
Holiness
to appear in the matter at all. To
you. and to you only, belongs the
credit of the remarkable arrest which
you have effected. Yes, Lestrade, I
congratulate you'll With your usual
happy mixture of cunning and auda-
city you have got him.
Got him! Got whom, Mr. Holmes ?''
The man that the whole force has
been seeking in vain-Colonel Sebas-
tan Moran, who shot Hon. Ronald
Adair with an expanding bullet from
an airgun through the open window
CT the second floor front of No. APT
Park Lane, upon the 30th of last
month. That's the charge, Lestrade.
And now, Watson. if you can endure
the draught from a broken window.
think that half an hour in my study
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heavy game shot that our Eastern en-
pire has ever produced. I believe
am correct, colonel, in saying that
your bag of tigers still remains un
rivaled ?"
The fierce old man said nothing. but
still glared at my companion. With
his savage eyes and bristling mustache
he was wonderfully like a tiger him.
self
wonder that my very simple
stratagem could deceive SO old a shi-
kari,' said Holmes. 1T must be very
familiar TO you. Have you not teth-
cred a young kid under a tree. lain
above 1T with your rifle and waited for
the bait to bring up your tiger? This
empty house is my tree and you are
my tiger. You have possibly had
other guns in reserve in case there
should be several tigers or in the un-
likely supposition of your own aim
failing. you These" he pointed
around. ARE my other guns. The
parallel is exact
Colonel Moran sprang forward with
a snarl Of rage, but the constables
dragged him back. The fury upon his
face was terrible to look at.
Il confess that you had one small
surprise for me-" said Holmes. Il
did not anticipate that you would
yourself make use of this empty house
and TINS convenient front WINDOW. L
had imagined you as operating from
the street, where my friend Lestrade
and his merry men were awaiting you.
With that exception all has gone as I
expected"
Colonel Moran turned to the official
detective.
you may or may not have just
cause for arresting me- said he, but
at least there can be no reason why
/ should submit to the gibes of this
person. If 1 am in the hands of the
lawilet things be done in a legal way"
We'll, that's reasonable enough"
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crept forward, crouching. menaclng
into the room He was within three
yards of us, this sinister figure, and
had braced myself to meet his spring
before / realized that he had no idea
of our presence. He passed close be-
side us, stole over to the window and
very softly and noiselessly raised 1t Tor
half foot. AS he sank to the level OF
this opening, the light of the street,
no longer dimmed by the dusty glass.
fell full upon his face. The man
seemed to be beside himself with ex-
citement. His two eyes shone like
stars and his features were working
convulsively. He was an elderly man,
with a thin, projecting nose, high.
bald forehead and a huge grizzled
mustache An opera hat was pushed
to the back of his head and an evening
dress shirt-front cleaned out through
his open overcoat. His face was
gaunt and swarth., scored with deep,
savage lines. In his hand he carried
what appeared to be stick, but as
he laid il down upon the floor it gave
a metallic clang. Then from the
pocket of his overcoat he drew bulky
object and he busted himself in some
task which ended with a loud, sharp
click, as if a spring or bolt had fallen
into its place. Still kneeling upon the
floor he bent forward and threw all
his weight and strength upon
some lever, with the result
that there came a long, whirl-
ing, grinding noise, ending once more
in a powerful click. He Strengthened
himself ~ then, and l saw that what
he held in his hand was aFsort OF
gun with a curiously misshapen butt
He opened it at the breech, put some
thing in and snapped the breech-
block. Then. crouching down, fha
rested the end OF the barrel upon the
ledge of the open window, and l saw
his long mustache droop over the stock
and his eye gleam as it peered along
the sights. I heard a little sigh of
satisfaction as he cuddIed the butt
into his shoulder and saw that amaz-
ing target, the black man on the yell
low ground, standing clear at the end
of his foresight. For an instant he
was rigid and motionless. Then his
finger tightened on the trigger. There
was a strange, loud whiZ and a long,
silvery tinkle of broken glass. At that
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instant Holmes sprang like a tiger on
the marksman's back and hurled him
fiat upon his face. He was UP
again in a moment and with convul-
sive strength he seized Holmes by the
throat but l struck him on the head
with the butt of my revolver and
he dropped again upon the floor. /
fell upon him, and as 1 held him my
comrade blew a shrill call upon a
whistle. There was the clatter OF
running feet upon the pavement and
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pleasure of seeing you since you IA
vored me with those attentions as /
lay on the ledge above Reichenbach
Fall"
The colonel still stared at my friend
like a man in a trance. You cum
ming. cunning fiend!" was all that he
could say.
IT have not introduced you yet"
said Holmes. This, gentlemen, is
Colonel Sebastian Moran, once of her
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from an air-gun. All right, Mrs. Hud-
son. l am obliged for your assistance.
And now, Watson. let me see you in
your old seat once more, for there are
several points which I should like to
discuss with YOU
He had thrown off the seedy frock-
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preston in which hatred and amaze
ment were equally blended. You
fiendt" he kept on muttering, you
clever, clever fend!'
"Ah, coloneli" said Holmes. arrang-
ing his rumpied collar, Journeys end
In lovers meetings. as the old play
says. don't think have had the
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The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Dancing Men.
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
The Adventure of the Priory School
The Adventure of Black Peter.
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton.
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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons.
The Adventure of the Three Students.
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez.
The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange.
The Adventure of the Second Stain.
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that they might be needed-by the
way, Watson, you spotted their pres
ence in that doorway with unerring ac-
curacy-I took I'D what seemed to me
to be a judiciOus post for observation.
never dreaming that he would choose
the same spot for his attack. Now. my
dear Watson, does anything remain for
me to explain?"
Yes" said /. You have not made
1t clear what was Colonel Moran's mo-
tive in numbering the Honorable Ron
aid Adair?" 81,
"Ahl my dear Watson. there we come
into those realms of conjecture, where
the most logical mind may be at fault
Each may form his own hypothesis
on the present evidence, and yours is
as likely to be correct as mine"
You have formed one. them"
Il think that it is not difficult to ex-
plain the facts 1t came out in evil
dence that Colonel Moran and young
Adair had, between them, won a con-
siderable amount Of money Now. Mo-
ran undoubtedly played fOul-of that I
have long been aware I believe that
on the day OF the murder Adair had
discovered that Moran was cheating
Very likely he had spoken to him pri-
vately, and had threatened to expose
him unless he voluntarily resigned his
membership of the club and promised
that a youngster like Adair would at
once make a hideous scandal by ex-
posing well-known man so much old
er than himself. Probably he acted as
1 suggest. The exclusion from his
clubs would mean ruin to Moran. who
lived by his i'll gotten card-gains. He
therefore murdered Adair. who at the
time was endeavoring to work out
how much money he should himself
return, since he could not profit by his
partners foul play. He locked the
door lest the ladies should surprise him
and insist upon knowing what he was
doing with these names and coins.
Will 1T pass?'
II have no doubt that you have hit
upon the truth"
1T Will be verified or disoroved at
the trial Meanwhile. come what n,av
Colonel Moran will trouble US no naore
The famous air-gun OF Won Herder viii
embellish the Scotland Yard Museurn
and once again Mr.. Sherlock Holmes is
free to- devote bis life to examinir1
those interesting little problems whic6
the complex life OF London SO pfersi-
fully presents"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04
Botanical Immigrants.

