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or he is traitor to his service. In a
doubtful case | would not put him in
so painful a position and so / reserve
my information until my own mind is
clear upon the natter
But when will that be?"
''The time has come. You will now
be present at the last scene of a
remarkable little drama"
There was sound upon the stairs
and our door was opened to admit as
fine specimen of manhood as ever
passed through it. He was a very tall
young man, en-moustached, blue
eyed, with a skin which had been
burned by tropical suns, and a sprngy
step, which showed that the huge
frame was as active as it was strong
He closed the door behind him, and
then he stood with clenched hands and
heaving breast, choking down some
oVcrmastering emotion.
sit down, Captain Croker. You
got my telegram 2"
Our visitor sank into an arm-c chair,
and looked from one to the other of
us with questioning eyes.
Il got your telegram, and I came at
the hour you said. / heard that you
had been down to the office There
was no getting away from you. Let's
hear he worst. What are you going
to do with me? Arrest me? Speak
out man! You can't sit there and
play with me like cat with q
mouse
Give him cigar said Holmes.
Bite on that. Captain Croker, and
don't let your nerves run away with
you. ! should not sit here smoking
with you if ] thought that you were
a common criminal, you may be sure
of that. Be frank with me and we
may do some good. Play tricks with
me, and I'll crush you"
What do you wish me to do?"
''Fo give me a true account of all
that happened at the Abbey Grange
last night-a true account, mind you.
with nothing added and nothing taken
off. | know SO much already that if
you go one inch off the straight, I'll
blow this police whistle from my win
dow and the affair goes out of my
! hands forever
The sailor thought for a little. Then
he struck mis- leg with his great sun
burned hand.
I'll chance it," he cried, II believe
you are a man of your word, ana q
white man, and I II tell you the whole
story. But one thing ] viii say first.
So far as | am concerned, / regret
nothing and ! fear nothing, and
would dc it all again, and be proud
&,
had as many lives as a, cat, he would
owe them all to me! But it's the lady
Mary-Mary Fraser-for never will I
call her by that accused name. When
| thinNo getting her into trouble,
who would give my life just to bring
one smile to her dear face, it's that
that turns my soul into water. And
yet-a.nd yet-What less could I do?
I'll tell you my story, gentlemen, and
then I'll ask you, as man to man, what
less could / do.
81 must go back bit You seem
to know everything, so / expect that
you know that | met her when she
was a passenger and / was first officer
of the Rock of Gibraltar. From the
first day l met her, she was the only
woman to me. Every day of that
voyage l loved her more. and many a
time since have l kneeled down in
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The Return Of Sherlock
Holmes.
Continued From Page Four.)
that bell-rope, he has given us a clu
which should rot have left us /

that bell-rope. he has given us clue
which should not have left us in
doubt
tsWhere was the clue?"
"Well. if you were to pull down q
bell-rope, Watson, where would you
expect it to break? Surely at the spot
where it is attached to the wire. Why
should it break three inches from the
top, as this one has done?"
Because it is frayed there?"
Exactly. This end, which We can
examine, is frayed. He was cunning
enough to do that with lbs knife. But
the other end is not frayed. You could
not observe that from here, but if you
were on the mantelpiece you would
see that it is cut clean off without any
mark of fraying whatever. You can
reconstruct what occurred. The man
needed the rope. He would not tear
it down for fear of giving the alarm by
ringing the bell. What did he do? He
sprang up on the mantelpiece, could
not quite reach it. put his knee on the
bracket-you will see the impression il
the dust-and got his knife to bear
upon the cord. ] could not reach the
place by at least three inches-from
which l infer that he is at least three
inches a bigger man than /. Look at
that mark upon the seat of the oaken
chair! What is it?'
Blood"
Undoubtedly it is blood. This alone
puts the lady's story out of court If
she were seated on the chair when the
crime was done, how comes that mark
No. no, she was placed in the chain
after the death of her husband. III
wager that the black-dress shows a
corresponding mark to this. We have
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made a captain, and was to take
charge of their new ship. The Bass
Rock sailing in two days time from
Southampton. He lived at Sydenham,
but was likely to be in that morning
for instructions, if we cared to wait
for him.
No: Mr.. Holmes had no desire to see
him, but would be glad to know more
about his record and character.
His record was magnificent. There
was not an officer in the fleet to touch
him. AS to his character. he was re-
liable on duty, but a Wild desperate
fellow off the deck of his ship--hot-
headed, excitable. but loyal, honest,
and kind-hearted. That was the pith
of the information with which Holmes
left the office of the Adelaide South
ampton company. Thence he drove
to Scotland Yard, but instead of enter
ing, he sat in his cab with his broWs
drawn down, lost in profound thought.
Finally he drove round to the Charing
Cross telegraph office, sent off mes
sage. and then, at last, we made for
Baker Street once more.
mo, | couldn't do it, Watson" said
he, as we re-entered our room. "Once
that warrant was made out, nothing
on earth would save him. Once or
twice in my career | feel that / have
done more real harm by my discovery
of the criminal than ever had been
done by his crime. i have learned
caution now, and would rather play
tricks with the law of England than
with my own conscience. Let us know
a little more before We act"
Before evening. we had a visit from
Inspector Stanley Hopkins. Things
were going very well with him.
Il believe you are a wizard, Mr..
Holmes. / really do sometimes think
that you have powers that are not hui
man. Now, how on earth could you
know that the stolen silver was at the
bottom of that pond"
Il didn't know it.
But you told me to examine it"
':You got it, then?'
Eyes, 1 got it,
Il am very glad if | have helped
! you
but you haven't helped me. You
have made the affair far more diff
cult. What sort of burglars who steal
silver. and then throw it into the near
est pond?"
1T was certainly rather eccentric be-
haviour. i was merely going on the
idea that if the silver had been taken
by persons who did not want it-Who
merely took it for blind, as it were,
then they would naturally be anxious
to get rid of it,
"But why should such an idea cross
your mind?"
well, L thought it was possible
When they came out through the
French window, there was the pond
with one tempting little hole in the ice,
right in front of their noses. Could
there be better hiding place?''
"Ah, a hiding place-that is betteri'
cried Stanley Hopkins. eyes, yes, 1
see it all now! 1t was early, there were
folks upon the roads, they were
afraid of being seen with the silver,
SO they sank it in the pond, intending
to return for it when the coast was
clear. Excellent, Mr.. Holmes-that is
better than your idea of blind"
quite SO, you have got an admir-
able theory. l have no doubt that my
own ideas were quite wild, but you
must admit that they have ended in
discovering teh silver"
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not yet met our Waterloo, Watson. but
this is our Marengo, for it begins in
defeat and ends in victory. | SHOULD
like now to have few words with the
nurse, Theresa. We must be wary for
awhile, If we are to get the information
which we want"
She was an interesting person, this
stern Australian nurSe-taciturn. suS-
picious. ungracious, it took some
time before Holmes pleasant manner
and frank acceptance of all that she
said thawed her into a corresponding
amiability. She did not attempt to
conceal her hatred for her late en-
ployer.
Yes, sir, it is true that he threw the
decanter at me. L heard him call my
mistress a name, and | told him he
would not dare to speak so if her
brother had been there. Then it was
that he threw it at me. He might have
thrown a dozen if he had but let my
bonny bird alone. He was forever Ill
treating her, and she too proud to
complain. She did not even tell me all
that he has done to her. She never told
me of those marks on her arm that
you saw this morning, but | know very
we'll that they came from a stab with a
hatpin The sly devil-God forgive me
that I should speak of him so, now
that he is dead But devil he was,
if ever one walked the earth. He was
all honey when first we met him
only eighteen months ago. and we
both feel as if it were eighteen years.
She had only just arrived in London.
Yes it was her first voyage-she had
never been from home before. He won
her with his title and his money and
his false London ways. If she made a
mistake she paid for it, if ever Wo-
man did. What month did We meet
him? Well, ] tell you it, was just after
We arrived. We arrived in June and ii
was July. They were married in jan
uary of last year. Yes, she is down in
the morning-room again. and i have
no doubt she will see you, but you
must not ask too much of her. for she
has gone through all that flesh and
blood will stand"
: Lady Brackenstall was reclining on
the same couch, but looked brighter
than before. The maid had entered
with us, and began once more to TO-
ment the bruise upon the mistress
brow.
Il hope" said the lady, ''that you
have not come to cross-examine me
again % q
mo" Holmes answered in his gem
tlest voice, 81 will not cause you any
unnecessary trouble, Lady Bracken-
stall, and my whole desire is to make
things easy for you, for L am convin-
ced that you are much-tr1ed woman.
If you will treat me as a friend and
trust me, you may find that will JUS
tify your trust"
What do you want me to do?"
''To tell the truth"
MIR Holiness"
mo. no, Lady Brackenstall-it is
no use. You may have heard Of any
little reputation which / possess. 1
would stake it all on the fact that your
story is an absolute fabrication"
Mistress and maid were both staring
at Holmes with pale faces and fright
ened eyes.
you are an impudent felIow!"
cried Theresa. DO you mean to say
that my mistress has told lie?"
Holmes rose from his chair.
Have you nothing to tell me?"
II have told you everything"
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'Think once more, Lady Bracken-
stall. Would it not be better to be
frank?"
For an instant there was hesitation
in her beautiful face. Then some
new strong THOUGHT caused it to set
like a mask.
Il have told you all / know"
Holmes took his hat and shrugged
his shoulders. Il am sorry" he said,
and without another word left the
room and the house. There was a
pond in the park. and to this my
friend led the way. 1t was frozen
over, but a single hole was left for the
convenience of solitary swan.
Holmes gazed at it, and then passed
on to the lodge gate. There he scrib-
bled a short note for Stanley Hopkins,
and left it with the lodge-keeper.
ut may be a hit or it may be a
miss but we are bound to do something
for friend Hopkins, just to justify this
second visit" said he. 81 will not
quite take him into my confidence yet.
[ think our next scene of operations
must be the shipping office of the AIDE
de-Southampton line, which stands
at the end of Pail Mall, if l remember
right. There is a second line of steam
ers which connect South Australia
with England, but we will draw the
larger cover first"
Holmes card sent in to the man
ager ensured instant attention, and he
was not long in acquiring all the infor-
nation he needed. In June of 95, only
one of their line had reached a home
port. 1t was the Rock of Gibralter,
their largest and best boat A refer
ence to the passenger list showed that
Miss Fraser, of Adelaide, with her
maid had made a voyage in her. The
boat was now on her way to Australia
somewhere in the south of the Suez
Canal. Her officers were the same as
in '95, with one exception. The first
officer, Mr.. Jack Croker, had been
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Wheeling, w. Va, May %, 1903.
have used your S. s. S. this spring,
and found it to be a blood purifier of the
best order. My system was run down
and my joints ached and panied me con-
siderably, and began to fear that was
going to be laid up with Rheumatism. 1
had used S. S. S. before, and knew what
it was; so purchased bottle of it, and
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I can cheerfully testify to its virtues as a
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JOHN G. STEIN.
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Eyes. sir-yes. 1t was all your
doing But / have had a setback"
"a setback?'
Eyes, Mr.. Holmes The Randall gang
were arrested in New York this morn
ing"
tainly rather against your theory, thdt
they committed a murder in Kent last
night"
ut is fatal, Mr. Holmes--al,solutcly
fatal Still, there are other gangs uf
three besides the Randall. IT it may
be some new gang Of which the police
have never heard
quite SO, it is perfectly possible.
What are you off g.
Yes, Mr.. Holmes, there is no rest
for me until l have got to the bottom
of the business suppose you have
no hint TO give me-
Il have given You one"
(which? %
"WeH. | suggested a blind"
But Why. Mr.. Holmes. Why
"Ah, that's the question Of course.
But | commend tile idea to your mind.
You might possibly find that there was
something in it. You won't stop for
dinner? Well good-bye, AMI let Us
know how yo set ON.
Dinner was over, and the table
cleared before Holmes alluded to the
matter again. He had lit his pipe
and held his slippered feet to the
cheerful blaze of the fire. Suddenly
he looked at his watch.
II expect developments, Watson"
"When?'
"Now-within q few minutes.
dare say you thought 1 acted rather
badly to Stanley Hopkins just move
Il trust your Judgment"
"A very sensible reply, Watson. You
must look at it this way: what ! know
is unofficial. what he knows is official.
l have the right to private judgment,
but he has none. He must disclose all
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Springfield, Ohio, May l6 1908
On two occasions l have used your
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4NOb IIIy IVI u So1IU
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
APPEAR IN NEW
UNIFORMS TODAY
Forty Motormen and Conductors VIII
Don-Prizes Won by. Care.
-fuI Work. ss3

The forty motorincn and conductors
employed by the Newport News and
Old Point Railway Company. who re-
Gently were awarded new uniforms be-5
cause they worked through period
of sin months without an accident. will
appear III their prize clothes" today.
A small silver star ON each coat collar;
distinguishes the prize clothes. from
the uniforms worn by other men,
a list OF the men who received uni.
forms follows:
Motormcn-P. w. Nelson. w. FL.
Marablc, j. w. Wngfield, J. II. Gosmey,
}. I. Hardy, II. w. Gage, j. a. JONES'.
G. w. Walton, Il. r. Lampkin, j. p.
Porrott, j. ii. IIargis, j. L. Tabb. E.;sT.
Sharp. G. Il. Latimore. c. s. Price. VI.
L. Parker, ID. A. Ault, II. H. fIiteshew,
J. I. CLANCY, e. L. Lester Tom. Mum
son, e. d. Markuni andH. l.. Chapman. !
Conductor-M. +. Burk, w. IL. Brink.
ly. A. l.. Cheatam. John Adkins, ~ s f.
