Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19


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case. Fortune has been your friend
This was not all. | have a new
writing table with n fine surface of red
leather. / am prepared to swear. and
so is Bannister, that it was smooth
and unstained. Nov | found a clean
cut in it about three inches long-not n
mere scratch. bat a positive cut. Not
small ban of black dough or clay. With
specks OF something Which looks like
sawdust i'm il. am convinced thar
these marks were left by the man who
rilled the papers. There We're no foot
marks and no other evidence as to his
identity. was nj my wis, end wban
SulttlIN the nlIDV Thought occurred tn
me thai YOU were in town. and I anne
straight around to nut the matter into
your hands Do help me, Mr.. Holmes.
You see my dilemma. Either | must
find the man or else the examination
must be postponed until fresh papers
are prepared, and since this cannot be
done without explanation. there will
ensue a hideous scandal. which will
throw IL cloud, not only on the college.
but on the NDivp-city Aboya all tbiprS
l desire to settle the matter quietly and
discreetly."
Il shall be happy to look into it and
give you such advice as / can" said
Holmes. rising ana putting on his over
coat. THE case is not entirely devoid
of interest. Had anyone visited Won,
in your room after the papers came to
you?"
Yes. young Daulat Ras. an indian
student who lives on the same stair.
came in to ask me some particulars
about the examination
For which he has entered?"
Yes"
And the papers were on the table,"
TO the best of my belief, they were
rolled up"
But might be recognized as proofs?"
Possibly"
No II else in your room""
No
Did anyone know that these proofs
would be there"
NO one save the printer"
Did his man Iannister know"
NO. certainty not. No one knew"
Where is Bannister now"
He was very i'll, poor fellow. left
him collapsed in the chair. l was in
such a hurry to come to YOU"
Il locked up the papers first"
Then it amounts to this, MIR. Soames.
that. unless the Indian student recog-
nized the roll as being proofs, the man
who tempered with them came upon
them accidentally without knowing
that they We're there"
S it seems to me"
Holmes gave an enigmatic smile.
Well" said he. "let us go around.
Mo- one of your cases. Watson-mental,
not physical. All right; come if you
want TO. Now, Mr.. Soames-at your
disposal"
The sitting room of our client opened
by long. low. latticed window onto the
ancient lichen tinted court of the old
college. A Gothic arched door led TO a
worn stone staircase. on the ground
floor was the tutors room. Above wera
three students. one on each story, IT
was already twilight when we reached
the scene of u problem. Holmes
halted and looked earnestly at the win
dow. Then he a~pnroached ~ and
standing on tin.toe with his nanL
craned, he looked into the room Ae.N
"He must have entered thro,,ph Tho
door. There is no opening excent the
one pane" said our learned guide
Dear mel" said Holmes. and no
smiled in a singular way as no rlancad
at our companion. We'll If thera 10
nothing to be learned here. we had hes,
go inside" ~
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