The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-11-24
Continued from last week.

/ lie Introduced himself as Inspector
Martin of the Norfolk constabulary.
and he was considerably astonished
when he heard the name Of my com
panion.
''Nhv. Mr. Holmes the crime was
only committed ut : this morning. How
could you hear Of il in London aud get
To the snat rs soon rs -
! anticipated IT, I came in the hope
of preventing it,"
Then Won must have important cvi-
5cnee Of which we are ignorant. for
they We're said to be most united
couple"
4 have only the evidence of the dane
ing men. said Holmes Il will cx-
plain the matter 10 you later Mean
while. since ii i too late To prevent this
tragedy. ! am very anxious that |
should Use the knowledge which | pos
seSs in order 10 insure that Justice be
done VIII you associate me in your
Investigation or will You prefer that I
should net Independently
Il should be proud TO feel that we
We're acting together. Mr.. Holmes
said the inspector earnestly
In that case should be glad 10 bear
the evidence and TO examine the prem
iSes without an instant of unnecessary
delay"
Inspector Martin had the good sense
10 allow my friend TO do things In his
own fashion and contented himself
with carefully noting the results. The
local surgeon, an old. white haired
man. had just come down from Mrs.
Hilton Cubitt's room, and he reported
That her injuries We're serious. but not
necessarily fatal The bullet had
passed through the front of her brain,
and it would probably be some time he
fore She could regain consciousness.
ON the question of whether she had
been shot or had shot herself he would
hot venture 10 express any decided
opinion. Certainly the bullet had been
discharged at very close quarters
There was only the one pistol found in
the room, two barrels of which had
been emptied. Mr. Hilton Cubitt had
been shot through the heart II was
equally conceivable thai he had shot
her and then himself or that She had
been the criminal. for the revolver lay
upon the floor midway between them.
HAS he been moyelt asked Holmes
we have moved nothing except the
lady. We could moi leave her lyug
wounded upon the lloor.
''IIoW long have you been here. doc
tor
since / O'Clock
ANY one rlset'
Yes. the constable here
And yon have touched nothingf'
"Noh.ne."
You haze aetcl with great disere-
ton WIZ cut for yonf"
The h9uscma.l. saunders"
WAS Il =. NH, give the alarmf"
"Shr and NJ K.H;. he cook"
Whore are they now
in the Kitchen. | believe"
"rheu | think we Lid better hear
their story az once.
The Old hall ok panalcd and high
windowc bad been tuI al into court
of investi- ICON. HJi.-cs sat in II
great. old fashioned chair his ineXora-
BILE eyes gIcaIl.g OFT Of his haggard
face could read in them set pur-
pose 10 devote his life to this quest
until the client who'll lie had failed 10
save should NJ last be avenged. The
/ trim Inspector Martin the old. gray
headed country doctor, myself and a
/ stolid village policeman made up the
| rest of that strange company.
The two women told their story clear
/ ~ enough. They had been aroused
/ from their sleep ~ the sound of am
1 explosion. which had been followed n
minute later by Il second one They
/ Slept ia adjoining rooms. aud Mrs.
4 King had rushed in TO Saunders To
/ gether they had desccnlel the stairs.
/ The door Of the study was open. and
a candle was burning upon the table.
{ Their master lay upon his face in the
center of the room. He was quite
dead. Near the window his wife was
crouching her head leaning against
I the wall She was horribly wounded
and the side of her face was red with
/ blood She breathed heavily. but was
incapable of saying anything. The
sassas- rs we'll =. the rssn was full
+ of smoke ana the smell Of powder
+ The window was certainly shut and
/ fastened upon the inside Both wo
men were positive upon the point
/ They had AT once sent for the doctor
/ and for the constable. Then. with the
all of the groom and the stable boy
they had conveyed their injured mis-
trcss to her room Both she and heI
husband had occupied the bed. She
was clad in her dress. he in his dress
ing gown over his night clothes. Moth
ing had been moved in the study. s.
far rs they knew. there had never beeI
any quarrel between husband and wife
They had always looked upon them a.
very united couple.
These were the main points Of thu
| servants evidence In answer TO In