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10, what's this?"
The double track turned sharp off
and took the direction of Kings Ply
land. Holmes whistled. and we both
followed along after it.. His eyes were
on the trail. but 1 happened to look
a little to one side. and saw to my sur
prise the same tracks coming back
again in the opposite direction.
"One for you, Watson" said Holmes
when / pointed it out. You have saw
ed us from a long walk, which would
have brought us back on our OWL
traces Let us follow the return track.
We had not to go far. 1t ended at
the gates of the Mapleton stables. As
we approached. groom ran out from
them.
we don't want any loitcrers about
here" said he.
II only wished to ask a question"
sad Holmes. with his finger and
thumb in his walstcoat pocket.
should ! be too early to see your
master, Mr. Silas Brown. if I were to
cali at o'clock tomorrow morning."
BLESS you. sir if any one is about
he will be. for he is always the first
stirring. But here he is. sir. to an
swer your questions for himself. No,
sir. no: it is as much as my place is
worth to let him see me touch your
money. -Afterward. if you like"
AS Sherlock replaced the half-crown
which he had drawn from his pocket
. erco-looking elderly man strobe out
from the gate with a hunting-crop
swinging in his hand
whats this. DawsOn!" he cried.
mo go8siping! Go about your bust
ness! And you, what the devil do you
want here"
"Ten minutes talk with you. my
good sir" said Holmes In the sweet
est of voices
i've no time to talk to every CAD
1bout. We want no strangers here. Re
off, or you may find dog at your
heels
Holmes leaned forward and whis-
pered something in the trainers ear.
re started violently and flushed to
the temples.
lie!"
Very good. Shall we argue about
it here in public or talk it over in
your parlor?"
ooh, come in if you wish to-"
Holmes smiled. II shall! not keep
you more than a few minutes, Wat
SON" said he NOW, Mr. Brown, I am
quite at your disposal
1t was twenty minutes. and the reds
had all faded into grays before
Holmes and the trainer reappearad,
Never have ! seen such a change as
had been brought about in Silas Brown
in that short time. His face was ashy
pale beads of perspiration shone upon
his brow. and his hands shook until
the hunting-Crop wagged in the wind.
His bullying. overbearing manner was
all gone, too, and he cringed along al
my companions side like a dog with
it's master.
"Your instructions will be done It
shall all be done" said he.
There must be no mistake" said
Holmes. looking round at him. The
other WINGED as he read the menace in
his eyes.
ooh no, there shall be no mistake
II shall be there. Should l change it
first or not?"
Holmes thought a little and then
burst out laughing. mo. don't" said
he; Il shall write to you about IT, No
tricks, now. or
"oh. you can trust me- you can
trust mel"
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colored silk with ostrich-feathel
trimming"
Il never had such dress, sir, an.
Gwered the lady
"Ah. that quite settles it," said
Holmes. And with an apology he fol
lowed the Inspector outside. A short
walk across the moor took us to tht
hollow in which tho body was found
At the brink of it was the furze- bush
upon which the coat had been. hung.
There was no wind that night,
understand" said Holmes
None; but very heavy rain"
"In that case the overcoat was no
blown against the furze-bushes, but
placed there"
Eyes, it was laid across the bush.
you fill me with interest. | per-
ceive that the ground has been tram
pied up a good deal. No doubt many
feet have been here since Monday
night"
"A piece of mating has been laid
here at the side, and we have all stood
upon that"
Excellent.
"In this bag / have one of the boots
that Straker wore, one of Fitzroy
Simpsons shoes. and cast horse shoe
of Silver Blaze"
my dear Inspector. you surpass
yurself!" Holmes took the bag, and
descending into the hollow, he pushed
the mating into more central po-
sition. Then stretching himself upol
his face and leaning his chin upon hi.
hands, he made a careful study of the
trampled mud in front of him. HUI
lo," said he. suddenly. Whats this? "
1t was wax vesta half burned, which
was so coated with mud that it looked
at first like little chip of wood.
4I,f II 11n I n a 4 n
look it," said the Inspector, with an
expression of annoyance.
