Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10

clothes hanging from line Of pegs.
Holmes turned away and stopped sud-
denly to the floor.
Hello! What's this?" said he.
1t was small pyramid Of black,
puttylike stuff, exactly like the one
upon the table Of the study. Holmes
held it out on his open palm In the
glare Of the electric light.
"Your visitor seems to have left
traces in your bedroom as well as In
your sitting room, Mr.. soames."
'What could he have wanted there?"
II think 1t is clear enough. You came
back by an unexpected way, and 80
he had no warning until you were at
the very door. What could he do? He
caught up everything which would be-
tray him, and he rushed into your bed
room to conceal himself"
"Good gracious, Mr.. Holmes, do you
mean to tell me that all the time was
talking to Bannister In this room we
had the man prisoner If we had only
known it?'
$50 read it."
SulSlS lAClC 40 0hOIuV4 01IS3Aa i've,
Mr.. Holmes. l don't know whether
you observed my bedroom Window
Lattice PANIED, lead framework,
three separate windows, one swinging
on hinge and large enough to admit a
man"
Exactly. And it looks out on an
angle Of the courtyard SO as to be
partly invisible. The man might have
effected his entrance there, left traces
as he passed through the bedroom, and
finally, finding the door open, have es-
capped that way"
Holmes shook his head impatiently.
LET us be practical" said he. II
understand you to say that there are
three students who use this stair and
are in the habit Of passing your door2''
Eyes, there are"
"And they are all in for this examina-
| tion?"
"Yes."
Have you any reason to suspect any
one of them more than the others"
| Soames hesitated.
ut is very delicate question" said
| he. Zone hardly likes to throw sus
picion where there are no proofs"
Let US hear the suspicious. I will
look after the proofs"
II will tell you, then, in few words
the character Of the three men who in
habit these rooms. The lower Of thu
three is Gilchrist, a fine scholar ant
athlete; plays in the Rugby team ant
| the cricket team for the college ani
got his blue for the hurdles and tn,
long jump. He is fine, manly fellow
His father was the notorious Sir Jabe.
! Gilchrist, who ruined himself on tn
turf My scholar has been left yer!
I poor, but he Is Woodworking and In
dustrious. He will do well.
1.-THE second floor is inhabited b.
Daulat Ras. the Indian. He Is
i quiet, inscrutable fellow. az most o
| those Indians are. He is well up Il
his work, though his Greek is his weal
I subject. He is steady and methodica
1.-THE top floor belongs to Miles Nc
Laren. He is brilliant fellow whe
he chooses to work-one of the bright
CDl lAlCllCSlS VI IuC NSkSlSy-O ~
Is Maynard. dissipated and unprinc
Pied, He was nearly expelled over
card scandal In his first year. He ha
been idling all this term, and he mus
look forward with dread to the e,
animation"
"Then it is he whom you suspect7"
IT dare not go SO far as that, but {
the three he Is perhaps the least III
likely"
Exactly. Now. Mr.. soames, let ,
have a look at your servant, Banni
ter"
He was a little, white faced, clea
shaven. grizzly haired fellow of fift
He was still suffering from this su
den disturbance of the quiet routine
his life. His plump face was twitchi1
with his nervousness, and his flnge
could not keep still.
1--WE are investigating this unhapI
business, Bannister," said his master.
Eyes, SIR"
II understand" said Holmes, eth
you left your key in the door?"
Eyes. sir"
WAS 1t not very extraordinary tn
you should do this on the very d
when there were these papers inside
at was most unfortunate, sir. But
have occasionally done the same thi
at other times"
"When did you enter the room?"
"1t was about half past 4. That
Mr.. Soames' tea time"
HOW long did you stay?"
when l saw that he was absent,
wlthdgeW. at onee.,,