Chicago Tribune.
DUNG Inc last year 1929 botanical
immigrants have arrived. They were
selected varieties of seeds and plants
that were secured through the untlr-
log efforts Of our agricultural explorers,
Tho 90 Over /" h's goodly frame, the
EARTH" with a fine toOIh-comb in
search of valuable acquisitions to
American agriculture and horticulture.
0oe Of these explorers went TO the
Russian Caucasus in search Of new
varieties OF fruits, n to the West
Indies for tropical cassava, another
into the European fax regions, a fourth
to Mexico 10 search o: southern coun-
try apricots. When they found speci-
linen which gave promise of adapting
themselves to American conditions and
becoming valuable citizens of the
botanical community, they imported
colonies of them into the United
States. A shipment of date suckers
representing forty-two varieties, new
to America, was sent from the OASIS OF
the Biskra in the Sahara; nineteen
selected varieties of grapes were
brought from the Russian Caucasus ;
$50 pounds OF seeds of the true pista-
chic, Il dainty almond nut, and other
related species were brought from
Tux y and Central ASIA: thirly.three
varieties OF mango OF superior breed
we're imported into Florida from Gen.
trail India; y CHOICE colooy of tn
famous "pedlgreed" Hanna barley was
secured from the cradle Of the race in
Moravia; 200 speclr ems Of The hardy
Vladimir cherry we're brought from
Russia 10 the northwestern states. III
ADDITION there we're imported y numbol
Of promising South African grape
vines, some Canary Island plants, new
species OF the lily from the Philippines
and the N~eiIgherry hills Of Iudia, Eas'
African sorgNums, and a fine type o.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04
Missouri Diarymeu.