Higgins, w. ii. Cardwcil, w II. Scott,
a. Fuller, r. II. Jones john Fitzgerald.
Charles Tignor, Q. Smith. T.. s. Greg,
DRY, y. II. Smith, w. r. Parrish. Il. NJ
Eouttcn and George Guy. K
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
BIBLE STUDY DEPARTMENT,
Interesting Feature of Work at Young
Mems Christian Association.

i"eS' estiI9 Feature OF WORK at young
Mems Christian Association.
Ono Of the departments of work to
Which considerable attention is paid
by the Young Mems Christian Associu-
ton, is the Bible class. This organiza.
ton has probably done as much to de-
velop systematic Bible study as any
other agency in the world. In the col.
legcs, railroad division points, large
cities, small towns and even in the
country districts, at army posts and in
the navy will be found groups of men
formed into Bible classes.
Even since its organization here the
association has conducted some Bible
classes, but 1t was not until thrco
years ago that the work was conducted
OH any large scale. Since that time
there have been from four to six
classes each year, and some of them
Keeping up ali the year. The plan Is,
however, that the classes rcurganizc
the first of October of each year, take
In new members and start with new
courses of study.
The plan for this year embraces
seven classes, five for men and two
for boys. They are as follows:
Bible training class-C. c. Kent, Jr.,
teacher.
Gymnasium Bible class-W. II.
Lynch, teacher.
Beginners Bible class-William Fal.
coner teacher.
Young Men Of the Biblc-W. j.
Hughes, teacher.
The books of the Biblc-Rev. Milo
Atkinson, teacher.
Intermediate boys, Us to 1S.)-C C.
Kent, Jr. teacher.
Junior boys, az to 1i.)-W. II.
Lynch, teacher.
For the present all of the mems
classes will meet on Monday night
from to O'Clock. The intermediate
class will meet OH Friday night at
7:15. The Juniors meet on Saturday
morning.
In connection with the Monday night
classes there is held What is known as
the Bible class supper Some OF the
men cannot get from their work to
their homes ana back in time for the Z
O'Clock class so supper is served for
them at the association at 6:30, at a
nominal cost. After supper the men
break up into groups In the class
rooms and dormitorics for the study
Of their respective lessons.
Membership in these classes Is not
limited to membership in the associa-
ton, but the large majority are asso.
citation men.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
HAPPY. REsULTS.
Have Made Many Newport News Res
- = =.

Have Made Many Newport News Res.
iden.e Enthusiastic.
No wonder scores of Newport News
citizens grow enthusiastic. 1t is
enough to make anyone happy to find
relief after years of suffering. Public
statements like the following arc but
truthful representative of the daily
work Gone in Newport News by
Doan'a Kidney Pills.
A. j. Hauscr, matchmaker, of POI
Thirty-first street, residence OH Vlr.
GINA avenue, says: "For several
months | was annoyed with dull acll.
ing in the small of the back 1t prob
ably. was not severe enough to create
any anxiety, but its constant nagging
very often made me ardently wish |
could stop it. An advertisement about
Doan's Kidney Pills in a Newport
News paper induced me TO go to
Aliens drug store for The remedy.
Before | completed the treatment the
aching disappeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price So
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents fer the United
States. .'s ,,
Remember the name oan's-and
talse no other. l
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
Another Increase In Cereal tx.
port Trade.
TOTAL FOR THE PAST MONTH
Large Quantities of Flour, Corn,
Wheat, oats and Rye Shipped to
Foreign Ports-MonthIy Coal Ship.
ments-Waterfron Notes.

The statement of the total amount
OF cereal exports from this port dur.
ing the mcnth OF September of this
year shows that there has been a
rapid increase in this ports oxport
business the past few weeks and bears
out the statements of prominent shin.
ping men here that the cereal EXPORT
shipments will he the largest this year
since the winter of 1S97-'0S, when New
port News led all of the Atlantic
coast ports IN the shipment of grain
j to foreign ports.
The following is the complete state.
ment Of the cereal exports from New.
port News to foreign ports during
last month:
Flour-S2,722 barrels.
Corn-6S.571 bushels.
L Oats $4,000 bushels.
,Wheat-24, LOCO bushels.
Rye-20.000 bushels.
+: sMeal-35T barrels.
A comparison Of the above list with
the complete lists of the cereals shin.
ped during the six months of this
year previous to September, shows
that double the amount of cereals
were shipped during last month MS
during any one of the other six
months.
1t was stated yesterday that the
export business of the port will take
an another decided increase during
this month and that before the end of
december, Newport News will be lead
ing all other American ports in the
shipment of grain.