Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-09

: i3wn the passage, which
re ,eugth as that which
. At the end was q
& ending i'm a door.
a-d then ushered
bedroom.
chamber lined
rose which had
a> and lay In
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/ T. room. and
| IN -s. was the
ov,. .3re seldom
seen sing person.
1t wa ID, fac which
was t-- rs, with pierre
/ ing CJrS r cI lurked I'm deep
: hollows ua ovevhung and tuft-
/ ed brows. lis hair and beard were
/ white save The latter was curiously
I stained with yellow around his mouth
I a cigarette glowcl amid the tanCle OF
| white hair. and the air OF the room
was fetid with stale tobacco smoke.
| A. ne held out his hand to Holmes I
| perceived that IL was also stained with
| yellow nicotine.
I
! speaking I'm well chosen English. with
/ a curious little minc'ng accent Pray
take cigarette. And YOU. sir? can
| recommend them. FOX have them espc-
| cially prepared 10y Iouides of Alexan-
| dria. He sends me a thousand at a
| time. and I grieve 60 say that have TO
/ arrange FOR a fresh supply every fort
| night Bad. sir, very had. but an old
I man has few pleasures. Tobacco and
I my work-that is an that is left 60 me. q"
! Holmes had ut q cigarette and was
/ shooting little Gart.ug g'ances an over
| the room.
/ Tobacco and my work. but now on
/ ~ tobacco" the old man exclaimed.
| ALAS. what fatal interruption. Who
| could have foroseeu such terrible ca
! tastrophc: So csumallc a young man,
I assure YOU that after "a few months
I training he was am admirable assist
ant. What DO you think Of the matter.
! NIr. Holmcsg"
Il have not yet made up my mind"
| 81 shall indeed be indebted 90 YOU n
! YOU can throw light where an is SO
I dark 10 as. To poor boo1worm and
/ invalid like MYSELF such q blow is para
/ lying. I seem 10 have lost Che faculty
J OF thought. But YOU are man Of ac-
/ tion-you are man OF affairs 10 is
/ part of the everyday routine OF your
| hie You cam preserve your balance i'm
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