Officers of the Missouri State laryAs-
ISOLATION are making strenuous efforts
to have the annual meeting which will
be held at BrookHeld, February, 10 to
II, by far the greatest In It's history.
They have gone to heavy expenses and
have secured some Of the best talent
in the country in the line Of experts
in the diary line Of industry.
Among the prominent persons from
abroad who will participate in the
program will be Prof. T. L. Haeckker,
Of Minnesota, who will be present the
three days session. He is one Of the
best known authorities in diarying 10
the United States.
H. B, Gurler, Of DeKalb, Ill.,, q
practical diaryman, will take part.
Mr.. Gurler delivered milk from bis
Illinois diary farm to the Paris eKposi
zion, pure and sweet, without the use
of preservatives Of any kind, but
"cleanliDess and cold."
A. j. Glover, of Wisconsin, associate
editor Hoard's Diaryman, will talk on
several SUBJECTS Of special interest 70
to Missouri diaryman.
W f. Moore, Of Cameron, aud G.
T. Graves, of Maitland, who had
charge Of the Holstein and Jersey herds
at the Worlds Fair, will tell how they
selected the COWS and all the points IN
the daily routine of feeding, care and
milking, to demonstrate what know.
ledge inlelligently applied, a do &c
increase the income from COWS.
Several prominent Missouri diary.
men who have made abundant success;
of milk production on their farms,
will give the benefit Of their exper.
fence.
Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, formerly
IN charge of Department of Hou,ehold
Economics Of Agriculture College, Of
Manhattan, Kas., will speak especially
to framer's wives.
O. B. Lane, assistant chief Of the
Diary Division OF the United State,
Department of Agriculture will tell O
the many ways in which this depart
ment arrives to be OF assistance Il
farmers.
Prof. r. Nj. Wsshburu, OF the Ag
r%iculIural college, Of Columbia, ana
Geo. B. Ellis, secretary Of the State
Board of Agriculture, will assist il
the meeting,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04
Msdonaa.

Charles Coleman Stoddard In the February
BOOklOyers Magazine
The same rich hair is yours, the sweet
deep eyes
That met as in old ireScoes, where
are wrought
The prayers of tie old masters as
they sought
To paint Christ's mother. Aud that
look de6es
The world and ume-bright as the
morning skies
With love aud trust; as listening you
had caught
Their glory from them, or some
holy thought
Or whispered promise out Of Paradise.
Press that wee, sleeping bit Of human.
kind
Close t. your breast, and sit here at
my Feet.
l See-no, Raphael, Guido we're mol
blind
Twas such as you at twilight came
to greet
Their tired footsteps at the door, thai
taught their art
To weave its sainted spell about the
heart.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04
Beef Trust Decision.

