The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-27

iiulnleS, Tor having refused to Speai
more freely, n you on your side will
not, l am sure, think the worse of ms
because [ desire, even against his will
to share my husbands anXieties. Once
more l beg that you will say nothinl
Of my visit"
She looked back at US from the door
ana ! had a last impression of thai
beautiful haunted face, the startled
eyes, and the drawn mouth. Then she
was gone.
Now, watson. the fair sex is youl
department" said Holmes, with a smile
when the d~windlin8 frou-frou of skirts
had ended in the slam of the front
door, What was the fair lady's game
What did h really want?"
Surely her NV statement is clear
Il her anxiety very natural"
Fun. Think of her appearance,
Watson-her manner, her suppressed
excitement, her restlessness, her ten
aclty in asking questions. Remember
that she comes of q caste who do not
lightly show emotion"
She was certainly much moved"
Remember also the curious earnest
ness with which she assured us that
it was best for her husband that she
should know all. What did she mean
by that? And o must have observ-
ed, Watson, how she Unanswered to
nave the light at her back. She did
not wish US to read her expression
Yes, she chose the one chair in the
ROOM"
and yet the motives of women are
SO ~inscrutable. You remember the
woman at Margate whcm I suspected
for the same reason. No powder on
her nose-that proved to be the cor
rect solution. How can you build on
such a q~uicksand? Their most trivial
action may mean volumes, or their
most extraordinary conduct nay de-
pend upon a hairpin or a curling tonss.
Good morning. Watson"
You are off 2"
Yes. will while away the morning
at Godolphin street with our friends
of the regular establishment. With
Eduardo Lucas lies the solution Of
our problem. though I must admit that
| have not an inkling as. to what form
1t may AXE. 1t is a capital mistake
Do you stay on guard, my good Wat
son, n receive any fresh visitors. I'll
join you at lunch if I am able"
All thai day and the next and the
next Holmes was in a mood which
his friends would call taciturn, and
others morose. He ran out and ran in,
smoked incessantly, played snatches on
ed sandwiches at irregular hours, and
hardly answered the casual questions
which l put to him. 1t was evident
to me that things were not going well
with him or his quest. He would say
nothing of the case, and it was from
the papers that l learned the particu-
lars of the inquest, and the arrest with
the subsequent release of John Milton,
the valet of the deceased. The cor
oners jury brought in the obvious
"Wilful Murder" but the parties re-
NAMED as unknoWn as ever. No mo
tive was suggested. The room was full
of articles Of value. but I3ne had been
taken. The dead mans papers had not
been tempered with. They were care
was a keen student of international
politics., an interchangeable gossip, a re-
markable linguist, and an untiring let
ter writer. He had been on intimate
terms with the leading politicians Of
several countries. But nothing sensa-
tional was discovered among the docu-
menti which filled his drawers. AS to
his relations with women, they appear
ed TO nave been promiscuous but sup
erficial. He had many acquaintance
them, but few friends, and no
one whom he loved. His habits We're
regular, his conduct inoffensive. His
death was an absolute mystery, and
likely to remain so.
As to the arrest of John Milton, the
'SStS'' ~ NCSpulI as
an alternative to absolute inaction. But
no case could be sustained against him.
He had visited friends in Hammer
smith that night. The alibi was com
plete. 1t is true that he started home
at an hour which should have
brought him to Westminster before
the time when the crime was dis
he had walked part Of the way
seemed probable enough in view of the
men of the night. He had actually
arrived at ~ o'clock, and appeared to
be overwhelmed by the unexpected
tragedy. He had always been on good
terms with his master. Several of the
dead mans possessions-notably a
case Of raZors-had been found
In the Wallets boxes, but he explained
that they had been presents from the
deceased, and the h~ousekeeper was able
to c~orroborate the story. Milton had
been in Lucas employment for three
years. It was noticeable that Lucas
did no take Milton on the continent
with him. Sometimes he visited Paris
was left in charge of the Godolphin
street house. AS to the housekeeper.
she had heard nothing en- the night of
the crime. If her master had a yisi-
tor he. had himself admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery
remained, so far as l could follow it
in the papers. If Holmes knew more.
he kept his W counsel, but. as he old
me that Inspector Lestrade. had taken
him into his confidence in the case, I
knew that he was in close touch with
every development. Upon the fourth
day there appeared a long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve the
whole question.
"A discovery has just peen made by
the Partisan police said the Daily
Telegraph. which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate of Mr.. Edu-
ardo Lucas, who met his deasn ~ siu-
lence last Monday night at Godolphin
street, Westminster. Our readers will.
remember that the deceased gentleman
was found stabbed in his room, and
that some suspicion attached to his
valet, but that the case broke down on
an abb. Yesterday a lady, who has
been known as Nine. Henri Fournaye,
occupying a small villa In the Rue AUS
~terlitz, was reported to the authorities
by her servants as being insane. An
examination showed that she had n
deed developed maEia of a dangerous
and permanent form. On inquiry, the
police have discovered that Nine. Henri
Fournaye only returned from a Journey
to London on Tuesday last. and there
is evidence to connect her with the
crime at Westminster. "A comparison
OF photographs has proved c%oncIusiye-
ly that NJ. Henri Fournaye and Edm-
ardO I.Ilcas were really ono and fha