The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-22

help. Three undetected murders IN one
year won't do, Lestrade But you han
died the Molesey mystery with less
than your usual-thats to say, you
handled 1t fairly we'll"
We had all risen TO our feet, our pris-
oner breathing hard, with n stalwart
constable on each side Of him. Already
a few lolterers had begun to collect in
the street Holmes stepped up to the
window, closed it and dropped the
blinds. Lestrade had produced two
candles, and the policemen had un-
covered their lanterns. 1 was able
at last to have a good look at our pris-
oner.
II was a tremendously yirile and yet
sinister face which was turned toward
us With the brow OF a philosopher
above and the jaw Of a sensualist be
low, the man must have started with
great capacities for good or for evil.
But one could not look upon his cruel
blue eyes, with their dropping cynical
lids, or upon the fierce, aggressive nose
and the threatening. deep lined brow
without reading natures plainest dan
ger signals. He took no heed OF any OF
us, but his eyes were fixed upon
Holmes face with an expression In
which hatred and Rmazement were
equally blended "You fiend,7 he kept
on muttering-"you clever, clever
fendw
''Ah colonel" said Holmes, arrang
ing bis rumpled collar Journeys end
In lovers meetings. as the old play
says. don't think 1 have had the
pleasure OF seeing you since you Ia
vcred me with those attentions as lay
on the ledge above the Reichenbach
fall"
The colonel still stared at my friend
like a man in a trance. "You cunning,
cunning aendw was all that he could
say.
Il have not introduced you yet" said
Holmes. This, gentlemen. is Colonel
Sebastian Moran. once Of her majesty's
Indian army and the best heavy game
shot that our eastern empire has ever
produced l believe / am correct, colo
mel in saying that your bag OF tigers
still remains unrivaledT'
The fierce old man said nothing but
stiu giared at my compenion With
I his savage eyes and bristling mustache
be was wonderfully like a tiger him
self.
Il wonder that my very simple STRAIT
agem could deceive so old a shikari p
said Holmes. 1T must be very familiar
to you. Have you not tethered a young
kid under a tree, lain above It with
your rife and waited for the bsit to
bring up your tigery This empty
house Is my tree. and you are my tiger.
You have possibly had other guns in
reserve in case there should be several
tigers or IN the unlikely supposition of
your own aim falling you. These" he
pointed around-'are my other guns.
The parallel is exact"
Colonel Moran sprang forward with
a snarl OF rage. but the eonstables
dragged him back. The fury upon his
face was terrible 10 look at
Il confess that you had one smaa
surprise for me-" said Holmes Il did
not anticipate that you would yourself
make use Of this empty house and this
convenient front window. / mad tmag-
ined you as operating from The street,
where my fuiend Lestrade and his mer-
~ men were awaiting you. With that
exception an has gone as / expected"
Colonel Moran turned 70 the Official
defective
"You may or may not have inst
cause for arresting me- said be- "bui
az iesst there can be no reason why ]
should submit to the cibes Df tlis per
sen. II / am IN the hands OF the Law
lef things be doue ln 3 legal way
swell that's reasonable enough.
said i.esfFads1 Nothlus fsssAeF yon