The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-06

me. and waited FOR a bit but MI
was quiet 20 / took heart once more
I looked round, and there was the tin
box on the shelf. bad az much right
to It as Peter Carey. anyhow. 40 took
4 with me and left the hut. Like a
fool / left my baccy pouch upon the
table.
Now I'll tell you the queereet part
OF the whole story had hardly got
outside the hut when I heard eome
one coming, and hid among the
bushes. A man came sinking along
went into the hut, gave cry as II be
had seen ghost and legged IL ns hard
ae he could run until he was out OF
sight Who he was or what he wanted
is more than can tell For my part.
walked ten miles, got train at T,nn.
bridge Wells. and 80 reached London
and no one the wiser.
WELL when l came to exanine the
box / found there was no money IN Il
and nothing bus papers that would
not dare TO sell / had lost nv hold
on Black Peter and was stranded in
London without a shilling. There was
only my trade left saw these nd.
vertisements about harpooners and
high wages, so 1 went to the shipning
agents. and they sent me here. That's
ALL know. and ] say again that II
killed Black Peter the law should give
me thanks. for l saved then. the price
Of heL.pen rope"
"A very clear statement" said
Holmes. rising and lighting his pine.
II think Hopkins. that you should
lose no time in conveying your pris.
oner TO a place Of safety. This room
is not well adapted for cell. and Mr..
Patrick Cairns occupies too large a
proportion OF our carpet"
Mr.. Holmes" said Hopkins, II do
not know how to express my gratitude.
Even now / do not understand how
you attained this result"
Simply by having the good fortune
to get the right clew from the begin
ming lt is very possible IL had
known about this notebook It might
have led away my thoughts, as IL did /
yours. But all l heard pointed In the
one direction. The amazing strength.
the skill In the use OF the harpoon. the
rum and water, the sealskin tobacco
pouch with the coarse tobacco-all
these pointed 10 a seaman and one
who had been a whaler. was con-
WINGED that the Initials 'P. c. upon the
pouch were a coincidence and not
those OF Peter Carey, since he seldom
smoked and no pipe was found I'm his
cabin. You remember that asked
whether whisky and brandy were in
the cabin. You said they were. How
many landsmen are there who would
drink rum when they could get these
other spirits? Yes, l was certain II
was a seaman" II
And how did you find him?" -"
MY dear sir, the problem had be-
,ome very simple one. III it were a
seaman It could only te n seaman who
lad been with him on the Sea Unicorn.
So far AS ! could learn he had sailed
n no other ship. spent three days in ]
wiring 10 Dundee and at the end of
hat time had sscertained the names ;
If the crew Of the Sea Unicorn in 1888. ;
When found Patrick Cairns among
he harpooners my research was near
ne it's end. argued that the man
vas probably in London and that he
would desire to leave the country for q
! time. l therefore spent some days I
n tie east end, devised an arctic ex- /
edition, put forth tempting terms for
arpOoners who would serve under
,optnin Basll-nnd behold the resultg'
"Wonderfulg cried Hopkins. won
erfulw
"You must obtain the release OF 9
oung Neligan as soon as possible" =
aid Holmes. Il confess that ! think
GU owe him some apology The tin
OK must be returned to BIN: but, OF
curse, the securities which Peter Ca
ey has sold are lost forever. There's {
nc cab, Hopkins. and you can remove J
our man. II you want me for the 1
'ial, my address and that OF Watson 4
Ill be somewhere in Norway. III
md particulars later" !.
No. ~ the Sherlock Holmes series ~ j
ories, The Adventure OF Charles y
ugustus MlVerton," Will be publissed v
the Leader Friday evenlno