The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-30

( therefore abandon my client to her
! fate or must play this last card. Be
! tween ourselves, Watson, it's a sport
/ ing duel between this fellow Milverton
and me. He had, as you saw, the best
Of the first exchanges, but my self re-
spect and my reputation are concerned
1 to fight it to Il finish"
"Well, | don't like it, but l suppose
it must be-" said /. When do we
start?'
You are not coming"
"Thcn you are not going" said /. 81
/ give you my word of honor-and new
er broke it in my life-that l will take
cab straight to the police station and
give you away unless you let me share
this adventure with you"
You can't help me-"
How do you know that? You can't
tell what may happen. Anyway my
resolution is taken. Other people be-
side you have self respect and even
regulations
Holmes had looked annoyed, but his
brow cleared, and he clapped me on
the shoulder
"Well, well, my dear fellow, be it So
We have shared this same room for
some years. and it would be amusing
if we ended by sharing the same cell
You know, Watson. | don't mind con-
Tossing to you that | have always had
an i,ea that | woUl have made a
highly efficient criminal This is the
See here He took Il neat little lcath-
er ease out of Il drn Wcr and, opening
it, he exhibited Il number of shining
Instruments. This is Il first class up
to date burgling kit with nickel plated
jimmy diamond tipped glass cutter
adaptable keys and every modern i'm
provement which the march of civiliza-
ton demands Here too. is my dark
lantern. Everything Is in order Have
you pair OF silent ShoeS:'
Il have rubber soiel tennis shoes
Excellent. And Il mask"
Il can make couple out of black
silk"
Il can see that You have strong
natural turn for this sort of thing.
Very good. you make the masks. We
shall have some cold supper before we
start. 1t is now $50. At II we shall
drive as far as Church row. 1t is Il
quarter of an hours walk from there
to Appledore Towers. We shall be ut
work before midnight Milverton is a
heavy sleeper and retires puIctually
at 1870. With any luck we should be
back here by with the Lady Eva's
letters in my pocket"
Holmes and | put on our dress
clothes so that we might appear to be
two thclleT goers homeward bound. In
Oxford street we picked up Il hanson
and drove to an address in IIamp-
stead Here we paid off our cab. and
with our gYoltcoatS buttoncd up. for
it was bitterly cold and the wind
seemed to bow through rs, we walked
along the edge Of The heath
ITS Il business that neelS delicate
treatment" said Holmes These doc1.
ments are conainci in Il safe in tn.
fellows study. AMI the study is t.
anteroom OF hi bel char ber ON the
other hand. like al these scout little
men who do themsc.Vc vel. he IS &
piethJrie sleeper ~ 81, .hu's my
tiancce-sayS it is = "a ia the serv-
ants hall that it's i..is,ssiL.c to wake
the master He has Il secretary who
is devoted To his interests and never
budgcS from the study all day That's
why we are going ut night. Then he
has beast of Il dog. which ruams the
garden. met agatha late the last
two evenings. and she locks the brute
up so rs TO give me II clear run. This
is the house, this big one in lis own
grounds Through the gatr-now to
the right among the laurelS. We might
put on Our masks here. | think. You
see, there is not glimmer of light in
any of the windows. and everything is
woMsing splcndidly.'
With our black silk face coverings.
which turned us into two of the most
truculent figures in London. we stole
up to the silent. gloomy house \ sort
of tiled veranda extended along one
side of il, lined by several windows
and two doors
That's his bedroom" Holmes wills
pered. This door opens straight into
the study. 1t would suit us best but it
is bolted as well as locked. and we
should make too much noise getting
in. Come round here. There's a
greenhouse which opens into the draw
ing room"
The place was locked. but Holmes re-
moved a circle of glass and turned the
key from the inside. An instant after
ward he had closed the door behind us,