The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24

frey stanton. y0u don't know Cyril
+ Overton eltherg7
Holmes shook his head good humor
edly
~Great Scott cried the athlete
'Why. ] was first reserve for Eng
land against Wales. and I've skppered
the varsity al this year But that's
I nothing. I didn't think there was q
soul I'm England who didn't know God
I frey stanton. tho crack three-quarter
I Cambridge. Blackbeath and Eve in.
/ ternauonals Good Lord. 8lr Holmes
where have vou IvedF7
Holmes laughed az the young giants
4 naive astouishment
"Tou live in q different world from
+ me. 1Ir. Overton-a sweetor and health-
F Ter one Ny romifcatians stretch out
+ Into many sections of society. but never.
am happy TO say into amateur sport
which s the best and s3undest thing Ia
F England. However your unexpected
+ visit this morning shows me that even
4 in that world of fresh air and fair PLAY
4 there may be work for me to DO. So
now. my good Sir, j beg you 20 sit down
and tell me. slowly and quietly. exactly
what it is that has occurred and how
you desire that should help you"
Yong Overtons face assumed the
bothered look Of a man who is more
4 accustomed 10 using his muscles than
bis wits. but by degrees. with many
repeuti0ns and obscurities which I
may omit from his narrative, he laid
his strange story before Us.
Its this way. ar. Holmes. As L
have said, am the skipper Of the Rug
ger team Of Cambridge varsity. and
Godfrey stanton IS my best man. To-
morrow we play Oxford Yesterday we
Ell came up. and we settled at Bent
ley's private hotel AT 10 o'clock I went
round and saw that an the fellows had
gone 70 roost. for i believe In strict
training and plenty OF sleep TO keep a
team OF ] had word or two with
Godfrey before be turned I'm. He seem
ed 10 me 90 he pale and bothered. I
asked him what was the matter. He
said be was all richt-j just a touch Of
headache. babe him good night and
left him. Haf an hour later the Dor
ter tells me. q rough looking man with
a beard called with note for Godfrey.
He had not gone 10 bed and the note
was taken 20 his room. Godfrey read
it and fell back Ia q chair rs If be had
been pole azed. The porter was so
scared that he was going 60 fetch me.
but Godfrey stopped him. had a drink
Of water and pulled himself together.
Then he went downstairs, said a few
words 90 the man who was waiting I'm
the hall, and the two Of them went Of
together. The last chat the porter saw
Of them they were almost running
down the street in the direction of The
Strand This morning Godfrey's room
was empty. his bed had never been
slept in. and his things were all Just as
I had seen them the night before. He
had gone of mt moments notice with
this stranger and no word has come
from him since. I don't believe be will
ever come back. He was a sportsman.
was Godfrey. down 70 his marrow. and
he wouldn't have stopped his training
end let in his skipper If e were not for
some cause thar was too strong for
him. 40; J feel as IL he were gone for
good, and we should never see him
again"
sherlock Holmes listened with the
deepest attention TO this singular mar
rative.
'Nhat did You dos" he asked.
Il wired 60 Cambridge to learn IL
anything had been heard OF him there
I have had an answer. No one has
seen him"
Gould he have got back to Cam
BRIDGE
YES; there is a late train-quarter
past H."
"But. so far as You can ascertain, he
did not take it7"
~No, De has not been seen"
"What did you do next"
Il wired TO Lord Mount-James."
"Why 20 Lord Mount-JamesF"
Godfrey is an orphan. and Lord
Nount-James is his nearest relative
bis uncle. I believe"
Indeed. This throws new light upon
the matter. Lord Mount-James is one
of the richest men in England"
so I've heard Godfrey say"
And your friend was closely re-
lately"
''Yes. he was his heir. and the old
boy is uearly eiglty-eram fun OF govt
TOO. They say be could claIk his bill