Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

great brpa1sa beard ssg s Spw .s sr e his
steel harpoon had been driven, and Y nad
sunk deep into the wood Of the wall Pc
hind him. He was pinned Ike beetle on
had been 30 from the instant that he ut
tered that last yell of agony.
II know your methods. sir, and applied
them. Before permitted anything TO pc
moved. examined most carefully the
ground outside, and also the floor Of the
room. There were no footmarks
Meaning that you saw noner
IT assure you, sir, that there were none.
MY good Hopkins. have investigated
many crimes. but have never yet seen one
which was committed by flying creature.
AS long as the criminal remains upon Two
legs SO long must there be some indenta-
ton, some abrasion. some trifing dispiace-
nent which can be detected by the scien-
tiic searcher. It ID increo1Die tnae .ns
blood-bespattered room contained no uaS7
which could have aided US. l unoerstano,
however, from the inquest that there Were
some objects which you failed to over
look?"
The young inspector WINGED at my COM
panion's ironical comments.
time. Mr.. Holmes. However, that's past
praying for now. Yes there were sew. e.
objects In the room which called Ior spe.
cial attention. One was the narpoon WIZ
which the deed was committed. IL nao
been snatched down from a rack on the
wall Two others remained there, ana there
was a vacant place for the third. On the
stock was engraved SIS Sea Unicorn, Dui-
dee This seemed to establish tnat tne
crime had been done in moment or Iury,
and that the murderer had seized the nrst
weapon which came In his way. me az y.
that the crime was conmitteeo at t"o ~
the morning, and yet Peter Carey was
fully dressed, suggested that he mad an
appointment with the murderer, whicn Is
borne out by the fact that bottle OF
rum and two dirty glasses stood upon 'he
table" ..,
Yes" said Holmes; II think that both
differences are permissible. Was there any
other spirit but rum in the room!'
yves there was a tantaluS containing
brandy and whisky on the sea chest. 1t is
Of no Importance to US, however, since tne
decanters were full, and it had therefore,
not been used.
nifacance," said Holmes. However. let US
hear some more about the objects which
do seem to you to bear upon the case
There was this tobaeco-pouch upon the
table"
'sWhat part Of the table"
eft Law in the middle. 1t was of coarse
sealskn---the straight-haired skin, with
leather thong to bind It. Inside was +. u.
on the flap. There was half an ounce OF
strong ships tobocco in it."
Excellent What more?"
Stanley Hopkins drew from his pocket
a drab-covered notebook. The OUTSIDE
On the first page were written the Initials
AZ. H N" and the date "1SS3. Holmes
laid it on the table and examined 1t In his
minute way while Hopkins and gazed
over each shoulder. On the second page
were the printed letters &c. P. r., ana
then came several sheets of numbers. An
other heading was Argentine" another
COSTA Rica" and another San Pauio,
each with pages OF signs ana nsures
after 1t.
.sWhat do you make of these?" asked
Holmes.
''They appear to be lists Of stock exchange
securities I thought that j. H. N. were
the initials of broker. and that C. P. r.
may have been his CLIENT
"Try Canadian Pacific railway" said
Stanley Hopkins swore between his teeth,
and struck his thigh with his clenched
hand.
What fool have been!. ~, he cried; -o ct
are the only initials We have to solve. L
have already examined the old stock ex-
change lists, and can find no one in 1883,
either in the house or among the OUTSIDE
brokers, whose initials correspond with
these Yet I feel that the clue Is the most
important one that I hold. You will ad-
init. Mr. Holmes, that there Is a possibility
that these initials are those OF the second
person who was present-in other words
Of the murderer. I would also urge that
the introduction into the case Of docu-
ment relating to large masses OF valuable
Indication Of a motive for the crime"
Sherlock Holmes face showed that he was
thoroughly taken aback by this new de-
velopment.
II must admit both your points," said he.
81 confess that this notebook, which did not
appear at the inquest, modihes any views
which I may have formed. I had come to
a theory of the crime in which can find no
place for this. Have you endeavored to
trace any of the securities here mentioned?'
"Inuuiries are now being made at the
Offices, but fear that the complete regis
ter of the stockholders Of these South
American concerns Is in South America,
and that some weeks must elapse before we
can trace the shares"
Holmes had been examining the cover Of
the notebook with his magnifying lens.
Surely there Is some discoloratton here"
said he.
YES sir, 1t Is a blood-stain. I told you
that 1 picked the book off the floor
WAS the blood-stain above or below2"
ION the side next the boards"
Which proves, Of course, that the book
was dropped after the crime was commit
ted"
point. and 1 conjectured that it was drop
ped by the murderer in his hurried flight.
1t lay near the door,.
II suppose that none Of these securities
have been found among the property of the
dead MANI"
NO sir"
Have you any reason to suspect rob-
bery?"
mo. sir. Nothing seemed to have been
touched"
Dear me, 1t is certainly a very interest
ing case. Then there was a knife, was
there not?'
"A sheath-knife. still in its sheath. It Law
at the feet of the dead man. Mrs. Carey
has Identified 1t as being her husbands
property"