''Tt was invisible, buried in the mud
| only saw it because | looked for it.
what. you expected to find it?"
Il thought it not unlikely.
He took the boots from the bag, and
compared the impressions of each OF
them with marks upon the ground
Then he clambered up to the rim OF
the hollow, and crawled out among
the ferns and busfe~.
II am afraid there are no more
tracks," said the Inspector. L have
examined the ground very careIully
for a HUNDRED yards in each direction.
Indeed" said Holmes, rising.
should not have the impertinence tc
do it again after what you say But
should like to take a little walk over
the moor before it grows dark, that
may know the ground tomorrow
and. | think that / shall put this
horseshoe into my pocket for luck.
Colonel Ross. who had shown some
signs of Impotence at my companion $
quiet and sympathetic methods OF
work. glanced at his watch. Il wish
you would como back with me, In.
spector,' said he There are severa
points on which | should like your
advice, and especially as to whether
we do not owe it to the public TO re-
move our horses name from the en-
tries for the coup"
Certainly not, cried Holmes, with
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Yes, / think can. Well, you shall
hear from me tomorrow" He turned
upon his heel, disregardlng the trem-
bling hand which the other held out
to him, and we set off for Kings Py-
land.
"a more perfect compound of the
bully, coward, and sneak than Mas
ter Silas Brown | have seldom met
with" remarked Holmes as we trudg-
cd along together.
He has the horse, then ?"
"He tried to buster out of it, but /
described to him so exactly what his
actions had been that morning that ne
is convinced that | was watching him.
OF course, you observed the peculiarly
square toes in the impressions, and
that his own boots exactly correspond
to them Again, of course, no subor-
dinate would have dared to do such u
thing l described to him how, when
according to his custom he was the
first down, he perceived a strange
horse wandering over the moor. How
he went out to it. and his establishment
at recognizing, from the white force
head which has given the faVorite its
name. that chance had put in his
power the only horse which could
beat the one upon which he had put
his money. Then / described how mis-
first impulse had been to lead him
back to Kings Pyland, and how the
devil had shown him how he could
hide the horse until the race was over,
and how he had led it back and con-
cealed it at Mapleton When told
him every detail he gave 1t up and
thought only Of saving his own skim
But his stables had been search
ed?"
"Oh, an old horse-fakir like him
has many a dodge"
of n Fra III m loax /, ~
horse in his power now, since he has
! every interest in injuring it,"
my dear fellow. he will guard it
as the apple of his eye. He knows that
his only hope of mercy is to produce
| it safe"
Colonel Ross did not impress me
as man who would be likely to show
| much mercy in any case"
THE matter does not rest with Col
onel Ross. / follow my own methods,
and tell as much OF as little as
choose. That is the advantage of be-
ing unofficial / don't know whether
you observed it, Watson, but the Col
onePs manner has been just a tritle
cavalier to me. | am inclined now to
have little amusement at his eX
pense. Say nothing to him about the
horse
Certainly not without your per-
mission"
And of course. this Is quite min
or point. compared to the question of
who killed John Straker."
And you will devote yourself to
that?''
"On the contrary. we both go back
ITO London by the night train"
| was thunderstruck by my friends
words. We had only been a few hours
in Devonshire. and that he should give
up an investigation which he had be-
gun so brilliantly was quite incompre-
hensible to me- Not word more could
/ draw from him until we were back
at the trainers house. The Colonel and
the Inspector were awaiting us in the
parlor.
my friend and / return to town by
the night express" said Holmes. 1--WE
have had . charming little breath of
your beautiful Dartmoor air.
The Inspector opened his eyes, and
the Colonel's lip curled in a sheer.
so you despair Of arresting the
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hat n party of gypsies encamped on
Monday night within a mile of the
sIot wneIe the murder took place. on
Tuesday they were gone Now. pre-
Suming that there was some under
standing between Sirpson and these
gypsies, might he 3ot have been lead
= ing the horse to them when he was
overtaken, and may they not have him
now?,
ct isscertainly possible"
- he moor is being secured for
these gypsies. I have also examined
every stable and clubhouse in Tavi-
stock. and for a radius of ten miles. "
There is another training stable
quite close, I understand?'
