Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

detectives from London?" said he.
A look of annoyance passed over Holmes
face.
What makes you think such a thing?"
Because Inspector Martin from Norwich
has just passed through But maybe you
are the surgeons. She's not dead-or wasn't
by last accounts. You may be IN Time 70
save her yet-though it be for the galloWs.
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
I'VE are going to Riding Thorpe Manor"
said he, but we have heard nothing OF
what has passed there.
IT'S terrible business said the station
master They are shot. both Mr.. Hilton
Cubitt and his wife. She shot him and
then herSelf-so the servants say. He's
dead and her life is despaired of. Dear,
DEAR one of the oldest families in the coun-
ty of Norfolk, and one of the most hon
ored."
without a word Holmes hurried to car
rage, and during the long seven miles
drive he never opened his mouth. Seldom
have seen him so utterly respondent. He
had been uneasy during all our journey
from town, and had observed that he mad
turned over the morning papers with anX-
ious attention, but now this sudden reaiZa-
ton of his worst fears left him in blank
melancholy. He leaned back in his seat,
lost in gloomy speculation. Yet there was
much around to interest US, for we We're
passing through as singular a countryside
as any in England, where a few scattered
cottages represented the population OF To-
day while on every hand enormous square
lowered churches bristled up from the fiat,
green landscape and told of the glory ana
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 pointed with his whip TO TWO
old brick and timber gables which projected
from a grove of trees Thats RldlnS
Thorpe Manor" said he
AS we drove up to the porticoed front
door / observed in front of it, beside the
tennis lawn. the black tool house and the
pedestaled sun dial with which we had
cna3nf inn, A do
man, with a quick alert manner and
waxed mustache, had just descended from
a high dog-cart He introduced himself as
| Inspector Martin of the Norfolk constab-
ulary, and he was considerably astonished
when he heard the name of my companion
why, Mr.. Holmes the crime was only
committed at this morning. How could
you hear of 1t In London and get to the
spot soon as ~
II anticipated 1t. I came In the hope of
preventing It..
Then you must have important evidence.
of which we are ignorant for they were
said to be a most united couple"
II have only the evidence of the dancing
men, said Holmes. II will explain the
matter to you later. Meanwhile. since 1t is
too late to prevent this tragedy, am very
anxious that / should use the knowledge
which / possess in order to insure that JUS
ice be done. win YOU associate me in your
investigation, or will you prefer that I
should act Independently
II should be proud to feel that we were
acting together, Mr.. Holmes" said the in
spector earnestly.
I'm that case should be glad to hear the
evidence and TO examine the premises with
out an instant of unnecessary delay"
Inspector Martin had the good sense to
allow my friend to do things in his own
fashion. and contented himself with care
fully noting the results. The local surgeon,
an old. white-haired man, had just come
down from Mrs. Hilton cubitts room. and
he reported that her injuries were serious.
but not necessarily fatal. The bullet had
passed through the front of her brain, and
1t would probably be some time before she
could regain consciousness. On the ques-