The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15

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'yAioHT. 1904. sNHARPER : s.oTHE
1t is really two days since you had
tho letter. We should have acted 81
fore this. You have no further evil
dence, suppose, than that which you
have placed befores us--no suggestive
detail which might help us9o
There is one thing, Z said John
Openshaw. He rummAged in his coat
pocket, and drawing out % piece OF dis.
colored, blue tinted paper, he laid it out
Sppen the t saa asys some 5s
when my uncle burned tie papers I OBJ
served that the small, nnburned mar
gins which lay amid The ashes were Of
this particular color. i found this single
sheet upon the floor of his room, and /
am inclined to think that it may be one
Of the papers which has, perhaps, fut-
tered out from among the others, and i'm
that way have escaped destruction. Be-
yond the mention OF pips, i dos not see
that II helps US much q, e think myself
that y j. Rage from some Private
- 80 4.J
Holmes moved the lamp, and we both
bent over the sheet Of paper, which
showed by its#ragged edgeSthat 1t had
indeed been torn from a book. 1T was
headed, g March, 1859, {, and beneath
were the following enig notices:
ss4th. Hudson came. Same old plat
= 4 =; Set ths Pr. q Ne !. {! e;aul!.y,
Paramore, and John Swain, Of st. Au-
ss9th. McCauley cleared.
cloth. John. Swain cleared.
..12th. Visited Paranore. AL well. s !.
"Thank you! I, said Holmes, folding
up the paper, and returning il TO. our
visitor. 5AAnd now you must on no
account lose anothef instant. We cans
not spare. time even to- discuss what
you have told me-; sYou must get home
Instantly and act. -, - Il &;
"There is but one thing to do. It
must be done OF once. You must put
this piece of paper which you have
shown us into the brass box which you
have described You must also put in a
note to say that all the other papers
were burned by your uncle, and that
this is the only one which remains.
You must assert thats.in such words. as
will carry conviction with them. Hav.
Ethe box out upon the sundial, as direct
ed: Do you understand Z" 4
Entirely.
+. t.tDo not think Of revenge, or any
thing of the sort, at present. think
that we may gain that by means Of The
law; but we have our web to weave
while theirs is already woven. The first
consideration is to remove the pressing
danger which threatens you. The second
is to clear up the mystery and to punish
IF thank you" said the young man
rising, and pulling on his overcoat
l'fYou have given me fresh life and
hope. I shall certainly do as you adj
vise.' .3s
sDo not lose an instant. And, above
all, take care Of yourself in the mean
while, for I do not think that there car
be a doubt that you are threatened BY
q very real and imminent danger. How
feBy train from Waterloo.
ssIt is not yet nine. The streets will
be crowded, SO I trust that you may be
in safety. And yet. you cannot guars
yourself too closely.0
| IT am armed.
"That is we'll. Tomorrow I shall sci
to work upon your CASE
| 1T shall see you att Horsham, thens'
emo, your secret Hes in London. i
is there that shall seek it. -
"Then shall call upon you in day
or in two days, with news az to the boz
and the. papers. I shall take your ad
hands with us, and took his leave. Out
side the wind still screamed, and tn,
rain splashed and pattered against tn
window. This strange, wild story seemed
Ito have come to us from amid the MAJ
elements-blown in upon us like shee
of seaweed in q gales--and now to hav,
been reabsorbed by them once more.
i Sherlock Holmes sat for some tim
| III silence, Nth his bead sunk forwar'
/ the. fire. Then he 1it:his pipe, and lean
/ ing back in his chair he watched TIL
1blne chickering's as they chased eacl
'Hs III * think * w Wa ssn he remarked 4
last, ftthat Of all. our cases we hav
I had none more fantastic than this" /.
i nSave, perhaps, the Sign of. -Four. T."
Il Jewell, yes. Save, perhaps, that. An
!, yet this John Openshaw seems to me +
be walking amid even greater peril
than did the Sholtos. = nv.
any, definite conception as to what thes
perils are9''
"There can be NO question: as to thei
] nature, = he answered. u.
"Then what are, theyf Who is thi
y K. K. K, and why does he pursue thi
unhappy familya" 81
i Sherlock Holmes closed his eyes an
, placed his elbows upon the arms Of hi
chair, with his fnger-tips togethel
, t!The ideal reasoner, he remarked
| tsWould, when he had once been show
( a single fact in all its bearings, deduc
!, from it not only all the chain Of event
which led up to it., but also all the re
lsults which would follow from it. A
!. Culver could correctly describe a Who'll
!, animal by the contemplation Of a singl
bone, SO the observer. who has thorol
!. understood one link in az series Of il
:. cidents, should be able to- accuratel
. state all the other ones, both before an
after. We have not yet grasped the r.
suits which the reason alone can attai
to. Problems may be solved in. tn
Z study which have baffed all those VIII
, have sought a solution by the aid Q
J their senses. To carry the art, howeve,
u to its highest pitch, it is necessary tina
the reasoner should be able to ntiliz
| all the facts which have come to hi
knowledge; and this in itself implie
3 all knowledge, which, even in thes
j days Of free education and encycl!
{ Ipedias is somewhat rare accomplish
!, ment. It is not SO imp ssibIe, howeye
j that man should possess all knowlede
L which is likely to be useful to him !
/, his work, and this | have endeavore
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