Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-07-01

viding it into words and putting dots
! for each symbol which was still I'M
known. So treated it worked out i'm
this fashion:
M ERE ;. E ST.. NE.
"Now, the first letter can only be A,
which is q most useful discovery, since
it occurs no fewer than three times in
this short sentence, and the III is also
apparent in the second word. Now it
becomes:
AM HERE A b. E SLANE.
Or, filling in the obvious vacancies In
the name:
AM HERE ABE SLANEY.
I had so many letters now that could
proceed with considerable confidence
to the second message, which worked
out in this fashion:
A. ELRI Els.
Here I could only make sense by put
ting T and G for the missing letters
and supposing that the name was that
Of some house or inn at which the
writer was staying"
with the utmost interest to the full
and clear account of how my friend
had produced results which had Led
to so complete a command over our
difficulties.
''What did you do then, sir2'' asked
the inspector.
81 had every reason to suppose that
this Abe Slaney was ain American.
since Abe is an American contraction
and since a letter from America had
been the starting point of all the trou-
BILE. l had also every cause to think
that there was some criminal secret
in the matter. The lady's illusions to
her past and her refusal to take her
husband into her confidence both point
ed in that direction. I therefore cabled
to my friend, Wilson Hargreave of the
New York police bureau, who has
more than once made use of my knowI-
edge of London crime. I asked him
whether the name Of Abe Slaney was
known to him. Here is the reply: The
most dangerous crook in Chicago On
the very evening upon which I had his
answer Hilton Cubtt sent me the last
message from Slaney. Working with
known letters, it took this form:
ELSIE. RE. ARE TO MEET THY GO.
The addition of and D completed
a message which showed me that the
rascal was proceeding from persuasion
to threats, and my knowledge of the
crooks Of Chicago prepared me to find
that he might very rapidly put his
words into action. I at once came to
Norfolk with my friend and colleague,
DR.. Watson, but, unhappily, only in
time to find that the worst had already
occurred"
at is a privilege to be associated
with you in the handling of a case,"
said the inspector warmly. "You will
excuse me, however, if I speak frankly
to you. You are only answerable to
but I have to answer to my
If this Abe Slaney. living
It Elrige's, is indeed the murderer and
f he has made his escape while 1 am
seated here should certainly get into
serious trouble"
lot try to escape"
GLOW do you know"
''To fly would be a confession Of
guilt"
'"Then let us go to arrest him"
II expect him here every instant"
"But why should he come"
because L have written and asked
him."
but this is incredible, Mr.. Holmes!
Why should he come because you have
lsked him? Would not such a request
ather rouse his suspicious and cause
lin 10 fly"
Il Think have known how to frame
he letter." said Sherlock Holmes. I'm
act, if am not very much mistaken,
ere is the gentleman himself coming
10 the drive"
A man was striding up the path
which led to the door. He was tall,
andsome, swarthy fellow, clad in a