The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-26

heart In the FIRST place. ba
heard Of any strangers being
your neighborhoodqs
mo"
Il presume thut IL is ver
place Any fresh face woulS
commentl" OKL
In the immediate neighboriW
But we have several small eyate--
places not very far away. And the
farmers take IA dodgers
These hieroglyphics have evidently
meaning. Ir ~ Is a puraly arbitrary
one it may be impossible FOR ne to
solve &C. m, On the other hand, Il Is
Systematic. have no doubt that we
shall get TO the bottom ot it, But ,his
particular aample is sa short That
Wau do nothing aud the faets which
you have brought me ere 50 indefinite
that we have no basis f0r an invcst-
cation wolld susgest that sou Fe-
turn Ia Norfolk that you keep keen
lookout and that YOU take an exact
copy Of any fresh dancing mon which
may appear II s. thousand pities
that I'VE have not reproduction Of
those which were done in chalk upon
the window silk Make discreet In
] curry also as 10 any strangers In the
neighborhood. When you have collect
/ ed some fresh evidence come to me
( again. That is the best advice wllch 7
can give you, Mr.. Hilton Cubltt If
there are any pressing fresh develop.
ments l shall be alwa~s ready TO run
] down end see you in your Norfolk
( homeH
The interview left Sherlock Holmes
very thoughtful, and several times in
the next few days ! saw him take his
slip OF paper from his notebook aud
/ look long and earnestly at the curious
figures inscribed upon It. He made no
allusion TO the affair. however, until
enc afternoon fortnight or so later.
was going out when he called me
back
you had better stay here, Watson"
"whyr
because had a wire from Hilton
/ Cubitt this morning. You remember
/ Hilton Cubltt OF the dancing men? He
was to reach Liverpool street at 90.
1 He Nay be here at any moment
/ gs' j from his wire that there have
some new incidents of impor-
4 GLIce"
We had not long to wait, for our Nor
folk squire came straight from the sta
tion as fast as a hanson could bring
him. He was looking worried and de-
/ pressed with tired eyes and a lined
forehead.
Its getting on my nerves. this bust
ness, Mr.. Holmes" said he as he sank.
Ike a wearied man, into an armchair
It's bad enough TO feel that you are
! surrounded by unseen, unknown folk
who have some kind OF design upon
you, but when. in additions to that, you
know that II is Just killing your wife
by inches, then It becomes as much as
flesh and blood can endure. She's
wearing away under it-just wearing
away before my eyes"
"Has she said anything yet?7
mo, Mr.. Holmes, she has not And
vet there have been times when the
poor girl has wanted 80 speak and vet
could not quite bring herself TO take
the plunge. have tried to help her, but
dare say I did it clumsily and scared
her from II. She has spoken about my
Old family and our reputation In the
county and our pride in our unsullied
honor, and always felt it was lead
ing to the point. but somehow 1t turned
Off before we got there"
But you have found out something
for yourselfG"
"A good deal, Mr.. Holmes. / have
several fresh dancing men pictures for
you TO examine and, what Is more Inn
portant have seen the fellow"
"What-the man who draws them2"
"Yes; / saw him at work But / wiz
tell you everything in order. When I
cot back after my visit TO you the very
first thing l saw next morning was a
fresh crop Of dancing men. They had
been drawn in chalk upon the black
wooden door Of the tool house, winch
stands beside the lawn In full siew OF
the front windows. I took an exact
copy, and here It is" He unfolded a
paper and laid n upon the table Here
is a copy OF the hieroglyphics: