The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-08

stable and Clubhouse in TaVistock, aud
for radius of ten miles"
there Is another training Stable
quiterelosc. I understand
Yes, and that is factor which we
must certainly not neglect. As Des-
borough, their horse. was second in the
betting, they had an interest in the dis
appearance Of the faVOrite. Silas
Brown. the trainer. is known to have
had large bets upon the event. and he
was no friend to DooT Straker. We
have, however. examined the stables,
and there is nothing to connect him
with the affair.
And nothing 10 connect this man
Simpson with the interests of the
MaDletOn stables
Nothing at all"
Holmes leaned back in the carriage,
and the conversation ceased. \ few
minutes later our driver pulled up at a
neat little brick villa with OVerhang-
ing caves which stood by the road.
Some distance off. across a paddock.
lay a long, gray, tiled out-buildng. In
every other direction the low curves
Of the moor, bronze-cOlored from the
fading ferns, stretched away to the
skyline. broken only by the steeples
of Tavistock. and by a cluster of houses
away to the westward which marked
the MapletOn stables. We all sprang
out with the exception Of Holmes who
continued To lean back with his eyes
fixed upon the sky in front of him,
entirely absorbed in his own thoughts
It was only when / touched his arm
that he reused himself with a violent
start and stepped out of the carria &c.
Excuse me" said he, turning TO Col
Ross, who had looked at him in sur
prise Il was day-dreaming. There
was CLEAN in his eyes and a sup
pressed excitement in his manner which
convinced me, used as l was to his
ways. that his hand was upon a clue
though / could not imagine where he
had found it,
Perhaps you would prefer at once
TO. go on to the scene of the crime.
Mr., Holiness said Gregory.
Il think that / should prefer to stay
here little and go into one or two
questions of detail. Straker was
brought back here, presume p"
Yes; he lies upstairs The inquest
is tomorrow"
He has been in your service some
years Col. Ross ."
Il have always found him an ex-
cellent servant"
y
tory OF what he had in his pockets at
the time Of his death. Inspector
= have the things themselves i'm the
sitting-room, if you would care to see
them"
Il should be very glad" We all filed
INTO the front room and sat round the
center table While the Inspector un-
locked square tin box and laid a
small heap of things before Us. There
was box Of vestas, Two inches of
tallow candle. and a d p brierwood
pipe. pouch of sealskin with half an
ounce of lOng-cut Cavendish. a silver
watch with gold chain. five SOW
ereigns i'm gold, an aluminium pencil
case, a few papers. and an ivory
I handled knife with a very delicate. in
flexible blade marked Weiss & Co,
London
This is a very singular knife" said
/ Holmes lifting it up and examining it
mlnutely. Il presume. as l see the
blood-stains upon it. that ii is the one
which was found in the dead mans
grasp. Watson, this knife is surely in
your line?"
1T is what We call cataract knife. 80
said l.
Il thought so. A very delicate
blade, devised for very delicate work.
A strange thing for d man 10 carry
with him upon rough expedition. es-
! pecially as it would not shut in his
pocket"
The tip was guarded by disk of
cork which we found beside his body "
said the inspector. His wife tells us
the knife had lain upon the dressing
table, and that he had picked il up as
ne left the room. II was a poor weap-
on, but perhaps the best that he could
lay his hands on at the moment.
VERY possibly. How about these
paperse"