The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-11
The Adventure of
the Six NapoIeOns

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ar Josiah Brown. l supposef" said
Holmes.
Yes. sir; and you, no doubt. are Mr.
Sherlock Holmes? had the note
which you sent by the express messen-
ger and | did exactly what you told
Inc. We locked every door on the In
side ana awaited developments. Wei.
I'm very glad that you have got the ras-
cal. ! hope, gentlemen, that you VIII
come IN and have some refresbment"
However. I.estrade was anxious TO
get his man into safe quarters. so
within a few minutes our cab had
been summoned and we were all four
upon our way to London. Not a word
would our captive say, but he glared
at us from the shadow OF his matted
hair and once when my hand was
within his reach he snapped at Il like
hungry wolf. We stayed long enough
at the police station to learn that
search Of his clothing revealed nothing
save a few shillings and a long sheath
knife the handle OF which bore co.
pious traces OF recent blood.
That's all right said Lestrade as
we parted. "Hill knows all these gen
try, and he will give name to him.
leu'll find chat my theory of the Mafa
VIII work out all right But I'm sure
I I'm exceedingly obliged to you. Mr.
HdAnes. for the workmanlike way in
which you laid hands upon him.
don'g quite understand It all yet"
Il fesr il is rather too late an hour
for explanations, said Holmes. BE
sides, there are one or two details
which are not flashed off, aud it is
one Of those cases which are worth
working out 70 the very end. II you
will come round once more to my
rooms at @ O'clock tomorrow I think l
shall be able to show you that even
now you have not grasped the entire
meaning OF this business. which pre-
sents some features which make it
absolutely original in the history OF
crime. II ever l permit you to chron-
icie any more of my little problems,
Watson. foresee that you will enliv-
en- your pages by an account of the
singular adventure OF the Napoleonic
busts."
When we met again next evening Le-
strade was furnished with much in
formation concerning our prisoner. His
name, 1t appeared. was Beppo. second
name unknown. He was a well known
ne'er-do-well among the Italian col
ony. He had once been a skillful sculp-
tor and had earned an honest living,
but he had taken to evil courses and
had twice already been In jail--once for
a petty theft and once. as we had al
ready heard, for stabbing a fellow
countryman. He could talk English
perfectly well. His reasons for de-
stroying the busts were still unknown.
and he refused TO answer any ques-
tons upon the subject. but the police
had discovered that these same busts
might very well have been made by
his own hands. since be was engaged
in this class OF work at the establish
ment Of Geder & Co.
TO all this informct ton. much OF
which We already knew, Holmes lis
tened with polite attention, but l. who
knew him so WELL could clearly see
that his thoughts were elsewhere. and
/ detected mixture of mingled un
easiness ana expectation beneath that
mask which he was won't 70 assume.
At last he started in his chair, and his
eyes frightened. There had been a
ring at the bell. A minute later we
heard steps upon the stairs. and ean
elderly, REQ faced man with grizzled
side whiskers was ushered in In his