The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-05
vmi-rHE ADVENTURE or THE SIX
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NAPolEoNS.-continusd.
Holmes had taken several notec dur
Ing Mr.. Harding's evidence. and
could see that he was thoroughly salts,
fed by the turn which affairs were tax
Ing. He made no remark. however
save that. unless we hurried. we should
be late for our appointment with Les
trade. Sure enough. when we reachec
Baker street the detective was alrend,
there. and we found him pacing up ant
Town I'm n fever OF impatience. Hi
look OF Importance showed that hi,
days work n not been In vain.
"well?" he asked "wha luck. Mr.
Holmes"
I'VE have had n very busy day. and
not entirely n wasted one" my friend
explained. we have seen both the re-
/ tailers and also the Wholesale manu-
facturers. I can trace each OF ths
busts now from the beginning"
The busts!" cried Lestrnde. We'll
well. you have your " methods. Mr.
Sherlock Holmes and IL In not for ms
To say n word against them. but I think
I have done n better days work than
you. have Identified the dead man."
You don't say Soy"
And found a cause for the crime
Splendid
1--WE hav an Inspector who makes n
speciality OF Saffron Hill and the Italian
quarter. Well. this dead man had some
Catholic emblem round his neck. and that.
along with his color. made mo think he
was from the south. Inspector Hil knew
him the moment he caught sight OF him.
Ills name Is Pietro vcnuccl. from Naples,
and he II one OF the greatest cu,-throats
I'm London. lie II connected with the
Mana. which. rs you know. T. a secret
political society. enforcing It's DEGREES by
murder. Now. you see how the AFFAIR be-
gins TO clear ~. The other fellow ..
probably an Italian also. and n member
OF the Mana lie has broken the rules
In ZONE fashion. Pictro Is set upon hi
track. Probably the photograph We
found In his pocket IL the man himself,
10 that he may not knife the wrong per-
son. lie dogs the fellow. he sees him en-
ter n house. he waits outside for him. and
In the scufiic he receives his W death
wound. How Is that. Mr. Sherlock
Holiness"
Holmes clappcd his hands aprrovinSly.
Excellent, Lcstrade, excellent he
cried. But I didn't quite follow your cx-
PLANTATION OF the destruction OF the busts."
The bustS. You never can get those
busts out OF your head. After all. hat Is
nothing: petty larceny. six months nj the
most. In h the murder hat We are really
investigations. and l tell you that l am
gathering all the threads Into my hands.
And the next staEo?'
lis n very simple one. I shall 80 down
with Hiil to the Italian quarter. find the
man whose photograph we have got. ard
Rrrcs; him on the charge OF murder. VIII
you come with u.s."
II him not. fancy we can attain our
end In n simpler way. ! can't say for
certain. because Il all dcpcnds-weil, II
all depends upon n factor which II COM
plctcly outside our control. but / have
great hopc--in fact. the betting IL cx-
actiy two TO onc-that II you will come
with us tonight ] shall be able TO help
you TO lay him by the heels"
I'm the italian auaricr7'
mo. I fancy ChiSwick n an address
which Is more likely TO Ind him IL you
vii como with me 10 chiswick tonight.
Lostradc. I'll promise TO so TO the Italian
quarter with you tomorrow. aud no harm
Will be done by the delay. And now i
hin that a fow hours sleep would do
us all good. for ] do not propose TO leave
before II o'clock. and IL II unlikely that We
shall be back before morning. lou'll dine
with US. Lcstradc. and then you are well
come TO the sofa until It rs time for US to
start. In the meantime. Watson. I should
be glad IL you would rims for an express
messenger for I have IA letter to send. and
IL IL important that Il should go at once"
Holmes spsnt the evening In rummaginH
among the files uf the old daily papers
with which one OF our lumber rooms was
packed. When at last he descended. a
was with triumph In his eyes. hut he said
nothing 20 either OF us AS TO the result OF
his researches. For my own part. I had
followed step by step the methods by
which he had traced tho various windinRs
OF this complex case. and. though I could
not yet perceive the goal which we would
reach. I understood clearly that Holmes
expected this grotcsquc crimina to make
an attempt upon the two remaining busts.
one OF which. ! remembered. was ut CHS
wick. No doubt the object OF our Journey
was to catch him In the very act. and I
could not but admire the cunning with
which my friend had inserted a wrong
clue In the evening paper. so ms TO give
the fellow the idea that he could con-
tinue his scheme Will impunity. 1 was
not surprised when Holmes suggested that
I should take my revolver with me. lie
had himself picked up the loaded hunting
crop. which was his favorite weapon.
a four-whecler was ut the door ut II.
and In ~ We drove TO n spot at the other
side OF HGmmcrsmith bridge. Here the
cRbm%n was directed TO wait. A short
walk brought US to n secluded road frlnged
with plcarant houses. each standing In It's
own grounds. In the light OF n street
lamp we read ~"I.aburnum villa" pom The
gate-post OF one OF them. The occupants
had evidently retired TO rest. for all was
dark. save for n faniight over the hall
door. which shed "A single blurred circle
on TO the garden path. Tn wooden fence
which separated the grounds from the
road threw "A dense black shadow upon the
inner side. and here IL was that we
crouchcd.
Il fear that your have n long wait"
Holmes whispered. We may thank our
stars that IL Is not raining. ! don think
we can even venture to smoke TO pass the
time. However. It's n two to one chance
that We set something to pay Us for our
trouble"
II proved. however. hat our vigiI was
not TO be 20 long as Holmes had led us TO
fear. and Il ended In a very sudden and
singular fashion. In an instant. without
the least sound TO warn us OF his coming,
the garden gate swung open. and n 1.-the.
dark figure. as swift and active as nm
ape. rushed upon the garden path. We
saw II whisk past the light thrown from
over the door and disappear against the
black shadow OF the house. There was a
long pause. during which We held our
breath. and then a very gentle Crcaking
sound came 10 our ears. The windo was
being opened. TIL noise ceased. and again
there was a long silence. The fellow was