The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-20
ix.-THE ADVENTURE OF THREE
STUDENTS.-Conti
Copyritht. 1905.
81 4. Conan Doyle anA Csllisr's Weekly.

ix.--THE ADVENTURE OF THREE
STUDENTS.-Continu
II understand" said Holmes, that
you left your key in the door,"
| Yes. SIR"
Was it not very extraordinary that
you should do this on the very day
when there were these papers inside %
1T was most unfortunate. sir. But
have occasionally done the same thing
| at other times"
When did you enter the room?"
at was about AGO. That is Mr..
Soames' tea time"
How long did you stay?"
when I saw that he was absent,
| withdrew at once"
Did you look at these papers on the
table?"
mo, sir-certainly not
How came you to leave the key in
the door?"
"I had the tea tray in my hand. 1
thought I would come back for the key.
Then I forgot"
Has the outer door a spring lock %
mo, Sir"
Then it was open all the time?"
Yes, SIR
anyone in the room could get out?"
When MIR. Soames returned and
called for you, you We're very much dis
turbed?"
Yes. sir. Such a thing has never
happened during the many years that I
have been here. l nearly tainted, sir. )"
so l understand. Where were you
when you began to feel bad?"
Where was l, sir? Why, here, near
the door,
That is singular, because you sat
down in that chair over yonder near
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairs?"
Il don't know, sir it didn't matter to
me where I sat-"
Il really don't think he knew much
about it Mr.. dimes. He was looking
very bad--quite CHASTITY"
You stayed here when your master
left?"
Only for a minute or So Then I
locked the door and went to my room.
Whom do you suspect?'
oh, l would not venture to say, sir.
| don't believe there is any gentleman
IN this university who is capable of
prof1ting by such an action. No, sir,
III not believe it,"
THANK you. that will do" said
Holmes. "Oh, one more word. You
have not mentioned to any of the three
gentlemen whom you attend that any
thing Is amiss?"
No, sir-not word"
You haven't seen any Of them?"
mo, sir"
Very good. Now. Mr.. soames, we
will take walk in the quadrangle. II
you please"
Three yellow squares Of light shone
above us in the gathering gloom.
Your three birds are all in their
nests" said Holmes, looking up. Hal
loa! What's that? One of them seems
restless enough"
1t was the Indian, whose dark sill
| hn1)attn III.
blind. He was pacing swiftly up and
down his room.
II should like to have peep at each
OF Them" said Holmes. rs it pos
sible?"
mo difficulty in the world" soames
the Oldest in the college, and it is MOI
unusual for visitors to go over them
Come along, and ! will personally con.
duct YOU
No names, pleased" said Holmes, as
we knocked at Glchrist's door, A tall
1t, and made us welcome when he un.
derstood our errand. There We're some
really curious pieces of medieval do.
nestle architecture within. Holme:
was so charmed with one Of them tina
he insisted on drawing it in his note.
book, broke his pencil, had to borrow
one from our host, and finally borrowed
knife to sharpen his own. The same
curious accident happened to him il
the rooms of the Indiana silent, little
hook-nosed fellow. who eyed u.
askance, and was obviously glad whel
Holmes architectural studies had com,
to an end. I could not see that IL
either case Holmes had come upon tn,
clue for which he was searching. Onl,
at the third did our visit prove abor.
tive. The outer door would not opel
to our knock. and nothing more sub
stantial than torrent of bad Language
came from behind it. II don't car
who you are. You can go to blazes!
roared the angry voice. Tomorrow
the exam, and 1 won't be drawn b,
any one"
"a rude fellow" said our guide
flushing with anger as we withdrev
realize that it was who was Knocking
but none the less his conduct was yer,
uncourteous, and, indeed, under tn
circumstances rather suspicious"
Holmes response was a curious one
Can you tell me his exact height !?
he asked.
Really, Mr.. Holmes, I cannot under
take to say: He is taller than the In
: dian, not SO tall as Gilchrist. I. SUP
pose five foot six would be about it,"
} That is very important" sal
Holmes. And now. Mr.. soames.
, wish you goodnight"
) ishment and dismay. Good gracious
!, Mr.. Holmes, you are surely not goin
to leave me In this abrupt fashion
! You don't seem to realize the position
Tomorrow Is the examination I mus
( take some definite action tonight.
| cannot allow the examination to b
!, held If one Of the papers has been tam
pered with. The situation must b
/. faced"
You must leave it as it is. I sha
drop round early tomorrow mornin
and chat the matter over. 1t is posi-
8 BILE that | may be in a position the
: to indicate some course of actio,
. Meanwhile, you change nothing-noth
! ing at all"
Very good, Mr.. Holmes"
You can be perfectly easy in yor
. mind. We shall certainly find som
{ way out of your difficulties. I wi
; take the black clay with me, also til
!, pencil cuttings. Goodby."
: When we were out in the darkness
of the QUADRANGLE we again looked ;,