Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
The ADVENTURE OF ELA.~
PETCR.--CcrHinued.

'ii"ro's the agreement an the s'io-tnhic.
" you sign it The whole matter VIII be
sr,.;cl.''
'.hc seaman lnrc;.cd acr,as the room and
cook un the pen.
Shall I sign here" he asked stopping
ser the table.
Iiolmcs leaned oyer his shoulder aud
passed bcIh hands OYER his neck.
'This Will do" said H..
l heard a click of steel and a below like
Ill c!ragcd bull. The next instant Homes
ard the seaman were rolling ON the
ground together. He was :, man OF such
gigantic STRENGTH that even with the band
cuffs which Holmes had so dcrtIy fastened
ipon his wrists. he would have .cry
quickly ovcrpowcrcd my friend had Hop
Nns and I not rushed to his rescue.
only w;,cn I pressed the cold muz-
ri" of the revolver to his temple lid hc at
!1st understand that resistance was vain.
We dashed his ankles with cord. ana rose
GREATNESS from the struggle.
II must really apologize. Hopkins" said
sherlock Holmes. ~ fear that the
scramblc,l c.;,s are cold. However. You
siil enjoy the rest of your breakfast all
nc better. will you not. for the thought
that you have brought your case to II
triumphant conclusion"
Stanley Hopkins VAS spccc!icss witt,
.inazcncnt.
II don't know wha, 10 say. MIR.
ViiIIC Uc OIust'U VI III ttSl. WIN "A
scry red face. at seems to Te that (
save been making Il foot of myself from
tic beginning. I understand now, what l
should never have forgotten. that I am
the pupil and YOU arc the Master. Even
aow l sec what you have done. but I
jon't know how you did it. or what 1t
slSuilics."
Well. wcli.' said Holmes. good hum
srcdly. "wc all learn by experience. and
Sour lesson this time is that you should
never lose sight OF the alternative. You
~cre 80 absorbed IN Young Michigan that
You could not spart a thought 10 Patrick
Cairns. the true murderer of Peter Curcy."
The hOarsG voice of the sculnon broke
In on our conversation.
See here. mister said he. ~ mako no
complaint of being man-handlcd in this
fashion,. but ! would have you call things
by their right names. You say l murdered
Peter Carey. I say I killed Peter Carey,
and there's all the difference. Maybe you
DON'T believe what I say. Maybe YOU
think ! am just singing you n yarn"
Not at all," said Holmes. Let US hear
~':at you have to sa:."
ITS soon told. and hy tho Lord, every
word of 1t IL truth. ] knew Black Peter.
and when he pulled out his knife l whipped
a %harpoOn through him sharp, for l knew
that 1t was him or mo. That's how lc died.
You can call it murder. Anyhow. I'd \
soon die with u rope round iny neck as
with Black Peters knife in my hcar:.'
How came you there - asked Holmes.
"lIl tell 1t you from the beginning. just
sit me up Il little. 80 as 1 can speak easy.
1t was In SO that 1t Appropriateness of
that year. Peter Carey was master OF the
Sea Unicorn. and I was spare harpooncr.
We were coming out Of the ice pack on
our way home, with head winds and "A
weeks soutEerlr gale. when We picked up
q little craft :hat had been blown north.
There was one man on hcr-a landsman.
The crew had thought she would founder.
and had made fer the Norwegian coast in
the dinghy. i guess thcv were all drowned.
Wen. we took him OH board. this man.
and he and tho skipper had some long
talks In the cabin. All the baggage we
took off with him was one tin box. So far
as L know. the mans ramc was never
mentioned. and on the second night he
disappeared az Ii he had never been. 1t
was given out that he had either thrown
himself overheard or fallen overheard in
the heavy weather that we wcrc having.
Only one man knew what had happened
to him. and that was me. for. with my
own eyes, i saw the skipper tip up his
heels and put him over the rail in the
middle watch of a dark night. two days
before VIC sighted the Shetland Lights.
We'll. l kept my knowledge to myself,
and waited to see what would come of 1T.
When we got back TO Scotland 1t was
easily hushed ~. and nobody asked any
questions. A stranger lied by accident.
and 1t was nohody's business to inquire.
Shortly after Peter Carey gave up the
sea. and It was long years before | could
and where he was. l guessed that ,.e had
done the deed for the sskc OF what was
III that tin box. and that he could afford
now to pay mi we'll for keeping my mouth
shut.
II found out where he was through a
sailor man that had met him In London.
and down 1 went TO squeeze him.. Tho
nrst night he was reasonable enough. and
wis ready to give me what would make
me free of the sea for life. We were to
NIX 1t all two nights later. When i came.
I FOUND him th-cc-parts drunk and in IL
vic temper. We sat down and we drank
and we yarned about old times. but the
more he drank the less I liked the look
or his face. l spotted that harpoon on the
wall. and l thought l might need it be-
fore ] was through. Then at last he
broke out at me-. splitting and cursing. with
murder in his eyes AID Il great clasp
knife in his hand. He Rad not time to get
It from the sheath before 1 had the har-
pooh through him. Hcavens! what "A yell
he gave! and his face gets between me
and my sleep. I stood there. with his
blood splashing round ME. and 1 waited
TOR a bit. but all was quiet. so l took
heart once more. / looked round, and
there was the tin box OH the shelf. l had
as much right to It as Peter Carey. any
how. so I took II with me md left the
hut. Lik u fool l left my baccy pouch
upon the table.
Now Ill tell you the quecrest part OF
the whole story. I had hardly got outside
the hut when I heard someone coming. and
I hid among tho bushes. A man came
blinking along. went into the hut. gave q
cry us X he had seen a ghost, AM legged
II M naPA "A he NOpN1n rnan until bn H,o
eat OF sight. Who he wal CIR what he
wanted Is more than / can tell. Yer my
part I walked ten miles. got a train at
Tunbridge Wells. and so reached London,
and no one the wiser. $50
We'll. when ! came TO examine the box