Yes, and that is a factor which
we must certainly not neglect AS
Desborough. their horse, was second
in the betting. they had an interest
in the disappearance of the favorite.
Silas Brown, the trainer, is known to
have had large bets upon the event,
and he was no friend to poor Straker.
We have, however, examined the
stables. and there is nothing to con-
meet him with tho affair"
And nothing to connect this man
Simpson with the interests of the
Mspleton stables?"
Nothing ut ALL"
Holmes teamed back in the carriage,
and the conversation ceased. few
minutes later our driver pulled UP at
a neat little red-bricI villa with over
hanging caves which stood by the road
Some distance off. across a paddock.
lay a long gray-tiled outbuilding. In
every otht: direction the low curves of
the moor. bronze colored from the
fading ferns. stretched away to the
skyline, broken. only by the stecples
of Tavistock. and by cluster of
houses away to the westward which
marked the Napoleon stables. We all
sprang out with the exception of
Home. who continued to lean back
with his eyes fixed upon the sky in
front of him, entirely absorbed in his
own thoughts. 1t was only when
touched his arm that he reused NM
self with violent start and stepped
out of the carriage.
Excuse me- said he. turning to
Colonel Ross, who had looked at him
i'm some surprise. :" | was day-dream-
ing" There was a CLEAN in his eyes
and suppressed excitement in his
manner which convinced me, used as
I was to mis- ways. that his hand was
supon a clew though l could not i'm
agine where he had found it.
Perhaps you would prefer at once
to go on to the scene of the crime. Mr..
Holiness" said Gregory.
4 think that | should prefer to stay
here a little and go into one or two
questions of detail. Straker was
brought back here, / presume ?"
Yes: he lies up stairs. The inquest
is tomorrow
He has been in your service some
year". Colonel Ross?'
L have always found him an excel
lent servant.
II presume that you made an inven-
tory Of what he had I'm his pockets at
the time of his death. Inspector -
I have the things themselves in the
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decision. 81 should let the name
stand"
The Colonel bowed. I am very glad
to have your opinion, sir said he.
You will find us at poor Stralers
house when you have finished your
walk, and we can drive together in
Tavistock."
He turned back with the Inspector,
while Holmes and / walked slowly
across the moor. The sun was begin
ming to sink behind the stable of Ma
pleton, and the long, sloping plain in
front of us was tinged with gold, deep
ening into rich, rudy browns where
the faded ferns and brambles caught
the evening light. But the gIories of
the landscape were all wasted upon
my companion. who was sunk in the
deepest thought
It's this way, Watson" said he at
last. "We may leave the question of
who killed John Straker for the in
slant and confine ourselves to finding
out what has become of the horse.
Now, supposing that he broke away
during the tragedy, where could he
have gone to. The horse is a very gre
garious creature. If left to himself his
instincts would have been either to
return to Kings Pyland or to go over
to Napoleon. Why should he run wild
upon the moor? He would surely have
been seen by now. Aud why should
gypsies kidnap him? These people al
ways clear out when they hear of
trouble, for they do not wish to be pes
tered by the police They could not
hope to sell such horse. They would
run a great risk and gain nothing by
taking him. Surely that is clear"
Where is he, them
81 hav> already said that le mus
have gone to Kings Pyland or to Ma
pleton. He is not at Kings Pyland.
Therefore, he is at Mapleton. Let ug
take that as a working hypothesis ano
see what it leads us to. This part OF
the moor as the Inspector remarked
Is very hard and dry. But it falls away
toward Mapleton, and you see from
here that there is long hollow over
yOnder, which must have been very
wet on Monday night. If our supposi-
ton is correct then the horse must
have crossed that, and there is the
point where we should look for his
tracks"
We had been walking briskiy during
this conversation, and few more min
utes brought us to the hollow in ques-
ton. At Holmes request | walked
down the bank to the right, and he to
the left. but ] had not taken fifty
PAGES before l heard him give a shout,
and saw him waving his hand to me.
