Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-31

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arts sake. am.
~~ save IN the cas-,
~ of the Duke y
~ Holderncssc.
have seldom
~ known him I,
- claim any larg'
@ reward for hi
incstimable ser
Vices. SO rwor.uIy was he-or s.
capric1ous-thai he frequently refuse,
his help to the powerful and wealth,
where the problem made no appeal t,
his sympathies. while he would devot,
weeks of most intense application I,
the affairs of some humble client who's,
case presented those strange and dra
matic qualities which appealed to nj.
imagination and challenged his I'm
Genuity.
In this memorable year '95. n curiou.
and tncongruous succession of case.
had engaged his attention. rancint
from his famous investigation of IN,
sudden death of Cardinal Tosca-an in
curry which was carried out by hin
at the express desire of His Holiness
tne P~Ope-down to the arrest of Wilson
n notorious canary trainer. which re.
moved a plague plot from the East Enc
or London. Close on the heels of these
w famous cases came the tragedy OF
Woodman'S Lee, and the very obscur,
circumstances which surrounded the
death of Captain Peter Carey. No rec
ord OF the doings of Mr.. Sherlocl,
Holmes would be complete which did
not include some account of this very
unusual affair.
During the first week OF July. my
friend had been absent so often
and so long from our lodgings that
now TINT he t
On hand. The fact that sov-
eral rough looking men called during
that time and inquired for Captain
Basil made me understand that Holmes
was working somewhere under one the
numerous DISCUSSES and names with
with which he concealed his own for
rn,dable identity. He had at least FIVE
small refugees in different parts of Lon
o I'm which he was able to change his
personality. He said nothing OF his
business TO me. and 1t was not my habit
to force Il confidence. The first posi-
tive sign which he gave me of the d!rec-
ton which his investigation WAS TAX
Ing was an extraordinary one. He had
gone out before breakfast. and I had
'Hat down to mine when he strobe into
the oom. his hat upon his head aud a
huge barb-headed spear tucked like an
umbrella under his arm.
Good gracious. Holiness" cried.
You o mean to say thnt you have
been walking about London with that
. thing
Il drove to the bucher's and back"
! THE butcher's?"
lind I return with an excellent ap-
petite. There can be no question. my
dear Watson. of the value of exercise
before breakfast. But I am prepared
60 bet that you will not guess the form
that my exercise has taken"
II will not attempt It,"
He chuckled as he poured out the
coffee.
III you could have looked into Altar
'dyce's back shop. you you'd have seen
- dead pig swung from "A hook i'm the
ceiling, and II gentleman in his shirt
tleeves f%uriously stabbing at 1t with this
weapon. I was that energetic person,
and I have satisfied myself that by
no exertion OF my strength can I trans
fix he pig with n single blow. Perhaps
you would care to try"
mo for worlds. But why were you
doing this?"
Because 1t seemed to me to have an
Indirect bearing upon the mystery OF
Woodman'S Lee. Al, Hopkins. I rot
your wire last night. and ! have been
expecting you. Come and join U.S."
Our visitor was an exceedingly alert
man. thirty years OF age. dressed In a
quiet tweed suit. but retaining the erect
bearing OF one who was accustomed
to official uniform. I recognized him
at once as Stanley Hopkins. a young
police inspector. for whose future
Holmes had high hopes. while he In
turn professed the admiration and re-
spect OF a pupil for the scientific meth
DDS OF h famous amateur. Hopkins
brow was clouded. and lie sat down
with an air of deep detection.
mo. thank you. sir. I breakfasted
AAHns1 ~pr nN ~ 18Th
n town. for I came up yesterday &c
report"
"And what had o to report"
Failure. sir. absolute failure"
"You nave made no progress"
"None."
Dear me! I must have a look at the
matter"
II wish to heavens that you O
Mr.. Holmes. It's my first big chance
and I am at my wits end For good.
ness sake. come down and lend me 9
hand"
well. we'll. It just happens that
have already read all the available evi
dence. including the report Of the In
quest. with some care. BY the way
what 10 you a Of that tobacco
pouch. found OH the scene Of the crime
Il there no clew there?"
Hopkins looked surprised.
1T was the mans own pouch. sir
His Initials were Inside 1t. And 1t wal
OF sealskin-and he wal an old scaler.
"But he had no pipe"
mo. sir. we could and no pipe. In
deed. he smoked very little. and We
he might have kept some tobacco 10
his friends"
mo doubt. I only mention 1t because
" I had been handling the case,
should have been inclined to make tina
the starting point Of my investigation
However. my friend. DR.. Watson
knows nothing Of this matter. and
should be none the worse for hearing
the sequence OF events once more. JUS
give u som. short sketches Of the es
Gentials."
Stanley Hopkins drew a slip Of pape,
from bis pocket.
II have . few dates here which vii
Atse you The career OF the dead man