The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17


AA massive manuscript vol
N umes which contain our
work FOR the year 1894.
|@1T-r~- 4 confess that Ii is very
difficult for me out Of
- such a wealth Of mate
rirf to select the cases which are most
interesting in themselves and at the
same time most conducive to a display
81 thoee peculiar powers for which my
frond was famous. AS i turn over the
pages I Gee my notes upon the repulsive
etsrf OF t1e red leecn and the terrible
dead of Crosby. the banker Here Al
60 ! end az account Of the Addiction
narcfy and the singular contents Of
the ancient British barrow. The IA
mouE Enit1 -lIcrhmer succession case
comes also within this period. and so
a. TIE tracking end arrest Of Huret
the boulevard assassin. an exploit
V1ich won FOR Holmes an autograph
ietlcr OF thanks from the French presi-
dent and the order of the Legion OF
Honor Bach of these would furnish
narrative. bui on the whole an OF
opinion fhat none of them unites so
many singular points OF interest as the
episode of IoxIey Old Place. which in
ciudcs MOI only the lamenfable death
OF yornr Nllourhby smith. but also
those subsequent developments which
threw 80 curious a light upon the causes
rf the crime.
r. .. i ...IIn s..........i.......- 49, -
Vnrl the close OF November. Holmes
and ! s1r together in silence eli the
evening le crraced with q powerful
lens oec.pher'nE the remains Of the
cr.inri description upon a palimpsest
j deer ln g recent treatise upon sur
gerry. Outside tle wind howled down
Bafer street, while the rain beat fierce
M against the windows. It was
etnnee there. BIZ the very depths OF the
town. WITH ten miles of mans handi-
work on every side of MS 20 feel the
trou grip cf Nature and to be conscious
that TO The huge elemental forces al
London was no more than the molehfns
that dot the felds. 4 walked 10 the
window and looked out on the deserted
street The occasional lamps CLEANED
on the cxpanse OF muddy road and shin
ing pavement AZ single cab was
rpiash.ng IS way from the Oxford
street end
'Wef. WGtsou. it's as wen we have
not 90 turn ont tonight. said Holmes
laying aside hts lens and rolling up ths
panupsest eI've done enough for on,
Sitting It IS trying work FOR the eyes
So fur as can make ont it is nothing
more exciting than an abbe's accounts
dating from the second half OF the az
teenth century. Hello. hello, hello
what's thisg
Amid the droning OF the wind Their
had ccme the stamping OF a horses
hccfr and ~ long grind OF a wheel al
81 uEped aEainst the curb. The cal
which 4 had seen had pulled up at ou
deer
-Whnt can be wantY" I calculated a
man stepped cut OF a.
-Wanti &c wants us. And we. ms
n0or TGgfson. want 0vercoats and era
vs1 end raioches and every aid tia
man ever Invented 60 fght the weather
walt a BIZ lhouEhi There's the cab Of
nE.irt There's hope yet He'd hav
fcnt q NJ ~ had wanted rs % come
Run down MS dear fellow. and 0pei
the door. Tor 1ll virtuous fox have bee
long in bed
When TIE light OF the han lamp Eel
upcn our midnight visitor Il had no dil
nccly in recognizing him. It wa
young Stanley Hopkins. a promising
detective. ln whose career Holmes hat
several times shown q very practice
interest
"ls be ny De asked eagerly
"Cone up. my dear sir" said Holmes
voice from above. Il hope you have n
Cesirrs upon us such a night as this"
Tne detective mounted the stairs, an
our lamp cleaned upon his shining va
teproof helped him out Of e. Will
Holmes knocked q blaze out Of the log
81 the Erate
-Now. my dear Hopkins. draw %
and warm your toes said he. Here
a cigar. ard the doctor has a prescriT
non contininr hot water and a lemo
which is good medicine on a night hk
ria III must he something importar
which has h-ought ypu ont in such
gale
IN Is Indeed. Ar. Holmes. I've IA
busting afternoon. 4 promise yol
d. you see enything OF the Vozle
case in the latest edit0nsT
teenn century to-day"
even u VAS only PARAGRAPH am
81 Vrong NJ that. SO you have not mis-.
81 cpTtlnE q haven't let ere gras