The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-26

may PC you ore the surgeons SHE'S not
dead or wasn't by LAST accounts YOU
may be IN time to save her set. though
Il be for The gailowse
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
we are going to Riding Tho.pe Man
Qr said De, "hut we have heard moth.
ing Of what has passed there
ITS terrible business, said the
stniion master "Thoy ere shot. both
Mr. Hilton Cubitt and his wife. She
shot him and then herself. 80 tie sery.
ants say. He's dead and her NE is de-
SPARED Of Dear. dear. one of the Ola.
est families ia the county OF Norfolk
and one Of the most hon5rcdw
Without word Holmes hurried to
carriage. and dur'ng jre long seven
mile drive ne never opened his month
Seldom have I seen him so utterly de-
spontent lie hnd been uneas, during
All our journey from town. and ] had
observed that hc had turned over the
morning papers with anxious attention.
but now this sudden realization Of his
worst fears left him IN a blank melan.
choly lie leaned boc ,u bis seat lost
tn gloomy speculation. Yet there was
much around TO interest us. Hor we
were passing through as singular
| countryside as any in England. where
q few scattered cottages rcaresentod
( The population Of today while on ev-
cry hand enormous g1uare tote-od
churches bristlod up from the fnt,
green Landscape and told of Che glory
and prosperity OF old East Anglia. at
last the violet rim Of the German
ocean appeared over the green edge of
the Norfolk coast and the driver point.
ed with his whip t. two Ola brick ana
timber gables which projected from
grove Of trees. "Ihatg nidmg Thorie
Manor" said he.
AS we drove up 90 the porticoed front
door observed In front Of it. beside the
tennis lawn, the blask tool house and
the pedestaled sundlal with which we
had such strange associations. A dap
per little man, with n quick, alert
manner and waxed mustache. had
just descended from a high dogcart.
He Introduced himself as Inspector
Martin Of the Norfolk constabularv.
and he was considerably astonished
when he heard the name OF my com
panion.
Why, Mr.. Holmes, the crime was
only committed at this morning. How
could you hear Of It IN LoAdon and get
to the spot as soon as / p
Il anticipated t. came In the hope
OF preventing IT,"
"Then you must have important evil
dence Of which we are ignorant. for
they were said to be a most united
couple"
~ have only the evidence OF the dane
ing men," said Holmes II viii ex.
plain the matter 10 you later Mean
while, since It IS too late TO prevent this
trngedy. ! am very anxious that I
should use the Knowledge which pos
sess in order to insure that justice be
done WIN you associate me Ia your
investigation or will you prefer that
should act Independently
Il should be proud 10 feel that we
were acting together AF. Holmes,
said the inspector earnestly.
"In that case should be glud 20 hear
the evidence and TO examine the prem
ises without an instant Of unnecessary
delay"
Inspector Martin had the good sense
10 allow my friend 20 do things IN his
own fashion and contented himself
with carefully noting the results. The
local surgeon. an old. white haired
man, had just come down from Mrs
Hilton Cubitt's room, and he reported
that her injuries were serious, but not
necessarily fatal. The bullet bad
passed through the front Of her brain
aud it would probably be some time be
! fore she could regain consciousness
/ On the question OF whether she had
been shot or had shot herself be would
not venture 10 express any decided
opinion Certainly the bullet had been
discharged at very close quarters
There was only the one pistol found m
the room, two barrels OF which had
been enptied. Mr. Hilton Cubitt bad
been shot through the heart II was
equally conceivable that he had shot
her aud then himself OF that she had
been the criminal for the revolver las
upon the floor midway between them.
Has he been moyc' asked Holmes
"We have moved nothing except th'
lady. We could not leave her lyinG
wounded upon the noor'
How long have you been here, doc
tory
'Since & o'clock"
ANY one elseT
Eyes. the constable here"