Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes
BY A. CONAN DOYLE
Copyright 1925. Copyright. 1905.
BY A, Conan Doyle md Csnisfs Weekly. BY Mcclure. Phillips q c.
BY A. CONAN Y

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I WIFI concea! nothing from you. j
agree WIN YOU that complete irankness,
,'o"eNcr paihlui III may De TO me, Is the
pest policy IN thls desperate situation to
w'''cn James iol!y ana Jeaiousiy nave re-
duced US. When was a very young man.
MT. tfolmcs. l loved with such a love as
comes only once IN a lifetime. l offered
,he iadE marriage. ptt she refused 1t on
the grounds that such a match might mar
my career. Had she lived, 1 would GER
fanny never nave married anyone else.
she died. and left this one child. whom for
her sake l nave cherished and cared for.
! could not acknowledge the paternity to
the world. but l gave him the best of
cducations. anu since ne came to manhood
! nave Kept him near my person. He sur
prlsed my secret. and has presumed ever
since upon the claim which he has upon
me. ana upon his power OF provoking a
scandal which would be abhorrent to me.
HIS presence mad something to do with
unhappy issue of my marriage. Above all.
ne mated my young legitimate heir from
the ilrst with Il persistent hatred. You
may wei! ask me why. under these cir
cun,stances. 1 sun kept James under my
roof. 1 answer that 1t was because 1
could see his mothers face In his. and
that TOR her dear sake there was no end
to my long suffering. All her pretty ways
too-there was not one OF them which
ne could not suggest and bring back to
my memory. l could not send him away.
But feared so much lest he should do
Arthur-that is. Lord Saltire-a mischief.
that dispatched him for safety to DR..
H~uxtable's school.
James came into contact with this
tenant of mine, and James acted as agent.