The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-15
lll-THE ADVENTURE or THE
DANCING MAN.


DANCING MAN.
Holmes had been seated Cor, some
hours tt silence with his long. thin
back curved over u chemical vessel In
which he was brewing n particularly
Dalodorous product. His head was
sunk upon his breast. and he looked
from my point OF view like strange.
lsnk bird. with dull grey plumage and
black top-knot NeE 10.
so. Watson" said he. suddenly. you
So not propose to invest in South AfTi-
ran securitieSy' aa H8 lp4f 80.
gave a start OF establishment. 'Ac-
rustomed as ] was Co Holmes curious
faculties. this sudden intrusion into my
most intimate thoughts was utterly in-
eNpllcahle. tes
=, Hoy Hoy on earth DO you know 'hs'y
He wheeled around upon his stool.
with a sicaming test tube In his hand.
and "A CLEAN Of amusement I'm his deep
N"Nmr. watson. confess. yourself u,
terry taken aeask.f sad. he -GS
Il ought to make you sign n paper 20
that effect" 80
why" '..'f .-Nw' ."-
S''rccruSc IN I'VE minutes you viii Say
that II liz all 80 nbSurdly simple.
Il am sure that shah say nothing OF
The kind" s4.-.Hy eL..L d
You sec. my dear watson"--he
propped his test tube In the rack. and
began Ia lecture with the air OF u pro-
lessor addressing his class--"lt is not
really yiinlrult 90 construct a-series- OF
infereoecs each dfpendem, gpop is
&C. after doing 80. one simply knocks
Out all The Genital -infercnces and prc |.
sentS ones audience with the startling
point and the conclusion. one may pro-
duce "a startling. though possibly
meretricious. effect. Now. II was not
really difficult by an inspection OF the
groove between your left foreiinger and
thumb. To feel sure that you did not
.yv~pose To invest your small capital In
TIRE gold fields"
Al 4 see no EnnncCtioAN
y ''yery likely not. but can Quickly
show you a close connection. Here
are the missing links OF The scry slmpie
;ehain: l, You had chssik between your
ieft fnEet ensi thuHb when you ~.
tufsscd from ,thc club last night. =.
Nor put chslk, There When you plRy BIZ
lizards To- steady the cue. .. You never
play billiards except with Thurston.
=. YOU told me, four weeks ago. tina
= Thrfrfou had NJ optfonsor sonic South
African. property which would cxpir.
= " Il mofth. ~fiid u'ntrii- nc de5fred you
w Nuatt WIN MN. -. loIf Nnetk
book Is locked ia isy drawer. and You
have not aekc cd for the key. 9. You do.
snat rsppese to slavssl Your money 10
ftfiisstna nnsr I'd - -
/ rTipse Absurdty ,SlnbIsi" I odd. "a
7 quite So said he. n little nettied.
Every problem becomes very childish
when once II " explained to you. Here
n an unexplained One. See what yoiT
can make OF that friend Watson" lie
tossed n sheet OF paper unon the table.
AMI turned once more To his Chemical
analysis.
II looked with management n, the abb
surd hleroglyphics upon the paper,
! %hn Holmes. II is a chilfs draw
4 ok" ] cried. y ~. ~ We - !. =. -
-"Oh. That's your fdca''' ''-. 30.
What else should q be-
That IL what Mr.. Hilton Cuhltt. Of
Riding Thorpe Manor. NorfVik;'is very
lnxiops Co knOw.N This iItl0 oonun-
! drum Saine by the flEtspcst. IN DC
was 20 rull6w by TIE neAttrain. tn eros
n ding az the beii. IVA tson. ! should
ast be sery mustr su!brissd u ms
4 heavy step was heard upon the
stairs, and an instant later the-grSn-
tered a tall. rudy. clean shaver gcJ-
!leman, whose clear eyes and lOEid.
sheeks told ~ life led far from the
togs OF Baker street. lie seelncd To
oring whtn OF Ms strong. frtkh. brnc :.
ing. east coastsAir with him as he en-.
.ered. Having shaken hands with each
" us, he lxitr about 10 sIt down. when
ais eye rested upon the paper with ihc
!, :prtouk rnariktngA. which Md f,fst cx-
Y tnined and left upon tne table,
4 ttsWegl. Mr.. Holmes. what do sou
make cf tbeaeg- he cried. s'-Thec told
8 me that you were fond OF queer faya :.
,.tafles. and idon't think you can find
a d,feerer one than that. sent the
< nAi,er on aiiaa a. 30 q hat you iy,ight have
,lme tes&raidt o. before I Came
vt Is certainly rather a curious pro-
! iugtion.' Bald H0iufes- ----. 49,
'"At-fsrse slght-it~would-ap appear TO he
some childish prank. IL consists OF "A
numbe- OF absurd little figures dancing
Across the paper upon which they are
drawn. Why would you attribute any
Importance To 80 gTotcsque mn OBJ
IectY' e.,
II naSer should, Mr.. ILolmea Isut
my wtre dnsH II - fflghtcning her
10 death. She says Dpthlng but I cHn
zee terror tu her cye&. yThata why 7
want 10 pilt the matter 40 the bottom"
Holmes held up the Iarse- 80 that the
suniiehf shone full upon tt.s II was n
page torn from note book. The mark
hgx We're hone IN pencil and rsnethis
way = -. s'v-sr u y. -