The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19

case to this successful issue without
you; but. none the less, am grateful.
Rooms have been reserved for you at
the Brambletye hotel, so we Gun all
walk down TO the village together"
well, Watson, what do you think of
it?" asked Holmes as we Travelled back
next morning.
Il can see that you are not salts
fed"
''Ol, yes, my dear Watson; am per-
fectly satisfied. At the same time,
Stanley Hopkins methods do not com
mend themselves to me. l am disap-
pointed in Stanley Hopkins. l had
hoped for better things from him. One
should always look for possible al
tentative end provide against it. 1t is
the first rule of criminal investiga-
ton"
"What, then, is the alternative?'
"The line of investigation which I
have myself been pursuing. 1t may
give us nothing cannot tell. But at
least shall follow it to the end.''
Holmes at Baker street He snatched
one of them up, opened it and burst
out into triumphant chuckle Of laugh
ter.
Excellent. Watson! The alternative
develops. Have you telegraph forms
Just write couple of messages for
me: Sumner, shipping agent, Ratcliff
highway. Send three men on to arrive
10 tomorrow morning BASIL That's
my name in those parts. The other is:
Inspector Stanley Hopkins, 46 Lord
street, Brllton. Come breakfast to-
morrow at $50. Important Wire If
unable to come. Sherlock Holmes
There, Watson, this internal case has
haunted me for ten days. l hereby
Danish it completely from my presence.
Tomorrow l trust that we shall hear
the last of it forever"
Sharp at the hour named Inspector
Stanley Hopkins appeared, and we sat
down together to the excellent break
fast which Mrs. Hudson had prepared.
It's at his success.
you really think that your solution
must be correct?" asked Holmes.
II could not imagine more complete
case"
"It did not seem to me conclusive"
You astonish me. Mr.. Holmes.
What more could one ask for?'
docs your explanation cover every
point?"
Undoubtedly. find that young Nell
gan arrived at the Brambletye hotel on
the very day of the crime. He came on
the pretense of playing golf. His room
was on the ground floor, and he could
get out when he likel. That very night
he went down to Woodman's Lee, saw
Peter Carey at the hut, quarreled with
him and killed him with the harpoon.
Then, Mortified by what he had done,
he fed out of the hut, dropping the
notebook Which he had brought With
him in order to question Peter Carey
about these different securities. You
were marked with ticks and the others
the great majority-were not. Those
which are licked have been traced on
the London market, but the others pre-
sumably We're still in the possession of
Carey, and young Neligan. according to
his own account, was anxious to recov-
er them in order to do the right thing
by his fathers creditors. After his
flight he did not dare to approach the
hut again for some time, but at last be
forced himself to do so in order to OBJ
Eain the information which he needed
Surely that is all simple and obvious?'
Holmes smiled and shook his head
ut seems to me to have only one
drawback, Hopkins. and that is that il
Is intrinsically impossible. Have YOU
tried to drive Il harpoon through 9
body? No: Tut, tut, my dear sir, YOU
must really pay attention to these de
tails. My friend Watson could tell yor
that l spent a Whole morning in thai
exercise. 1t is no easy matter and re
quires a strong and practiced arm. But
this blow was delivered With such vic
lence that the head Of the weapon SAM,
deep into the wall 30 YOU imagine
that this anaemic youth WIS capable OF
so frightful an assault: Is he the man
who hobnobbed in rum and water Will
Black Peter in the dead of night! Was