The supreme court Of the United
States has affirmed the decision of
Judge G~rosScuP of the q, 8. Circuit
court restraining the packing houses
from making combinations to control
prices. Justice Holmes who read the
decision said:
at charges & combination Of Is
dominant proportion Of the dealers in
fresh meat Throughout the United
States not to bid against each other in
the live stock markets OF the different
states; to bid up prices for a few days
in order to induce the cattlemen to
send their stock to the stock yards; to
fix prices at which they will sell add to.
thai end to restrict shipments of meat
when necessary I; to establish a uniiolm
rule of credit to dealers and to keep a
blacklls'; to make uniform and i'm
proper charges for carriage, and finally
to get less than lawful rates from the
railroads to the exclusion Of com-
pettors."
Speaking further upon the question
OF interference with interstate COM
marce, Justice Holmes said that a
charge was made OF a combination of
Independent dealers TO restrict the
competition of the agents who
purchase stock tor Aem IN the stock
yards. ''Che purchasers and Their
slaugh,ering establishments are" te
said ''largely in different states from
those of the stock yards, and the sellers
OF the cattle, perhaps 1t is not too
much to assume, largely in different
states from either. The intent of the
combination is not merely TO restrict
competition among the parties, out, a.
we nave salu, oy force OF Inc genera
allegation at The end OF the bill, and to
aid in an attempt to m%onopolize com.
merce among states"
He added; "When cattle are sent
for sale from a place In one state, with
the expectation that they will end
their transit, after purchase, in another,
aud when in effect they do SO, with
the only interruption necessary to find
a purchaser At the stock yards, aud
wnen this is a typical, constantly
recurring course, the current thus
existing Is a current Of commerce
among the states and the purchase of
the cattle Is a part aud incident oisuch
commerce.
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sour
9tO1MaCh

No appetite, loss OF strength, nervous
s h~oa1ache, constipation, bad breath,
neral debility, sour nslngs, and catarrh
ne stomach are all due to indigestion.
odoi cure Indigestion. This new discov-
represents tho natural juices Of diges-
n as they exist in a healthy stomach,
mblned With the greatest known tonic
4 reconsiructive properties. Kodol Dys-
psla Cure does not only cure indigestion
d d~yopepsla, but this famous remedy
res Al stomach troubles by cleansing,
riiyine, s%weetening and strengthening
mucous membranes lining the stomach.
81 SIS falL Of Ravsnswood, W, Va, says
Nar iioot "a with sour stomach for twenty years.
t7l pei ne and We are noW usins Il Ia milk
Kcdol Digests What You Eat.
le1 g 1l.oo Sire holding as tines the tIiL
t which sells for SO cents.
spared I. Q. Dewitt 3 90, CHICAGO.
old BIZ Grenshaw & Young
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POPULARITY.

To cure Constipation and Liver
troubles by gently moving the bowels
and acting as a tonic to the liver, take
Little EARLY Risers. These Famous
Little Pills are mild, pleasant and
har mless, but effective and sure.
Their universal use for many years is
a strong guarantee of their popularity
and usefu ness. Sold by Crenshaw g.
Young, Druggists. 2-4ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04
THE SUNSHINE OF SPRING.

The Salve that cures without q scar
is DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Cuts
Burns, Boils, Bruises, and Piles dis.
appear before the use of this salve IS
snow before the sunshine of spring.
Miss II. NJ, Middleton, Thebes, Ill,
says: 81 was seriously afflicted with
q fever sore that was very painful.
De Wits Witch Hazel Sslve cured me
In less thans week" Getthe genuine.
Sold by Crenshsw & Young, Druggists,
2-4ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-04

