Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08

your door. he perceived the key which had
been left by the carelessness Of your ser
want. A sudden impulse came over him
TO enter and see IL they were indeed the
proofs 1t was not q dangerous exploit. for
he could always pretend that he had sim
ply looked In TO ask question.
We'll. when he saw that they were In
deed the proofs IL was then that he yielded
TO temptation. He put his shoes on the
table. What was IL you put on that chair
near the Window
Gloves" said the young man
Holmes looked triumphantly at BannIs-
ter. He put his gloves on the chair and
he took the proofs. sheet by sheet TO copy
them. He thought the tutor must return by
the main gate and that he would see him.
As we know. he came back by the side
gate. Suddenly he heard him at the very
door. There was no possible escape. He
forgot his gloves. but he caught up his
shoes and darted into the bed room. You
observe that the scratch on that table IL
slight at one side. but deepens in the di-
rection OF the bed room door. That In IT.
self is enough to show us that the shoe
had been drawn in that direction and that
the culprit had taken refuge there. The
earth round the spike had been left on the
table and second sample was loosened
and fell in the bed room l may add that 1
walked out to the athletic grounds this
morning. saw that tenacious black clay IL
used In the jumping-pit, and carried away
specimen of II, together with some of the
nne tan or sawdust which is strewn over
lt to prevent the athlete from slipping.
f1lNe L IOlu the truth, MIR. NillChTiSty'
The student had drawn himself erect.
Yes, sir, it is true" said he.
Good heavens! have you nothing 10
addT' cried Soames.
Yes. sir, l have but the shock of this
disgraceful exposure has bewidered me. |
have letter here, Mr.. Soamess which l
wrote TO you early this morning i'm the
middle of restless night. II was before [
knew that my sin had found me out Here
1t Is, sir. You will that | have said. L
have determined not to go in for the eX-
animation. l have been offered a commits
sion in the Rhodesian police and am go
ing out To South Africa at once -
Il am indeed pleased to hear that you
did not intend to profit by your unfair ad-
vantage, said SoameS. But why did YOU
change your purpose?''
GllchriSt pointed TO Bannister
There Is the man who set me in the
right path" said he
Come now, Banuister." said Holmes. 1t
VIII be clear to you, from what have said.
that only you could have let this young
man out, since you were left i'm the room.
and must have locked the door when you
went out. As to his escaping by that win
dow, it was incredible. Can YOU not clear
up the last point in this mystery and tell
us the reasons for your action?"
1t was simple enough. sir If you only
had known, but, with all your cleverness
II was impossible that you could know
Time was, sir, when L was butler TO old Sir
JabeZ Gllchrist this young gentleman's
father When he was ruined / came to the
old employer because he down in the
world. | watched his son all / could for
the sake of the old days. Well sir, when
/ came into the room yesterday. when the
alarm was given. the very first thing |
was Mr.. Gilchrlst's tan gloves a-lying In
that chair. / knew those gloves well and |
understood their message. If Mr.. Soames
saw them, the game up. / Topped
down into that chair and nothing would
bulge me until Mr. Soames went for
you. Then out came my poor young mas
ter whom L had handled on my knee. ana
confessed 1t all to me. Wasn't It natural.
sir, that | should save him. and wasn't IL
natural also that l should try 10 speak to
him as his dead father would have done,
and make him understand that he could not
profit by such deed? Could you blame
me. slr?''
NO, indeed" said Holmes, heartily,
springing to his feet. We'll. Soames. l
think we have cleared your little problem
up. and our breakfast awaits us at home.
Come, Watson! AS to you. sir / trust that
a bright future awaits you in Rhodesia.
For once you have fallen low Let see,
in the future, how high you can rise"