The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24

but we have not reached that stage
yet I don't suppose they remember
faces in so busy a place. Let US ven
ture it,"
Il am sorry to trouble you" said be
In bis blandest manner to the young
woman behind the grating; there Is
some small mistake about a telegram I
sent yesterday. I have had no answer.
and,I very much fear that ! must have
omitted to put my name at the eud.
Could you tell me if this was sop
The young woman turned over q
sheaf Of. cOunterfOils.
''WhatNO'clOck was it2'' she asked.
"a little after g.
Whom was it TOP
Holmes put. his finger TO his lips and
glanced at me The last words IN IL
were for Gods sake" he whispered
conddentidlly. Il am very anxious at
getting no answer"
The yOung woman separated one OF
the forms.
''This is it. There Is no name" said
she, smoothing It out upon the counter.
AAEaA lA0Af VI NUNAaEg MNEUIMl0 ANA
my getting no answer" said Holmes.
Dear meNhow very stupid Of me, to be
sure. Good morning. miss. and many
thanks for 1hTving relieved my mind"
He chuckIed and rubbed his hands
when we found yourselves in the street
once more.
'WenY' I asked
I'VE progress, my dear Watson. we
progress. had seven different
schemes for getting a glimpse Of that
telegram. but could hardly hope to
succeed the very first time"
And what have YOU gainedT"
"A starting point for our investi-
CATION" He hailed a cab. Kings
Cross station" said he.
1--WE have a journey. then"
eyes. I think we must run down to
Cambridge together. All the indica-
tons seem to me TO point IN that direc-
ton"
''Tell me" I asked, as we ratified up
Gray's Inn road, "have you any sus-
piciOn yet as to the cause Of the dis
1 don't think that among
all our cases I have known one where
the motives are more obscure. Surely
you don't really imagine that he May
be kidnapped IN order to give infOrma-
tion against his wealthy uncleT'
Il confess, my dear Watson, that
that does not appeal to me as a very
probable explanation. 1t struck me,
as being the one which was
most likely to interest that exceedingly
old person
1t certainly did that, but what are
your alternatives %
Il could mention several You must
admit that it is curious and suggestive
that this incident should occur On the
eve of this important match and
should involve the only man whose
presence seems essential to the sue
cess Of the side 1t may, Of course, be [
a coincidence, but it is interesting.
Amateur sport Is free from betting,
but a good deal Of outside betting goes
on among the pubic, and IL is possible /
that It might be worth some ones while |
to get at q player as the rufians Of the /
turf get at a race horse There is one /
explanation. A second very obvious /
one is that this young man really is
the heir Of a great property, however
modest his means may at present be, 4
and it is not impossible that a plot 70
hold him for ransom might be con
cOcted"
these theories take no account OF .
the telegram"
quite true Watson. The telegram
still remains the only solid thing with /
which we have to deal, and we must /
not permit our attention TO wander |
away from it. It Is to gain light upon !
the purpose Of this telegram that we |
are now upon our way to Cambridge.
The path OF our investigation IS at I
present obscure. but I shall be very /
much surprised II before evening we /
have not cleared It up or made a con
siderable advance along IT,"
1t was already dark when we reached /
the old university city. Holmes took !
q cab at the station and ordered the I
man to drive to the house Of DIT. Les \
lie Armstrong A few minutes later /
we had stopped at a large mansion In
the busiest thorOughfare. We were
shown in and after a long wait were
at last admitted into the consulting /
room. where we found the doctor seat
ed behind his table
II argues the degree IN which I had
lost touch with my profession that the
name Of Leslie Armstrong was W.
known to me. Now I am aware that
be IS not only one Of the heads Of the
medical school Of the university. but
thinker Of European reputation in more
than one branch Of science. Yet even
without knowing bis brilliant record
one could not fail TO be impressed by
q mere glance at the mantle square.
massive face. the brooding eyes under
the matched brOws and the granite
nolding Of the inaexible Jaw. q man
~ deep character. a man with an alert
mind. grim, ascetic. self contained. for
7 read DIT Leslie Arm
.rong He held my friends card ia
lis hand. and he looked up with no