The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-29

that photograph? No, I don't. Yes, ]
do. though. Why, it's Beppo. He was
a kind OF Italian piece work man. Who
made himself useful in the shop. He
could carve a bit and Gid and
frame, and do odd jobs. The
fellow left me last week. and I've
heard nothing of him since. No, I don't
know where he came from nor where
he Went to. l had nothing against him
While he was here. He was gone two
We'll, that's all we could reasonably
expect from Morse Hudson" said
Holmes, as we emerged from the shop.
We have this Beppo as a common
factor. both in Remington and in
kensington, so that is worth a ten
for Gelder & Co, of Stepney, the
source and origin of the busts. | shall
be surprised if we don't get some help
down there"
In rapid succession we passed
through the fringe of fashionable Lon
don. hotel London, theatrical London,
literary London, commercial London,
and, finally, maritime London. till we
came to q riverside city of a hundred
thousand souls, where the tenement
houses swelter and reek with the out
casts of Europe. Here, in a broad
thoroughfare, once the abode of veal
thy city merchants, we found the
SNaiPSuIS NoL hS " NIliNIl We SSti CIlcl.
Outside was a considerable yard full of
monumental masonry. Inside was a
large room in which fifty workers We're
carving or moulding. The manage a
big blonde German. received US ciyilly,
n gave a clear answer to all Holmes
questions. A reference to his books
showed that hundreds Of casts had
been taken from a marble copy of De-
vines head of Napoleon, but that the
three which had been sent to Morse
a year or so before had been
half of a batch of six. the other three
being sent to Harding Brothers. of
kensington. There was no reason why
the other casts. He could suggest no
possible cause Why any one should
wish to destroy thenl-in fact, he
laughed at the idea. Their Wholesale
price was S %shillings, but the retailer
would get ~ or more. The cast was
taken in two moulds from each side
of the face, and then these two profiles
of plaster of Paris We're joined togeth-
err to make the complete bust. The
work was usually done by Italians. in
the room we We're in. When finished,
the busts We're put on a table in the
passage TO dry, n afterwards stored.
That was sal he could tell us.
But the production of the photograph
had a remarkable effect upon the man
ager. His face flushed with anger, and
his brows knotted over his blue Teu-
tonic eyes.
"Ah, the rascal" he cried. YES, in
deed, 1 know him very we'll. This has
always been a respectable establish
ment, and the only time that we have
very fellow. 1t was more than a year
ago now. He knitted another Italian in
the street, n then he came to the
works with the police on his heels, and
he was taken here. Beppo was his
second name I never knew.
Serve me right for engaging a man
with such a face. But he was a good
workman-one of the best"
What did he get?' -
The man lived and he got off with
q year. / ave no doubt he is out now,
but he has not dared to show his nose
here. We have a cousin of his here,
and 1 dare say he could tell you where
he is"
No, no." cried Holmes. mot a word
to the cousin-not a word, 1 beg of
you. The matter is very important.
and the farther l go with it, the more
it seems to grow. When you
in your ledger to the sale of
those casts l observed that the date
June 8 of last year. Could you
give me the date When Beppo was ar
rested?"
Il could tell o roughly by the pay
the manager answered. Yes"
continued, after some turning over
of pages, he was paid last on May 90"
THANK you,' said Holmes. 81 don't
think that 1 need intrude upon your
time and patience any more" With a
word Of caution that he should
say nothing as to our researches, we
turned u faces westward once more.
The afternoon was far advanced be-
we were able to snatch a hasty
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at the entrance announced "Kensing-
ton Outrage. Murder by a Madman,"
and the contents of the paper showed
h a Mr.. Horace Harker had got his
account into print after all. Two coll
umns were occupied with a highly SEN
and flowery rendering of the.
whole INCIDENT. Holmes propped it
while he ate. Once or twice he
chuckled.
This is all right, Watson" said he.
Listen to this: 1t is satisfactory to
know that there a be no difference
OF opinion upon this case, since Mr..
Lestrade, n of the most experienced
members Of the official force, and Mr..
Sherlock Holmes, the we'll known con-
sulting expert, have each come to the
conclusion that the grotesque series of
Incidents, which have ended in so
tragic a fashion, arise from lunacy
ratner than from deliberate crime. No
save mental alteration can
cover the facts The press, Watson,
is a most valuable institution, If YOU
only know how to use it.. And now, If
you have quite finished. we will bark
to K~ensington, and see what the
manager of Harding Brothers has to
say on the matter"
The founder of that great emporium
proved to be a brisk, crisp little per-
son, very dapper and quick, With al
clear head and a ready tongue.
Yes. sir, l have already read the
account in the evening papers. Mr..
Horace Harker is a customer of ours.
supplied him with the bust som
months ago. We ordered three busts
Of that sort from Gelder & Co.. of
Stepney. They are all sold now. To
whom? oh, I dare say by consulting
you. Yes, we have the entries here.
One to Mr.. Harker, you see. and one
to Mr.. Josiah Brown, Of Laburnum
Lodge. Laburnu1n Vale, Chiswick, and
one to Mr.. Sandeford, of Lower Grove
Road, Reading. No, 1 have never e
this face which you show me in the
You would hardly forget
1t, would YOU, sir, for I've seldom seen
uglier. Have we any Italians on
the staff? Yes. sir, we have several
u workpeople and cleaners.