The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-23

Its usru out thre, hour. said Holmes:
starred az hnll Iast Elk. and here g "
back again Tim, glvcs q rgA!rs q zen OF
twelve miles. ana d" 1cts q cHrc. or
sometime, twice. - DAY.
NO unusual thing fcg a doctor la rrac-
tice."
"nui Armstrong l. no. really q doctor
In practice. lie IL q lecturer q a rgu-
sultant. but he does not catr Tor general
practice. which dlftraris him from his
literary work. Why. then. does he make
these long Journeys. which nust be- Ak
tccd.nsly irkfofia 70 him. Rnl who j. u
that hc visit,
Ills co1chman-"
My dear Watson. can ycu doubt that
IL was To him thu; I lrst applied I 10
not know whether IL same from lbs own
Inmate d~cpravity or from the provpt.uEs
of als master. but n was rudc enough to
set a dog az me. Neither dog nor man
liked the look 81 my stick. however. and
the matter Tell through. Relations were
strained after that. and further !Hqg.Ties
out OF the question. Ali that ave"
learned ! so, from = friendly native In
the yard OF our lnn. u was o., who
told me % the doctors habits agd ~ his
daily journey. ~ that instant. 10 give
point 20 his words. the carriage came
round "a the door"
Gould YOU not follow IL"
Excellent. Watson, You are s1ia.Illai.
Ing this evening. The idea tlG eros, my
MIN There u, ~ you may have cb-
served. - bicycle shop neat 10 or iuu.
Into this ! rushed. engaged q b.,yrl". and
was able 20 got started before thn ear
riAgc was quite cut Of light. 7 rapidly
overlook ~. and then. keeping 20 o dis
"rc,t distance Of a hundred yards or go
] followed it, lights nni!i vo were clear
% the iowa. ". bad 49,; wei Ga. lu the
country road. WIga a somewhat mar..sy-
iUg Incident occurred. IN" tFIIIfEr
stopped. the doctor ai,t'rI. walk,1 81 81
Is back Z, whcr. ! haG 1!so halted. aud
told m" IA an "xc.I.'ai rls.u..s lf.u
that d" feared tEr road va. Is.saw. ard
that hc En.'l hiv rssil 81. ,l Uu, Ina
pylc ;h' .ats.rt 90 rms t,rsH.r. Notl.rg
could has" h.ri NOR" aEa5.yaI.y than IIs
Way Ci putting a.. az once rode past
The carriage, .ad. k''p!~E Co i.y main
road: went OF Tot q .'w u..'s. ag3 ia,u
hal''r "a q convenient p..,. tu I. .ln
rarriIgc PASSED. Thor, was 90 49,, lg 10.
however. AMI 20 IL hecIt3e ,yiD .; '.ut u
had turned down one OK s.y,.l, t.,r yuHs-
whi'n ! hH0 observed. | rode back. hut
again saw nothing % H." ,.ffiaE.. and
now. ~ ySu perceive. q Has T,:ugrr. after
mc. mr. course. ! had 1T she ou;s,, 10
particular reason 10 connect ,hrr" Jour
ncys With the disappearance q Godfrey
'hA"NshiNs aNh WIS hNta tNfAlffN 10 ifl~
Ncst.ggfic them on the general grounds
that rtcTytling which cone, rrs Br. Arm
strong r. at present 81 interest TO ~. but.
now that | md he keeps go keen "a look
cut upon anyonc who may follow him on
these excursions. the affair appears more
important. and ! shall not hc satisfied
until | have made the matter clear
W can follow him tomorrow
Can We u T. rot 20 easy ~ YOU seem
80 INnL NA- -
CamhriGSr~hif- scenery. are your II does
not lend .;Srli TO conccalmcnt. M ,his
country that I passed over tonight u a.
Hat and clean rs the palm OF your hand.
ana tn" man We are following g. no foot,
as uc very clearly showed tonight l
have wired To bNcri,n 70 let a., know any
fresh London developments at this adj
dress. aud IN the meantime ~ can only
vongcutfst" our attention upUu pr Arm.
strong. whose name the Obilpirv yUunE
lady at the office allowed me to read upla
the cOuu,"riGl. Of StuuntoG urgent mos
lie knows whvr" the young man 81
to that III swear. and u he knows. then
~ must b" our own FAUX " We cannot
manage TO know also. At present IL must
"" admitted that The old iT.ck Is Ia his
possession. and. as you ar" aware. Wat
son. u t. not my hdhis To leave The pgm-
iu that condition
Gnu ~ tlF next tAN iftNF4t ~ no
nearer TO the solution 81 thy mystery. \
note WAS banded In after breakfast. which
llolmo. PASSED 5cross go m- wl.E a smile
Sir. II ran. Il can assure YOU ,EuI yus
ar" wasting yuur time lu dUAE.ur my
movements. have. us yCu discovered
la~' night. q window 80 the hack OF my
.brouEham. uud " YOU desire q tw-niy-milc
rid" which Will lead you 60 the srUJ from
which YOU started. you have cull TO f,l-
f-U#
that no spying upon m- can an auy way
help Mr.. Godfrey S,aurton. ana am
convinced that tn" best service You can
10 TO that gentleman h. TO r,'ur AZ once
To- London tIi 20 report To your employer
that you afc uaJhi" 20 'rJ," him. You-
tim" IN ~CambrilG" will certainly be-
wasted Yours faithfully.
Leslie Armstrong"
\ or'spokcn. honest au;Tlouir' II tho
doctor said Holmes, Well well. E-
cNcit"s ms curiosity. and must really
know before ! leave hin
HIS carriage - a., hts door now suIi
!. "Th'r" he h. stepping into ". saw
him glanc" up Al our window ~ he JNl
80. Suppose | try my luck upol the
bicyCicF"
no. no. my dear Watson. with all
respect for your natural acum-n. I do not
think that you are quite q match Tor IA"
49, $50 ~ . HNNNHH NHNAH '.FNHH y
can attain our "rd by SOM" independent
explorations OF my own l am afraid that
] must leave YOU 20 your own devices. 49,
ia" appearance" OF two lnpuirinE strangers
upon a sleepy countryside might excite
more gossip thar ! care foY. No doubt
you will find some sights To ANUS sou H.
this venerable city. and l hope to hriug
hack a more favorable report TO sou be-
fore evening"
Once more. however my friend y.s d,S-
tined 20 De- disappointed lie came back
at night weary and unsuccessful.
II have had u blank day. Watson. Hav-
Ing got the doctors general direction. I
spent the day In visiting al the villages
upon that side OF Cambridge. and com
pairing notes with publicans and other To-
cal news agencies. ! have covered some
ground. Chcstcrion. i%Iiston. wa,crbcach
and Darlington have each been explored.
and have each proved disappointing. The.
daily appearance Of a ]brougham and pair
could hardly have been overlooked in
such sleepy hoilowS, II" doctor has
me-
Yes. I opened Il. Here {, II: ASK Tor
Pomp"y from Jeremy Dixon. Trinity col
lcg".' ! don understand g."
'Oh, IL " clear enough. IL u from eur
friend oNcrton. and L. ln ansW'r Go a
question from me. IN iust send round
"A note 90 MIR. Jeremy Dixon. and then !
have 20 doubt that Our luck viii t#ru
by the way. II there amy news 90 tIv
matchT'
yes. IN" local evening paper las au
excellent account 80 10 iast edition. ok
ford won by a goal and two tries. TUc
lest sentences OF the description Iy.
The defeat 40 the LiEht Blues may d. en-
tircly dttribItcI 10 tho unfortunate Ub-