The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-19
ix.-THE ADVENTURE OF THREE
gTuOCNTS-Continued.

you left your kcy la the door,
Yes. sir"
WAS u not very extraordinary that
you should do this mn the very day
when there were these papers a 80
1T Was most unfortunate. SIR. But
have occasionally done the same thing
ut other times
When did you enter the ROOM
Ut was about 400. That Is Mr..
6oames' tea time"
How long did you stay
when ! saw hat he was absent. I
withdrew ut once"
Did you look ut these papers on the
table,"
mo. sir-ccr,ainly not"
How raire you To leave the key In
The door"
II had the ten tray IN my hand. I
Then I forgot"
Has the outer DOR n spring lock-"
mo. STR"
Then It was open all the time"
"Yes. sir"
Anyone In the room could get out?"
Yes. sir"
when Mr.. soames returned and
called for you. you were very much dis
turbejy"
yes. sir. Such n thing has never
happened during the many years that !
have been here. I nearly tainted. sir"
= ! understand. Where were you
when you beGsn To feel bad?"
where was /. sir? Why. here. near
the door
"Tha IN singular. because you sat
down In that chair over yonder rear
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairsg"
Il don't know. sir. II didn't matter to
me where I sat"
Y really don't t:.Ink he knew much
AHSntlf N IL Aa IL 49,. l.lI..
very bad-luitc ~ghastly."
teft? 2"
''0nly for e. minute or 20. Then I
locked the door and went TO my room.
h do you suspect"
oh. ] would not enture To say. sir.
I don't believe there IL any gentleman
Tn this university who In capable OF
prohung BY such an action. No. sir.
III not believe n"
THANK You that will do" said
Holmes oh. one more word. You
nave lot mentioned To any OF the three
gentlemen whom you attend that any
Ching In nmissy"
mo siiS-not a word"
You haven't seen any OF them
mo, SIR"
Very good. Now. MIR. soames. we
Will take a walk In the quadrangle. IL
you pleaye."
Three yellow squares OF light shonc
above us In the gathering gloom.
Your three birds are all I'm their
nests" said Holmes. looking NJ. Hal
soa! What's that? One OF them seems
RESTLESS enough"
u ~as the Indian. whose dark sill
houette appeared suddenly upon his
BUN He was pacing swiftly up and
down hts room
Il should like TO have a peep ut each
OF them" said Holmes. rs II pos
sibie7'
mo difficulty In the world" Soames
answered. This set OF rooms In quite
eldest In the college. and IL In not
unusual for visitors to 70 over them.
Come along. and will personally con-
duct you."
NO names. picase!" said Holmes. ms
~e knocked ut Gilchrist's door. A tall.
daxen-haired. slim young fellow opened
Il. ind made US welcome when he un-
derstood a errand. There were some
really curious pieces OF medieval do
snestic architecture within. Holmes
was so charmed with one OF them that
ne Insisted on drawing 70 In his note-
book. broke his pencil. had to borrow
one from GU host. and finally borrowed
a knife to sharpen his own. The same
curious accident happened To him In
she rooms OF the Indiana silent. little.
took-nosed fellow. who eyed US
askancc. and was obviously glad when
Holmes architectural studies had come
to an end. ] could not see that I'm
either case Holmes had come upon the
clue FOR which he was searching. Only
mt the third did our visit prove abor-
tive. The outer door would q open
TO a knock. and nothing more sub
stantial than a torrent Of bad language
came from behind IL. Il don't care
who you are. You can 20 TO blazes!"
roared the ngr voice, "Tomorrow'a
the eNnrn and Ngnnsf Ia IRaNpa h.s
any one"
~ rude fellow" said our guide.
Gushing with anger as we withdrew
down the stair. "Of course he I'D not
realize that II was I who was knocking,
but none the less his conduct was very
uncourteous. and. indeed. under the
circumstances rather suspicious"
Holmes response was n curious pne.
Can you tell me his exact height"
ne asked.
Really. Mr.. Holmes. I cannot under
take 10 aay. He Is taller than the In
dian. not 80 tall ms Gilchrist. sup
bose Ave foot six would be about a."
That IN very important" said
Holmes. And now. Mr.. Soames, /
wish you goodnight"
our guide cried aloud In his aston
tshment n dismay. Good gracious.
Mr.. Holmes. you are surely not going
60 leave me In this abrupt fashion!
You don't seem To realize the position.
Tomorrow IN the examination. I must
TAX some definite action tonight. I
cannot allow the examination to be
held " one OF the papers has been tam
pered with. The situation must be
faced"
You must leave ~ as Il IL. shall
drop round early tomorrow morning
and chat the matter over. II IS posi-
bic that ! may be in u position then
to indicate some course of action.
Meanwhile. you change nothing-noth-
Ing nj all"
Very good. AR. Holmes"
You can be perfectly easy In your
mind. We shall certainly md some
way out ~ your difficulties. I win
take IN" BLACK clay with me. also the
pencil cuttings Goodby."
When Wr N-r- cut tn the darkness
of the quadrangle We again looked up
al the windows The Indian still paced
his room, The others were Invisible.
We'll, Watson. what do you think Of
IT." Holmes asked. us We came out
into the main street. quite a little
parlor game-sort OF thrce-card trick.
u u rot? There are your three men.
az must be one OF them. You take your
choice Which is yours
The ul-mouthsd fellow ~ the top.
He is the one with the worst record.
And yet hat Indian was a Sly fellow
also. Why should he be pacing his
room all th" timcg'
There is nothing In that Many
men do II when they are trying to
learn ANYTHING ny heart"