The track Of horse was plainly out
lined in the soft earth in front of him,
and the shoe which he took from his
pocket exactly fitted the impression.
See the value of imagination"
said Holmes ct is the one quality
which Gregory lacks. We imagined
what might have happened. acted
upon the supposition. and find our
selves justified Let us proceed"
We crossed the marshy bottom and
passed over a quarter of a mile OF
dry, hard turf Again the ground
sloped, and again we came on the
tracks. Then we lost them for a half
mile. but only to pick them up once
more quite close to Mapleton. It was
Holmes who saw them first and he
stood pointing with a look of triumph
upon his face. A man track was Wis
ible beside the horses S.
1.-THE horse was alone before" l
cried.
"Quite SO. It was alone before. HUI
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sitting-room, if you would care to see
them
/ should be very glad" We all filed
into the front room and sat round tine
central table while the Inspector un-
locked a square tin box and laid a
small heap of things before ug. There
was a box of veStas. two inches of tai
low candle, an d p Drier-root pipe.
a pouch of sealsl1in with half an ounce
of long-cut Cavendish, a silver watch
with a gold chain, five sovereigns in
gold, an aluminium penCil-case, q few
papers, and an ivoryhandle with a
very delicate, infexible blade marked
Weiss & Co, London.
This il a very singular knife" said
Holmes. lifting it up and examining it
minuteIy. Il presume, as / see blood
stains upon it, that it is the one which
was found in the dead mans grasp.
Watson, this knife is surely in your
line?"
1T is what we call a cataract knife
said |.
Il thought so. A very delicate blade
devised for very delicate work. a
strange thing for man to carry with
him upon a rough expedition. espec.
tally as it would not shut in his poclx-
et'
The tip was guarded by a disk OF
cork which we found beside his body"
said the Inspector. His wife tolls Us
that the knife had lain upon the dress
ing-table, and that he had picked it
up as he left the room. 1t was poor
weapon, but perhaps the best that he
could lay his hands on at the mo-
ment.''
Very possibly. How about these
papers?"
Three of them are receipred hay
dealers accounts. One of them is a let
ter of instructions from Colonel Ross.
This other is d milliner's account for
81 pounds / ) pounds made out by
Nine. LeSurier, of Bond Street. 20
William Derbyshre. Mrs. Strakcr
tells us that Derbyshire was a friend
of her husbands, and that occasionally
his letters were addressed here"
Mime. Derbyshire had somewhat
expensive tastes. remarkerd Holmes,
CHANGING down the account Twenty
two guneas is rather heavy for sim
gle costume. However, there appears
TO be nothing more to learn. and we
may now go down to the scene of the
crime
AS We emerged from the sitting
room woman. who had been waiting
in the passage. took a step forward
and laid her hand upon the Inspec-
tors sleeve. Her face was haggard
and thin and eager, stamped with the
print Of a recent horror.
Have you got them? Have you
found them ?" she painted
NO, Mrs. Straker But Mr.. Holmes
here has come from London to help
lis, and we SHALL do all that is posi-
bic"
Surely I met you in Plymouth at
2 garden-party some little time ago,
Mrs. Straker?" said Holmes.
No. sir; you are mistaken"
Dear me, Why, l could have sworn
to it. You wore a costume of dove
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The 7-year-old child Of VIII Carol
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ole Clark has sold his town prop
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to reside.
Tom Sparks is working with the
Sraulding buggy people in this sec
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Moss 4 Hall shipped a car load OF
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Uncle Burt l.ooney will ship n car
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b. Il. Wallace, r. l. Walkup and
James Sexton will leave this week for
Beaver county, okla, To reside They
have purchased land there.
Rev Eubanks, who has been run
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and been succeeded by j. r. Burnett,
who will put on a number of good rigs
to accommodate the travelling public
Rev. Eubanks will devote his time Ia
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Mrs Smith and Mrs. Peddycoart
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Jim Reaves Of Robertson is in town
Mr Bethel has sold his business a,
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Our school opened today with Miss
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tendance is small but will soon be bet
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Grant Bell has bought the Fisk prop
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