The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
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NRI HEN ! look at the three manu-
wv Scrint NnIumes which contain our

hRT HEN ] look at the three manu-
wv script volumes which contain our
work for the year 1894 l confess
that il is very difficult for me. out of
such a wealth of material to select
the cases which are most interesting in
themselves. and at the same time most
conducive to "a Display of those pecuI-
lar powers for which my friend was
famous. As [ turn over the pages. 1
see my notes upon the repulsivc story
of the red lcech and the terrible death
OF crosby, the banker Here also
ma an account Of the Addiction tragedy.
ana the singular contents Of The anci MT
British barrow The famous smith
Mortimer Succs sSiOn case comes also
Ni'hth this period. and so does the
tracking and arrest of HUret the Bou-
ItNard aSSassiu-an exploit which won
lpf Holmes an autograph letter OF
thanks from the French president and
tn Order Of the Legion Of Honor.
Each of these would furnish a MARIA
tive. but on the whole I ann of opinion
that none of them unites 50 many sin
Gular points Of interest as the episode
of GoXley Old Place. which includes
not only the lamentabIe death of
young NiliouEhby Smith. but also
1hoSe subsequent developments which
threw so curious light upon the
causes of the crime.
Ii was q wild. tempestuous night.
towards tn close Of NoIernb her.
Holmes and 1 sat together i'm silence
AL the evening. he engaged with "a
powerful lens deCiDhering the remains
OF the original Inscription upon a pal
impeest. ] deep na recent treatise on
surgery Outside the wind hoWed
down Baker street. while The rain beat
fercely against the windows. II was
strange there. i'm the very depths OF
the town. with ten miles of mans han
diWOrk on every side of us. to feel the
iron grip of nature. and to be conscious
tii1t 10 the huge elemental forces all
London was TO more than the mole
hills that dot the fields. / walked TO
the window a9G looked oUJ on the de
serted street. The occasional Lamps
gieam OF the eNpanse OF muddy road
and shining pavement A single cab
was sglashing its way from the Ok
ford street END.
well. Watson. it's as well we have
not TO turn out tonight said Holmes.
laying aside his lens and rolling up the
paimpseSj. I've done enough for one
sitting. II is trying work for the eyes.
SO far as I can make out. it is nothing
more exciting than an abbey's accounts
dating from the second half Of the
fifteenth century. Halloa, halloa, hal
lGa' What's this"
Amid the droniug of the wind there
had. come the stamping of horses hoofs
and the long grind of wheel as il
Taspcd against III curb The cab
which l had seen had pulled up at our
duO--
What can ne want / calculated, as
a man stepped out of it.
Want" He wants us. And we. my
poor Watson. want overcoats and era
watts ana goioshes. and every aid that
man ever invented TO tiEht.the weather
Wait Il bit. though, There's the cab
of again. There's hope yet. He'd have
kept il if he had wanted us to come
Run down. my dear fellow. and op-T
tEr door. for All virtuous folk have
been long i'm bed
When the lieht of the hall lamp fell
uuuu our midnight visitor. l had no
difficulty i'm recognizing him. II was
young Stanley Hopkins. a promising de
tectiVe. I'm whose career Holmes haC
several times shown "a very practical
interest.
lis ne jn?" he asked. eagerly.
Come up. my dear sir" said Holmes
voice from above. II hope you have no
designs upon us such a night as this
The detective mounted the stairs. and
our lamp cleaned upon his shining
Waterproof l helped him out of il
while Holmes knocked blaze out Of
the logs in the CRATE
Now. my dear Hopkins. draw up and
warm your toes" said he. Here's q
cigar. and the doctor has a prescription
containing hot water and a lemon
which is good medicine on night like
this. Il must be something important
which has brought you out i'm such q
gale"
1t is indeed. MT. Holmes. I've had
busting afternoon. 1 promise YOU Die
YOU see anything Of the GONley case il
the latest editions
1--WE seen nothing later than the hf
teenth century today.
Well il was only a paragraph, anC
all wrong al that. so YOU have no
missed anything. / haven't let the grass
grow under my feet. It's down in Kent
seven miles from Chatham and three
from the railway line. / was wired fOl
at three-hfteen, reached NONley Ole
Place at five. conducted my inVestiga
ton. was back at Chariug Cross by The
last train. and straight to YOU by cab.
(which means. I suppose. that yoJ
are not quite clear about your CaSe2'
1T means that ! can make neither
head nor tail Of ii. So far as 7 can see
81 Is lust as tangled a business as evei
] handled. and yet at first. it seemed
so simple that one cOuldn I go wrong
There's no motive, Mr. Holmes That's
what bothers mel can't put my HAND
on a motive Here's a man dead
there's no denying that-but, SO far as
I can see. no reason on earth why any
one should wish him harm
Holmes lit his cigar and leaned back
in his chair
Let us hear about it, said he.
1--WE got my facts pretty clear" SAID
Stanley Hopkins ."AH I want now is
TO know what they all mean. The story
so far as / can make it out is like this
Some years ago this country house
YOxIey Old Place, was tagen by ar
elderly man. who gave the name OF
Professor COram. He was an invalid
= keeping his bed half the time. and the
other half hObbling round the houst
with a stick OF being pushed about tbs
grounds by the gardener in a bath
chair He was well liked by the few
neighbors who called upon him. and he
has the reputation down there Of being
a very learned man His household
used to consist Of an elderly house
keeper Mrs. Marker. and Of 4 maid