Lexington, No 10 Mr.. Forest Nave,
OF Vernon county, Mo, consideration
%, $50.
EDITOR INTELLIaEECER:
Dear SE:-I learn that some woman
has been IN your midst recently
soliciting for the Chlldrens Home
Society We have no woman con-
neoted with our field work, aud any
claiming to represent US are frauds.
1 say this to protect our many friends
from such impOsltiOns, Respt.,
R. I. MMNEs, Supt.
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LOCAL BRIEFS

rs. NJ. G. McFadin returned to
sas City Saturday.
alter Frazier returned to Kansas
Tuesday morning.
G. VanHoy, Of Muscogee, 1. T.,
for his home Saturday morning.
Tlliam Simpson went to Leaven
th Monday evening to visit rela.
rs. George Dodge and daughter
lrned from Kansas City Monday
BIT.
RS. Tim Howard left Saturday
ming to visit her daughter in St.
Is.
Iiss Laura Hyde came down from
lsas City Monday night to spend a
days.
ames Ramey, who has been visit
relatives here, returned to Kansas
J Sunday.
VI. and Mrs. Milford Riggs went
Kansas City Tuesday morning to
nd the day.
Iiss Ethel Martin. who has been
ting relatives here, returned to
nsas City Sunday.
iisses Margaret and Nancy Clam.
lain went to Kansas City Saturday
ming for short visit.
liss Ollie Kinder, who is attend.
business college IN Sedalia, came
Saturday to see her parents.
hyde Summers and his sister, Mrs.
. Billiard, of Kansas City, spent
hday here with their mother.
marriage license vas issued to
lnard Roberts OF Corder and Miss
lsy Masterson OF Blackburn, Mo.
Hiss Mamie Gordon, Miss Matte
rrelson aud Mrs. F. z, Barnes
ut TO Kansas City Sunday night.
Albert sandifer and family, who
Ve been visiting relatives here. re.
ned 70 Kansas City Monday norm
diss Mary Eoux, Of near Warrens-
X, returned TO her home Tuesday
rning, after a visit with Mrs. S,
Hendrix.
Miss Margaret Clayton, who has
IN visiting relatives here for sew
/ weeks, returned to Kansas City
tuFday evening.
Miss Amanda Austin, who has been
iling the family Of Judge W. G
|o%ausland, left for her home 10
lifornia Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Kate Boyd. Frank Kiefer and
IS Lula Kiefer, of Kansas City,
,omnanied the body of their mother
Lexington Tuesday morning.
Judge Games P. Chinn returned
m Windsor, Mo-, where he was
led by the serious illness of james
ddicOre. Mr.. Peddicord is better
Miss Kathryn Flnncll, who is 8
ident at Hill's Business College,
Gala, came home Saturday or
Pount Of the serious illness of her
her.
Curtis & Gordon sold for Mr.. Aloii
rth 40 acres Of land 4 miles east o
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ron Uganda.

VIOFoI HUW UBanuh.
Tbs department. Of agriculture m.
derslaRdS the value Of m~teIigently
selected immigration. ASS result OF
its efforts this country Is developing It's
agricultural resources 10 the point
where eventually, every acre will be
utilized and It's products will iDclude
every variety which 1t is possible or
profitable to produce within its natural
limitations Of climate and soil.
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Threw Bomb ia POstOfiic..

Waverly Waterman.
simultaneously With the uprising Of
the laborers Of Russia came an unex.
pecGed outbreak Of anarchy in Waverly.
Toe first act OF violence was done at
tbs postOfiee last Saturday, when q
mar whom we will call Smith because
tnat isn't his name) exploded a bomb
IN the midst Of a throng of citizens
who had gathered to await the opening
Of the mail. No lives were lost, aud
the only damage done was TO the
building, whioh sustained a slight
fracture of the ceiling, The owner Of
the internal machine lost a stout old
hickory pipe by the explosion.
IL seems that Smith carried several
% long cartridges in his coat pocket
along with his smoking tobacco. In
filling bis pipe he accidentally cram
med into it q of the cartridges. He
lighted up and dozed off IN a haze o
pipe dreams, when-puhi the cartridge
exploded, the bali gong up and
through the ceiling, the shell going
down and through the bottom Of the
pipe,
Fire, ashes aud exclamation points
filled the air for a few minutes. Smith
took advantage OF the excitement and
escaped to Whites Island, where,
doubtless, he was warmly welcomed by
his fellow anarchists.