The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-16

Did YOU take any messages to SIR.
Si%aunton?'
Yes. sir. one telegram"
"Ah. that's interesting. What o'clock
was this
About six"
Where nj MIR. stanton when he
received it2'
Her IN HIS ROOM
Were you present when he opened
it,"
Yes. sir. waited to see II there was
an answer"
We'll. was there
Eyes. sir. he wrote an answer
ibid you take IT."
NO. he too. " himself"
But he wrote u Ia your presence"
Yes. sir. I was standing by the
door. and he with his back turned nj
that table. When he had written Il.
he said: an right. porter. viii take
this myTc!f.'"
What did he write 1; WITH"
"a pen sir"
WAS the tc~legraphic form a OF
these or the table,"
Yes. sir. Il was the top one
Holmes rose. Taking the forms. he
carried them over to the window and
carefully examined that which was up
pcrmosi.
1T Is a pity he did not write In pen
ell" said he. throwing them down
again with "a shrug OF disappointment.
AS you have no doubt frequently OBJ
served. Watson. the impression usually
goes t~hrough-a fact which has dis
solved many a happy marriage. How
ever I can find no trace here. I re-
joicc. however. to perceive that he
wrote with abroad pointed quill pen.
and ! can hardly doubt that We win
Ind some impression on this blotting
/ Fwl Al COS atNV.ls this 40 th. N.NNs
thing"
He tore on n strip Of tho hlotilng
paper and turned towards US the fol-
lowing hicroElyphic.
! cyril OVcrton was much excited.
Hold u To the glass" he cried,
That ~ unnecessary said i'Glmcs.
The paper is thin. and the reverse VIII
give the message. Here II u.s." He
tarncd "a over and read:
so that " the tall end OF the telegram
which Godfrey stanton dispatched with
ga a few hours OF hiS disappearance. There
are az least six words OF the message
which have escaped Us: bu; what remains
Stand by w for Gods sa~kc''-pTOvca
that this young man saw a formidable
danger which approached him, and from
which someone else rould protect him.
Us. mark YOU. Another person was tn
VOWED. Who should a. be hut the pale
faced. bearded man. who seemed him
self IN 80 nervous "a stntc7 What. then,
IL the connection between Godfrey Staun-
ton and the bearded mani And ms Is
the third source from which each OF them
fought for help against pressing danger
our Inquiry has already narrowed down
TO that"
" have only 20 fnd 10 whom that
I telegram u Addressed" I suggested.
Exactly. my dear Watson. Your re-
~ncciion. though profound. had already
'fosscd my mind. Iiut I dare say u may
have come to your notice that. u you
walk into n postoince and cmand to see
the counicifoil OF another mans message.
there may be- some disinclinatlon on the
par. % the officials to ob!igc you. There
II so much red tape Ia these matters. How
ever. I have no doubt that with "a little
del!cacy and nEcssc the end may be at
ialnrd Meanwhile. I should like Ga your
prcg.ncc. Mr.. Ovcrton. To so through these
papers vaica have been left upon the
table.
There were a number ~ letters. bills.
and notebooks. which Holmes turned over
aud examined SIT quick. nervous hngcrs
ana darling. penetrating eyes. "So;hiLg
E,T".' hc said. at last. by the way.
suppose your friend was a healthy young
~fcliow-uoihirE amIss with him."
' sound aS a bcli."
Have YOU ever known him ILL.,