Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-14
N,vtghs. 1905, BY Il. Conss Doyls. cellisv's W'ssk
and Nieclsys. PhiIuAs - Coz
No. Is of the Series


with these fellows. and have the
British treasury behind me. II Is con-
ceivable that the fellow might hold
It back to see what bids come from
this side before he tries his luck on
the other There are only those three
capable Of playing 30 bold u game
there are Oberstein, In Rothiere and
Eduardo Lucas. viii see each Of
them"
I glanced at my morning paper.
SIS that Eduardo Lucas OF Godol-
phin street!"
Yes 81
'.You will not see him."
.'Why not?'
.'He was murdered in his house last
night"
nv friend has 80 often astonished me
IN the course Of our adventures that it
was with q sense OF exultation that l
realized how completely had aston
ashed him. He stared In amazement
and then snatched the paper from my
hands. This was the paragraph which
had been engaged in reading when he
rose from his chair:
MURDER IN WESTMINSTER.
A crime OF mysterious character was
committed last night at 16 Godolphm
street ono Of the old fashioned and se-
cluded rows Of eighteenth century houses
which lie between the river and the ABB
hey, almost in the shadow Of the great
tower or lie houses OF parliament. This
small but select mansion has been inhabfti
/ Cd for some years by Mr.. Eduardo Lucas
well known In society circles both on ac-
count OF his charming personality ind be-
cause he has the we'll deserved reputation
OF beintg one of the best amateur tenors
In the country. Mr.. Lucas is an unmar-
rted man, thirty-four years Of age. and
his establishment consists of Mrs Prin-
gle, an elderly housekeeper. and OF Milton,
HIS valet The former retires early and
sleeps ut the top Of the house. The valet
Waa out for the evening, visiting a friend
iIat Hanumersmith. From 10 o'clock onward
Mr. Lucas had the house to himself.
What occurred during that time has not
yet trtlnspired. but at q quarter to IL
Police Constable Barrett passing along
Godolphin street. observed that the door
Of No. 1o was ajar. He knocked. but re-
ceived no answer. Percefving q light in
the front room. he advanced into the pas
sage and again knocked. but without re-
ply. He then pushed open the door and
entered. The room was in state OF wild
disorder, the furniture being all swept to
one side and one chair lying on its back
In the center. Beside this chair and still
graspir8 one Of its legs lay the unfor-
tnnato tenant Of tho house. He had been
stabbed I, the heart and must have died
Instantly. The knife with which the crime
had been committed was q curved Indian
dagger. pluclred down from a trophy Of
oriental arms which adorned one of the
YasNtAk v,Ot nj Tn
been the motive Of the crime. for there
had been no attempt to remove the valu-
able contents Of the room. Mr.. Eduardo
Lucas was so we'll known and popular
that his violent and mysterious fate will
arouse painful interest and intense sym
pathy In widespread circle Of friends.
s 'sWell, Watson, what do. you make Of
this ?" asked Holmes after long pause.
st is an amazing coincidence.
\ "A coincidence! Here il one Of the
three men whom we had named as
possible actors In this drama, and he
meets q vio4ent death during the very
hours when we know that that drama
was being enacted. The odds are
enormous against Its being coincidence.
No figures could express them. No,
my dear Watson, the two events We're
connected must be connected. It is
for us to ind the connection
But now the official police must
know ALL"
mot at all They know all they see
at Godolphin street. They know-and
shall know-nothing Of Whitehall ter
race. Only we know both events and
can trace the relation between them.
There Is one obvious point which
would In any case have turned my
suspicious toward Lucas. Godolphin
street Westminster. is only few min
:utes' walk from Whitehall terrace.
The other secret agents whom I have
named live in the extreme west end.
It was easier, therefore, for Lucas than
for the others to establish connection
or receive message from the Euro
pean secretary's household "a small
thing. and yet it may prove essential.
Hello! What have we here?"
Mrs. Hudson had appeared with
lady's card upon her salver. Holmes
glanced at it, raised his eyebrows and
handed 1t over to me.
ASK Lady Hiida Trelawney Hope If
she will be kind enough to step up"
said he
A moment later our modest apart
ment, already so distinguished that
was further honored by the
entrance Of the most lovely woman in
London / had often heard OF the
beauty Of the youngest daughter Of the
Duke of Belminster, but no description
Of 1t had prepared me for the sub
tle, delicate charm and the beaud-
full coloring of that exquisite head. And
yet as we saw it that autumn morning
It was not It's beauty which would be
the first thing to impress the observer.
The cheek was lovely, but 1t was palad
with emotion; the eyes were bright but
lt-was the brightness Of fever: the sen.