The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-20

/ Poor Annie here and r1s r1otneT we're
! brok .n-hwartcd Dv Fetr.rT had 1oSi
| heard enough from the detective 81
the station Ia he abl. IN wtTe an tde.
: 81 wha< had napueFed. and ht> story
Old not mend matters a. was :. f3Fut
to all that ! vas n for s long illness
- Joseph ea% bundled out 81 MS
| CHEEKY bedroom. er3 * vas turned
INTO ) s~Ick-roofs far me Here ] hare
Lain. ar EioEue> fot over nine vcskS
unconscious. ANA tavtnE wtta brain
fever. III II hae ot been for Miss
+ Harrison here Hu3 feg fh" doctor =
care / should not b. king g. You
| nsw. she hes nur-s0 me bt dav and
4 hired nurse has looked 4fcT +ue
~ night. for in 'rS mad TITS ! we-
carabte ~ anything slowly mN rsa-
son has cleared bUt j. IS onlH dur
IaC the last three days that ny mem
ory has quite rcturtee. sometime /
ut~h that I'd never had The dt~t
thing that Old Va~ - wire 90 ST.
Forbes. who h9d slge sasc - hand
III came oft and assures me That.
though ey"rSihius ha, been dome. ~"
trace II = cine has been ut~-a, cred
the oonlmI~>ionatrc ant mis- Nil"
have been examined ia .Eert &ar
without ans ii5ht htlu. thrown uIstn
the matter Th. ~,I~nist"u< ~ the
polio. then r,-ted upon uuu ,;nfof.
who. - Nou may lrJ1etab~t. ~taA cal
overtime in til" eltes that night Ii,
remaining behind and Ills French
name Werc really The onis two points
which could suggest ~0~nicians Tut.
as a matter OF fact. ! did not hcSIn
work unt! III" had gore. n 1t}
people are 90 HuGucnot extraction otlt
as English in sympathy and tradition
~ You and I llc. Nothing N.~ iotnd
to imuii,lia him in b WAY. "nd
there the matter dinpped 'Hfh Il
Npu. Nh. Holmes. absolutely nay t.r~t
hope. II you Ilil nc. ttl.n ma honor
~ Wcl! IS my position aIc forever for
fcitcd."
Thc Invalid sank back upon his
cushions. tired out by this long recital.
While his nurse nourci nm y q
glass IF some stimulating medicine.
Holmes sat silently, With his head
thrown back kand his eyes closed Ia
an attitude which might seem ,~iStIc@s
to Il stranger bat which I knew be
tokened the most intense sclf-absprp-
tion.
Your statement has been S" cN-
piicit." said he at last. that You have
really left ne very tcN questions 10
ask. There is one 81 the very TIT
most importance. however. Did YOU
tell any one that . had his ape-
cial task TO perform"
Not Miss Harrison here, for cx-
ample.
NO. had not been back to Wok-
ing between getting the order and exc
cutting tho commission"
And none Of Your people had by
chance been to see vou2'
None"
Did any Of them know their way
lou in the Office"
"oh yes. all of them had been
shown o-cr it."
"still. Of course, il you said nothing
to any one about the treaty these in
quirieS are Irrelevant
Il Said nothing"
"Do YOU know anything OF the COM
missionairc?"
Nothing except that he is an old
soldier
What regiment"
oh. l rave Neutrality-suspicious.
Guards" j
Thank YOU. havc no doubt can
get details from Forbes. The au-
thoritics are excellent at amassing
facts, though they do not always use
them to advantage. What Il lovely
thing . rose is
IL walked past the couch 10 the
open window and held up tho Troop
ing stalk of 4 moSs-rose. looking down
at the dainty blend of crimson and
green. II was a new phase Of his char
acter 70 me. for | had never before
seen him show any keen interest IN
natural objects.
There is nothing Ia which dcduc-
ton is 50 necessary as in religion"
said he. leaning vita his baci against
the shutters. 1T can lie built up
rs an exact science ~ the ~rcasoncr.
Our highest assurance of the goodness
OF Providence seems 80 me to rest in
the flowers. All other things. our
powers our desires. II food. are Ill
ready necessary fol our existence in
the first instance. Bot thiS rose is
an extra. IT'S smell! aud its color are
an embellishments Of life, not i on
dition Of it. 1t IS only goodness which
gives extras. and 50 | say again that
We have much to hope from the now
cTs.'
Percy Phelps ana his nurse looked
at Holmes Gurin" his demonstration
with surprise and Il GOOD deal Of dis
appointment written upon their faces.
He had fallen into q rcveric. With the
nloss-Iose between his fingers. 1t had
lasted some minutes before The young
lady broke in uDon If.
ID YOU see II prospect Of solving
this mystery. Mr.. Holmes she asked.
with a touch Of asperity in her voice
as enterprise. That asserts too
on. the mystery" he answered.
coming back with z start to tho real
ities Of lfc. well, it would be ab-
sur.i To deny that the case Is i very
abstrusc and complicated one but
can promise You that / viii look into
the matter and let You know any
JOiiltS NIIicll IldN Strike me.
ID You SEQ any clue"
You ave furnished me with seven.
but. Of course, Unjust lost them before
can ~pr"nouncc upnn their value"
You suspect som" one"
i suspect myself" 4
What" !
OF coming 70 conclusions too rapid
ly.'
Then 20 t. London and test your
conclusions
-FOUR advice is very excellent. Miss
fi5frlson.' aid Iiolmes, rising. Il
mink, Watson. VIC cannot DO better. +
DO not allow yourself to indulge IN
fails" hopes. Mr.. Phelps. Tho affair
is = YER tangled one" /
i shall 10 Ill i fever until soc
YOU again" cried the diplomatisI.
We'll. II! come out by tho same
tram tomorrow, though its more than
i!keiy mat my report VIII be a mega
tive one"
God bless . for promising to
come cried our client. 1T gives me
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