The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-19

OH joke was it2 You won't find the laugh
your side. promise YOU Take him down, and keep
he continued when they had i could speak
before constabIes, but don't mind saying, IN
presence of Dr. watson. that this is the brightest
thing that you have done yet, though it is mystery
to me you did You have saved innocent
mans life and you have prevented very grave
scandal. which would have ruined my reputation in
the Force
Holmes smiled and clapped Lestrade upon the
shoulder.
Instead of being ruined. my good sir. you WIN
find that your reputation has been enormously en-
HANGED. Just make few alterations In that report
which you writing. and they viii understand how
hard it is TO throw dust in the eyes of Inspector
Lestrade"
And you don't want your name to appear?'
Not at all The work is its own reward Perhaps
1 shall get credit also a distant day, when
permit Jealous historian to lay out his fcolseap
once nlore-eh Watson? Well now. let where
this rat has been lurking
lath- and plaster partition had been across
ningy concealed in 1t lit within by Sits
der the A few articles of furniture and
supply of food and water were within together with
number of books and papers
There's the advantage of being builder" said
Holmes, as came out He able to FIX up his
little hiding place without any confederate-save
of course. that precious housekesper of his whom
should lose time in adding to your bag Lestrade.
"Tn take your advice. But how did know Of
this place Mr.. Holmes?"
II made up my mind that the fellow in hiding
in the house. When paced corridor and found
it six feet shorter than the corresponding one below
was pretty clear where he I thought he had
the lie quiet before alarm of We
could. of have gone in and taken him. but it
amused me TO make him reveal himself. besides
owed little mystifcation, Lestrade, for your
chaf in the morning
well. sir you certainly got equal with on
that. But how in the world did you know that he
was in the house at all p,
The thumb mark, Lestrade You said it was
hnal and IL was, very different sense I knew
it had not been there the day before. 1 pay good
deal of attention to matters of detail, you may
have observed. and had examined the hail. and was
sure that the wall clear. Therefore, it had been
put during the night"
But how?'
Very simply. When those packets were sealed
up, Jonas Oldacre got McFarlane to secure of
the seals by putting his thumb upon the soft 1t
would be done quickly and naturally that
dare say the young himself has recollection
of it. Very likely it just happened. and Oldacre
had himself notion of the he would put il to-
Brooding the in that den Of his, it sud
denly struck him what absolutely daInning evidence
he could make against McF'arlane by using that
thumb-mark IT the simplest thing in the world
for him take ilnpre ssion from the seal. to
noisten it in much blood ne could get from a
pin prick and to put the mark upon the wall during
the night, either with his hand with that OF
his housekeeper. If you examine among those doc
uments which he took with him into his retreat
viii lay wager that you find the seal with tbs
thumb-maTk upon it,