The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-24

promise and much against my will l
consented to leave him there for three
days under the charge of Mrs. Hayes,
since it was evident that it was impos-
sible to inform the police where he was
without telling them also who was the
murderer, and could not see how that
murderer could be punished without
ruin to my unfortunate James. You
asked for frankness, Mr.. Holmes, and
l have taken You at your word, for
have now told you everything without
an attempt at circumlocution or con-
cealment. Do YOU in your turn be as
frank with me-
Il WILL said Holmes "In the first
place, Your grace, am bound to tell
You that You have placed yourself in
most serious position in the eyes of tho
law. You have condoned felony, and
you have aided the escape of MUIR
derer, for | cannot doubt that any
money which was taken by James Will
der TO aid his accomplice in his flight
came from Your graces purse
The duke bowed his assent.
This is indeed most serious mat
ter. Even more culpable in my opinion
your grace, is Your attitude toward
your younger son. You leave him in
this den for three days"
"Under solemn PROMISES
what are promises to such people as
these: You have no guarantee that he
will not be spirited away again. To
exposed your innocent younger son to
imminent and unnecessary danger. 1t
was q most uniustifiable action
The proud lord of Holdernesse was
not accustomed to be so rated in his
own ducal hall. The blood flushed into
his high forehead, but his conscience
held him dumb.
Il will help you, but on one condition
only. 1t is that you ring for the foot
man and let me give such orders as l
like
Without word the duke pressed the
electric bell. A servant entered.
You will be glad to hear" said
Holmes, that your young master is
| found. 1t is the dukes desire that the
ing Cock inn to bring Lord Satire
| home
"Now,' said Holmes when the re-
| ioicing lacley had disappeared, "hav-
| ing secured the future, we can afford
| to be more lenent With the past. am
not in an Official position, and there is
no reason so long as the ends of justice
are served why should disclose all
that know. AS to Hayes, say moth
| Ing. The gallows awaits him. and
would do nothing to save him from It,
What he will divulge cannot tell but
ha'-s no doubt that your grace could
make him understand that it is to his
interest to be silent From the police
point of view he will have kidnapped the
boy for the purpose of ransom. If they
do not themselves find it out, see no
reason why should prompt them to
take broader point of view. would
warn your grace, however, that the
continued presence of Mr.. James Will
der Il. your household can only lead to
misIol tune"
II understand that, Mr.. Holmes, and
it is already settled that he shall leave
| me forever and go to seek his fortune
in Australia"
I'm that case, your grace, since you
have yourself stated that any unhappi-
ness in your married life was caused
by his presence, l would suggest that
you make such amends as you can to
the duchess and that you try to resume
those relations which have been so I'M
happily interrupted"
'"That also have arranged, Mr.
Holmes. l wrote to the duchess this
morning."
I'm that case" said Holmes, II think
that my friend and can congratulate
ourselves upon several most happy re
suits from our little visit to the north
There is one other small point upol
which desire some light. This fellow
Hayes had shod his horses with shoes
which counterfeited the tracks of COWS
Was it from Mr.. Wilder that liz
learned so extraordinary device?"
The duke stood in thought for mo
ment, with a look of intense surpris,
on his face. Then he opened door ant
showed us into large room furnishe;
as a museum. He led the way to
glass case in a corner and pointed t.
the inscription
"These Shoes 1t ran, "were dug III
in the moat of Holdernesse Hall. The,
are for the use of horses, but they ar
shaped below with cloven foot of iro,
so as to throw pursucrs off the track
They are supposed to have belonged II
some of the lnarauding barons of Hol
dernesse in the middle ages"
Holmes opened the case and. mois
tening his finger, he passed it along til
shoe. A thin film of recent mud wa
left upon his skin
THANK you," said he as he replace
the glass. ut is the second most inter
esting object that have seen in til
north.'
"And the first?"
Holmes folded up his check ant
placed 1t carefully in his notebook. "
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