The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-01

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emily and examined II with great at
tentior. He then sat in deep thought
for time. and / could see by his ruf-
fed brow that this grim discovery had
not. in his opinion, advanced us much
in our inquiry.
1T is a little difficult to know what
10 DO. Watson" said he at last. "Aiy
own inclinations are 20 push this in
quiry on, for we have already lost so
much time that we cannot AFFORD 70
waste another hour on the other band,
we are bound to inform the police Of
the discovery and to see that this poor
fellows body is looked after"
Il could take a note back"
but l need your company ard as
sistance. Wait a bitl There is n fel-
low cutting peat up yonder. Bring him
over here, and be will guide the po-
lice.r
| | brought the peasant across. and
Holmes dispatched the frightened man
| with a note to DR. Huxtable.
Now, Watson" said he. 1--WE have
picked up two clews this morning. One
is the bicycle with the Palmer tire,
and we see what that has led TO, The
other is the bicycle with the patched
| Dunlop. Before we start to investi-
| gate that let us try TO realize what we
/ do know, so rs to make the most Of II
and to separate the essential from the
/ accidental"
First Of all. ! wish TO impress upon
you that the boy certainly left Of his
I 70 T,. hts
window, and he went of either alons
or with some one. That is sure"
assented.
"well, now, let US turn to this un-
fortunate German master. The boy
was fully dressed when he fed. There
fore he foresaw what he would do.
But the German went without his
socks. He certainly acted on very
short nodce."
Undoubtedly"
"Why did he got Because from his
bedroom window he saw the flight of
the boy: because he wished to over
take him aud bring him back. lie
seized his bicycle, pursued the lad and
in pursuing him met his DEATH"
$50 It would seem"
"Now l come to the critical part Of
my argument. The natural action Of
a man in pursuing a little boy would
be to run after him he would know
that be could overtake him. But the
German does not do so. He turns TO
his bicycle. l am told that he was an
excellent cyclist. He would not do
this II he did not see that the boy had
some swift means of escape"
"The other bicycle"
let us continue our reconstruction.
He meets his death FIVE miles from the
school-not by a bullet. mark you,
which even lad might conceivably
discharge. but by a savage blow dealt
by vigorous arm. The lad, then. had
companion in his flight And the
flight was a swift one, since II took five
miles before an expert cyclist could
overtake them. Yet we survey the
ground round the scene of the tragedy
What do we find? A few cattle tracks,
nothing more. l took n wide sweep
round, and there is no path within fifty
yards Another cyclist could have had
nothing TO do with the actual murder.
nor were there any human footmarks." !"
Holmes" cried, this is impossi-
blee'
"Admirabie" he said. "A most H.
Eliminating remark II is impossible as
state II, and therefore / must in
some respect have stated 1t wrong.
Yet you saw for yourself Can you
suggest gny tallacy"
"He 2ould not have fractured his
skull in & faiii'
''In a morass, WatsonT
IL am at my wits end"
tut, tut We have solved some
worse problems. At least we have
plenty OF material. II we can only use
IT. Come, then, and, having exhausted
the Palmer, let as see what the Dun
lop with the patched cover has to offel
US"
We picked up the track and followed
II onward for some distance, but sooI
the moor rose into a long, heather tuft
ed curve, and we left the water course
behind us. No further help from tracks
could be hoped for. AT the spot where
we saw the last Of the Dunlop tire 4
ulEul ctluhily udNc icu 10 I4oiuelutnH'
Hall the stately towers OF which ros'
some miles to our left, or TO a low gra,
village which lay IN front OF us anC
marked the position of the Chesterfield
highroad.
AS we approached the forbidding anC
sQualid inn with the sign OF a game
cock above the door Holmes gave
sudden groan and clutched me by th
shoulder TO save himself from falling
He had had one OF those violent strain
OF the ankle which leave a man help
less. With difficulty he limped up q
the door, where squat dark elderi.
man was smoking black clay pipe.
How ere you, Mr.. Reuben HayesT z
said Holmes.
"Who are you, and how do you &c
my name so patT the countryman an
swered, with a suspicious nash OF
pair Of cunning eyes.
"Well, it's printed on the board abov
your head It's easy 20 see man wh'
is master Of his own house. l suppos
you haven't such a thing as carriag
10 your stablesr
mo, / have not"
Il can hardly put my foot TO th
ground"
Don't put il to the ground"
''But can't walk"
"Well, the, hop"
Mr. Reuben Hayes manner was IA
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