Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
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Eyes, SIR
"When Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much dis
turbed?"
Eyes, sir. Such thing has never
happened during the many years that
I have been here. I nearly tainted,
SIR"
$50 understand. Where were you
when you began to feel bad?"
"Where was 1, sir? Why, here, near
the door,"
"That is singular, because you sat
down in that chair over yonder near
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairs?''
II don't know, sir. 1t didn't matter
to me where sat-"
II really don't think he knew much
about 1t, Mr.. Holmes. He was looking
very bad-quite CHASTITY"
"You stayed here when your master
left?"
"Only for minute or SO; then 1 lock-
ed the door and went to my ROOM"
"Whom did you suspect7'
ooh, would not venture to say, sir.
don't believe there is any gentleman
In this university who is capable Of
prohting by such an action. No, sir;
| I'll not believe it."
"Thank you; that will do" said
Holmes. ooh, one more word. You
have not mentioned to any Of the three
gentlemen whom you attend that any
thing is amiss?"
| NNn sir. NOT q xpordU
you haven't seen any of them7"
| mo, SIR
Every good. Now, Mr.. soames, we
will take walk in the quadrangle, If
you please"
Three yellow squares of light shone
above us In the gathering gloom.
"Your three birds are all in their
nests" said Holmes, looking up. "Hel-
lol What's that? One Of them seems
restless enough"
It was the Indian, whose dark silhou-
cite appeared suddenly upon his blind.
He was pacing swiftly up and down
his room.
II should like to have a peep at each
Of Them" said Holmes. as it posi-
ble?"
"No difficulty in the world" Soames
answered. "This set of rooms is quite
the oldest in the college, and it is not
Come along, and will personally con-
duct you"
mo names, pleaser' said Holmes as
we knocked at Gilchrist's door. A tall,
faxen haired, slim young fellow opened
1t and made us welcome when he I'M
derstood our errand. There were some
really curious pieces Of medieval do
nestle architecture within. Holmes
was so charmed with one Of them that
he insisted on drawing it In his note
book, broke his pencil, had to borrow
one from our host and finally borrowed
knife to sharpen his own. The same
curious accident happened to him in
the rooms of the Indiana silent little
hook nosed fellow, who eyed us askance
and was obviously glad when Holmes
architectural studies had come to an
end. could not see that in either case
Holmes had come upon the clew for
which he was searching. Only at the
third did our visit prove abortive. The
) outer door would not open to our
: knock and nothing more substantial
, than torrent Of bad language came
! from behind it. II don't care who you
] are. You can go to blazesv' roared the
! angry voice. 'Tomorrow's the exam,
. and won't be drawn by any one"
:. "a rude fellowp' said our guide
2 flushing with anger as we withdrew
Q down the stair. "Of course he did not
? realize that it was who was knock.
: ing, but none the less his conduct was
very uncourteous and, indeed, under
? the circumstances rather suspicious"
q Holmes response was curious one.
t "Can you tell me his exact height 2
q he asked.
< "Really, Mr.. Holmes, cannot I'm
l. dertake to say. He is taller than thu
Indian, not SO tall as GYchrist. sup
pose Ave foot six would be about It,"
t '"rhat is very important" sait
o Holmes. "And now, Mr.. Soames,
l. wish you good night"
q Our guide cried aloud in his aston
IS ishment and dismay. "Good gracious
IT Mr.. Holmes, you are surely not &c
& ing to leave me in this abrupt fashion
You don't seem to realize the position
Tomorrow is the examination. l mus
II take some definite action tonight.
a. cannot allow the examination to b
held If one of the papers has been tan
IS pered with. The situation must b
g. faced"
"You must leave it as it is. l sha
N drop round early tomorrow mornin
y. and chat the matter over 1t is poss
d. BILE that may be in position the
OF to indicate some course of actor
,g Meanwhile, you change nothing-notl
RS ing at ALL"
Every good, Mr.. Holmes"
~ "You can be perfectly easy in yo'
mind. We shall certainly find son
way out Of your difficulties. wi
at take the black clay with me; also tt
pencil cuttings. Goodby."
When we We're out in the darkne
at Of the quadrangle we again looked I
ay at the windows. The Indian still pa
r ed his room. The others We're
visible.
ng ''Well Watson, what do you thi1
Of itT' Holmes asked as we came o
Into the main street. "Quite HIT
(. parlor game-sort of three card trio
is it not? There are your three me
It must be one Of them. You tai
your choice Which is yours?
..rhs fdtn nasuthsd fellow at the te