The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02


th4Dg ucre sudden and
startling ths. the a-st appearance OF
i'- Thorneycro1t Huxtable. NA.
PAD. &C. his card. which seemed
Too sman 20 carr the weight Of his
--caoe'-ic distinctions, preceded MIN By
e teH seconds. ard then he entered
hiH2sel1-so large. 50 7mpous. and 50
ligEiIcL lhzt he s-as TIE very eTnbodI-
ment Of self-possessic1 and solidity.
ard yet his Lrst action, when the door
had closed behind him. was 70 stagger
against The table. whence he slipped
down upoE the floor. and there was
that majestic figure prostrate and in
sensible upon our bsarskin hearthrug.
We had sprung 20 our feet. and for
tew moments ne stared in silent
aEEazesnsnt At this polderous piece OF
Erocksss- which told OF some sudden
and latal storm far out OF the ocean of
lfe Then Holmes hurried with q
cushion Tor his head and I with brandy
1Cr as Irs- The heavy. white face was
scanned with lines q trouble. the hang
Ing pczC1es under the closed eyes were
lescen II coio-- me loose mouth o-oop-
"a 6ol0rously ~ the corners. the roll
irg cnins were unshaTez- Collar and
SHIN bare rae gume q long journey.
and TIE ho-r bristled unkeDpt from the
veli-shzpe6 n G. Il was 2 sOreiy
stricken n r who Lay before Us
nat IS T. Wstson7" asked Holmes
Absol NE eKhaus1lC possibly mere
hL1ge- and fatigue" said !, with my
finger Uu the thresdy pulse. where the
stream 4 life rrickled thin and small
Return ticket from MackietOn. in
the North q England" said Holmes
drzES1g il from tho wztch-pocket 1T
Is zct - O'Clock v~-- He has certainly
been Al early starter
The pucke-e6 eyelids had begin 70
culver, and nov Z pair OF vacant gray
eyes looked Up al Us Al instant later
TIE man lad SC 1lbled 10 his feet. his
face criDsDn with shame
Forgive this weakness Nj Holmes.
have been q li.tle o-erxrought Thank
lou. II might have z glass OF milk
az1 e biscuit, I have no doubt that
should Be better / came personally,
NJ Ec3mes- in CrC5er 70 insure that you
would return with me feared that no
telegram would convince you Of The
absolute urgency OF the case
When you are quite restored"
i an quite wei again ] cannot i'm
E-i-e how 70 be so weak. /
Els.f Eou. Nr Holmes. 20 come 70
1Esckletcn with ne by the next train"
Ny f-lenG shock his head
-Iy cole Dr- Watson could tel
you tEat We are very busy al present
I an retained IN this case Of the Fer
rers Documents and the AbergsTenny
murder IS coming up for trial Only
Q very important issue could call me
from Lc2dOn al nresent-
Important" Our visitor threw I'D
MS hands. Have you heard nothing Of
the sbducti0n q the only son OF the
Duke of Eoldernessez
What The late Cabinet Minister"
Exsctiy. We had tried 10 keep il out
of the papers. but there was some ru-
-no-s in The Globe last night I thought
u might have reached your cars
Homes shot out his long. thin arm
and picked cut Volume H IL his en-
.cyClCpe6is of reference
HoIierresse, Sixth Duke, x G.,
p C.'-half the alphabet. Baron Bev-
erley, Earl Of Carston -1esr me, what
q sst- Lord Lieutenant OF Hallanl-
shire since 1909. Married Edith. daugh-
ter q Sir Charles Appledore. 1883 Heir
and Only child. Lord Satire Owns
about 2586o0 acres Minerals n Lanca-
shire ard Wales. Address Carston
Castle. Bangor. Wales Lord OF the
Admiralty. 1872. Chief Secretary oI
State for Well, well. this man is Ger
tainly one OF the greatest subjects OF
fhe CroWn."
The greatest and perhaps the
T-ealthiesI- I an aware, Mr. Holmes.
that you take q very high line IN pro-
fessio1aI matters. and that you are pre-
pared 10 wcrk for the works sake 1
may tell you. however. that his Grace
hss already intimated that a check for
$500 VII be handed over 70 the per-
son who can tell him where his son is,
and another thousand 70 him who can
name the man OF men VINO have taken
him
II IS urfncely oner." said Holmes
--ggatscn. / think that we shall accom-
uauv Dr. Huxtable back 70 the North
q England And now, Dr. Huxta Die.
when you have consumed that milk,
vou VIII kindly tell me what has hap
pened. when i happened, how Il hap
pened. and. finally. what Dr. Thorney-
croft Euxtsble OF the Priory School.
mar Nacklet0n. has 10 GO with the
latter and why he comes three days
afre- an event-the state OF your chin
gfves the dzte-to ask for my humble
services
0u- visitor had consumed his milk
s,5 biscuits. The light had come back
10 his eyes and the color OF his cheeks.
- ne ST himself with great vigor and
Ir,ciditv 10 explain the situation
II must inform you. gentlemen, that
me Priory IS a preparatory school. OF
which I am the founder and principal
sE1r-xrz bie'S Sioeligt1ts on horace may
~,ossfbIy recall my name 10 your memo
res The Priory is. without exception.
80 hest and most select preparatory
sse,ool IL England Lord Leyerstoke.
rhe Earl of Blackwater. Sir Cathcart
res-they al have intrusted their
sons "a ne. But ! felt that my school
i,sd reached its zenith when, three
-reel,s ago. the Duke Of Holdernesse
se-r Nr James Wilder. his secretary.
-r-irh ire tntimation that young Lord
satire. 10 years old. his only son and
heir. was about 70 be committed 10 my
rharue Little did / think that this
-ror,Id be the prelude 70 the most
cushing misfortune OF my life
con NAY 1st the boy arrived. that be-
sre he beginning OF the summer term.
IIe was a charming youth and he soon
feiI- into our ways / may tel you
/ trust that I am not inoiscreet- but
half-ccrfdences are absurd in such a
case-thar ne was not entirely happy at
home. Il is an open secret that the
Dukes married life had not been q
peaceful one, and the matter had ended
IN q separation by mutual consent, the
Duchess taking up her residence in the
South u France This had occurred