The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07


Lucas had placed it. for it was con-
cealed before this dreadful woman en-
tered the room. If il had not been
for her coming, I should not have
known where his hiding place was.
How was | to get into the ROOM For
two days I watched the place. but the
door was never left open Last night
I made last attempt What I did and
how ! succeeded. you have already
learned. / brought the paper back with
me, and thought Of destroying it. since
/ could see no way of returning it with
out copfessing my gust to my hus-
band Heavens. 1 hear his step upon
the stair
The European secretary burst ex-
citedly into the room.
ANY news, Mr.. Holmes, any news2''
he cried.
y have some hopes"
An thank heaven His face be-
came radiant The prime minister is
lunching with me- May he share your
hopes? He has nerves of steel. and
yet l know that he has hardly slept
since this terrible event. Pacobs. viii
you ask the prime minister % come
up2 As TO you. dear. I fear that this
is a matter of politics. We viii join
you in d few minutes in the dining
room"
The prime minister's manner was sub
dUed. but I could see BY the CLEAN of
his eyes and the twitchings of his bony
hands that he shared the excitement
of his young coIlea que
II understand that you have some
thing TO report. Mr.. Holiness"
Purely negative as yet my friend
answered I have inquired at every
point where il might be. and 7 am sure
that there is no danger to be appre-
hended-'
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We cannot live forever on such a vol
CanO. We must have something def
mite"
I am in hopes of getting it. That
is why I am here. The more [ think
OF the matter the more convinced I
am that the letter has never left this
house"
IF it had it would certainly have
been public by now
But why should anyone take it in
order TO keep it i'm this house,
q am not convinced that anyone did
take it"
Then how could it leave the dis
patch bOX?' r-.
4 am not convinced that il ever did
leave the dispatch box"
Mr.. Holmes. this joking is very ill
timed. You have my assurance that
it left the box"
Have yaU examined the box since
Tuesday morning."
NO. 1t was not necessary
You may cOnceivably have over
looked it
Impossible, I say"
But ! am not convinced of it 7
have known such things to happen
presume there are other papers there.
We'll, it may have got mixed with
them
1T was on top"
Someone may have shaken the box
and displaced it
NO. no, I had everything out"
Surely it is easily decided. HOPE"
said the premier. Let US have the
dispatch box brought it,
The secretary rang the bel.
Jacobs. bring down my dispatch box.
This is a faTCical waste of time. but
still. if nothing else viii satisfy YOU.
if shall he done Thank you. Jacobs.
nut it here. I have always had the
key on my watch chain. Here are the
papers. you see. Letters from Lord
Morrow. report from Sir Charles Mar
dy, memorandum from Belgrade, note
on the RussO-German grain taxes let
ter from Madrid. note from Lord Flow
erS- Good heavens, what is this? Lord
Bellinger, Lord .Bellingerr'
The premier snatched the blue Ell
veIoDe from his hand.
Yes. it is it-and the letter Is in
tact Hope. I congratulate you"
Thank YOU, Thank YOU, What a
weight from my heart But this is in
conceive oIe-impossibie. Mr.. Holmes.
you are a wizard. q s0rcerer, How did
You know II was there"
Because I knew it was nowhere
else"
Il cannot believe my eyes, He ran
wildly to the door. Where is my
wife? I must tell her that all is we'll
Hilda. HHda-" I heard his voice on
the stairs.
The premier looked at Holmes with
twinklinS eyes
Come. sir. said he There is more
in this than meets the eve How came
the letter back I'm the box
Holmes turned away smiling from
the keen scrutiny of those wonderful
eyes
we also have our diplomatic Sc
crets.' said ne and. picking up his hat.
he turned To- the door.
THE END
CCopyric'lt. 1865. by A Conan Doyle,
Golfers W eekly and Mcclure, Phillips