Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

. highroad. The moor il INTERCEPTED with
paths. AMI the moon was at the fun.
Hello, What is thiS?'
There was an agitsted knock at the
door and an instant sfterward DIT.
HuNtahle was i'm the room. In his hand
he held blue cricket cap with white
chevrOn on the peak.
AT last we have a clew," he CFied.
Thank heaven. at last we are on the
dear boys track, IL is his cap"
Where was il fouud:"
In the van OF the gypsieS who camp
ed on the moor They left on Tuesday.
Today the police traced them down and
examined their caravan. This was
found"
How do they account for it,
They shuffied and lIe,l-said that
they found il ON the moor on Tuesday
morning. They know where he is. the
raScalS. Thank goodness. they are all
safe under lock and key Either the
fear OF the law or the dukes purse
viii certainly get ont of them all that
| they know"
$50 far so good" said Holmes when
thu doctor hal at last left the room.
1t at least bears ont the theory that
ii is ON the side of the Lower Gin moor
that we must hope FOR results. The pO-
lice have really done nothing locally
save the arrest OF these gypSieS. Look
here Watson, There is a water course
across the moor. You see il marked
here i'm the map. In some parts IL Wild
ems into a morISS. This * particularly
so i'm the region between HoldcrncSSe
Hall ana the school. II is vaip to look
elsewhere for tracks in this dry wealth
er. and at that point there is certainly
II chance OF some record being left. |
will call you early tomorrow morning.
and you and will try il we can throw
some little light upon the mystery"
The day was just breaking when
woke to lind the long. thin form OF
| Holmes 10y my bedside. He was fully
dressed and had apparently already
been ont.
IL have done the lawn and the hi
cycle shed" said he Il have also had
ramble through the Ragged Shaw.
Now, Watson. there is cocoa ready in
the next room. / must beg yOu to
hurry, for We have great day before
n eyes shone. and his cheek was
IN, with the cXhilaratiOn of the
mas : workman who sees his work
lie ready before him. 4 very different
Holmes this active, alert man from the
interpretive and pallid dreamer of
Baker street. / felt as l looked upon
that supple figure, alive with nervous
energy, that it was indeed "A strenuous
day that awaited us.
And yet IL opened in the blacklist dis
appointment. With high hopes we
struck across the peaty. russet moor.
interSected with Il thousand sheep
paths, until we came TO the broad.
light green belt which marked the
moraSS between us and IIuldcrnesSe.
Certainly If the lad had gone home
ward hc must have passed this, and
he could not pass II without leaving his
traces. But no sign of him or the
German could Ice seen. With a dark
ening face my friend strobe along the
margin. eagerly ObServant of every
muddy stain upon the messy surface.
sheep marks there were in profusion,
and AT one place. some miles down.
COWS had left their tracks. Nothing
more.
Check number one" said Holmes.
panse of the moor. There is another
morass down yonder, and u narrow
neck between. Hello. Hello. Hello.
What have We hereI''
We had come Oh Il small black ribbon
Of pathway. In the middle of it, clear
~ marked on the sodden soil. was the
track Of a bicycle.
"Hurrah.' | cried. We have it"
and his face was puzzled and expectant
rather than Joyous.
"a bicycle. certainly. but not The bi-
cycle" said he. Il am familiar with
forty-twO different impressions left by
tires This, as you perceive. il Il Dun,
lOp. with a patch upon the outer cover.
Heideggers tires were Palmers. leav-
ing longitudinal stripes. Avcling. the
mathematical master. was sure upon
the point. Therefore IL is not Heideg-
gers track"
The boys. them"
Possibly. If we could prove a bicy-
Gle to have been In his possession. But
Ibis we have utterly failed TO do. This
TX. az you perceive. was made by
who was going from the direction
"Or q.
"No. no. H., = Or Watson. The more
deeply sunk impression is. OF course.
the hind wheel. upon which the weight
rests. You perceive several places
where IL has pa ssed across and Oblitcr-
ated the more shallow mark Of the
front one Ii was undoubtedly head
ing away from the school II may or
may not be connected with our in