Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-05

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f1s..s. 's and a., bit 81: =, I'D I'd
follow LETT me hist wsA. q fw
heard nothing Of I'm since. No. 1 I on't
know where Ire 1n6yse from nor v1Dare
he went to. l had nothing against IN
white he was bsre. He WIS gone two
days before the bust WA smashed"
We'll, that's all We cviid reasonably
expest from Morse Huison.' mid
Holmes, as we emerged from the shop.
we have this beppo ns n COMMON
factor. both in Remington and IN
ke1lsington. 80 that is worth a ten
mile drive. Now. Watson. kt us make
for Colder s. co, OF stepaey. the
source and origin Of the busts. l shall
be surprised if we don't get SOME help
down there"
In rapid succession We passed
through the fringe of fashionable Lon
nofl, hotel London. theatrical London,
literary London. commercial London,
and. finally, maritime London. til! we
came To n riverside city of a hundred
Thousand souls. whore the tenement
houses swe4ter and r-ak with the out-
casts Of Europe. Here, in "a broad
t~.rrouShfare, once the abode of veal
my city merchants, we found the
sculpture works for which we searched.
outside WAS a considerable yard full OF
monumental masonry. Inside was a
large room in which fifty workers We're
'"Fo " iI''ii'iiIiS. III IihiIlslS'I, Il
J big p"nde German. resolved us civtlly,
ana gave n clear answer to all Holmes
questions. a reference TO hts books
! showed that hundreds of casts had
'ren taken from a marble copy of De
vines 'ad of Napoleon. but thai tire
,Nfr" wl'rh had been sent 10 Morse
Hudson a .,enr on so before had been
heif az a b'Ach of six. the other three
being sent td% Harding Brothers,. of
kensingtpn. IN.re was no reason why
those six should - different to any OF
the other casts. Ne cpuld suggest no
wish to destroy thfssn-in fact. he
laughed ut the iden. 'Their wholesale
Price was 6 shinin~s. bit the retailer
would get II or mos". IKE cast was
taken In two moulds from each side
or tn" face. and then the <e two profles
OF ~linstcr of Paris were Joined togeth-
or to make the complete bust. The
work was usually lone by itaians. in
the room we were in. When finished.
the brsts We're put on n table in the
passaSe To dry. n afterwards stored.
Iha; was al he could tel! us.
But the production OF the photograp
mad Il remarkable effect upon the man
aEei'. His fnce flushed With anger. and
hts browa knotted over his blue leu
tonic eyes.
"Ah, the rascal" he cried. Yes. in
deed. l know him very we'll. This has
always been a respectable esta b1ash-
iRelit. n the only time that we have
ever bad the police In 1t was over this
very fellow. 1t vas more thar a year
ago nov. He knitted another Italian in
the street. and then he came to the
works with II police on hts heels, and
ne WAS taken here. Bsppo was his
naine-his second name l never knew.
Serve me right for engaging a man
with such a face. But he was a good
w-orkmAn-Nne of tlaa best"
What did Ike get"
THE man lived and he got OF with
a year. have no doubt he is out row,
but he has MT dared TO show his nose
here. We AVE n u of his here,
and l dare say he could tell you where
he is."
NO. no. cried Holmes. mot a word
to the cousin-nO a word, l beg OF
you. The matter is very important.
and the farther l go with 1t, the more
Important 1t seems 70 grow. When you
referred in your ledger to the sale OF
those casts l observed that the date
was June 3 of last year Could you
give me the date when Beppo was ar
restedy'
II could tell YOU roughly by the pay
list" h manager answered. Yes"
he continued. utter some turning over
of pages, n was paid last OF May 20"
"Thauk you." said Holmes. II don't
think that I eed intr1lde upon YOUR
time and patience any more" with q
last word OF caution hat he should
say nothing as TO IA researches, we
turned our faces westward once more,
The afternoon wns far advanced be-
fore We wcrc abh TO snatch a hasty
luncheon at \ restaurant. A news bill
at the entronce announced "KenNlm-
ton OutraEe. Murder by a Mahnun,"
NC the couSants OF the paper showed
account into print after all. Twp COL
u1frns were occupied with n highly sen
seuonai and howe1y rendering of the
wheAe incident. Helmes propped It
aeatnst the cruet stand and read 1t
while he ste. Once O. twice he
This b an right. Watson" aid ~.
Listen to this: IT is ss3fsfac1ory to
know tfat there Dan be no difference
Of cNufcn upon this case. ance Mr..
LAsstrade. 0f the most experienced
members Of the of1eial force. ana Mr..
sddng expert have aach come to the
conclusion that the Ervtesque SERIES Of
Incidents, which have ended In 20
TRAGIC q hshAsn. artee from nnacv
rather than ffum deliberate crime. No
expdanauon se<e mental alteration can
cover the fDcts. The press. wsespp,
ia q most valuable institution, II Won
only knew how 10 use 1t. And now. if
you have quite finished. we win bark
back to Kessangton. and sse what the
iidtnuSSW VI E1NIUUl& 6rOInGfS mas TO
say on tho matter
The founder Of that great emporium
proved to be a brisk. crisp little per-
son. very dapper Ind quick, With q
cteAf . md a ready tcnGre.
Yes. SIR. l have already read t1,e
account in the evening papers. Mr..
Horace HurA1r n q customer OF ours.
We surpifed him With the bust seyne
months ago.. We oraered three bvsts
OF that sort from Gelder 4 CO.. q
Steprey. They are all soM now. 10
whom? Oh, I Aare say by coneufttns
u sales book We could very easily tei
You. Yea No ave the entries here.
One to Mr.. Aa1Aer. you see. anA one
to Mr.. Josiah Brown. Of Lahurnum
Lodge. IAbrnum vak, ChSsvtek. go
n to Mr.. oAnAUeord. Of Lpwa 0rorn
Road, Nsading. No. I have never men
this face wAich you sAow me in the
photograph. Yoa would hardly ferret
1t. would you. ~. FOR rye seldom seen
an u0fler. HavV We sny Itanans on
the Aar? Yss, ar. we have Rvsrni
among our workVssHe and sAsanep.
I dsre say they might ret a peep At
that ales book II they wanted TO.
There 10 no particular reason for heep-
Ing a watch upon that book. wen.
wen. IT'S q - RtFanUe bushes. and
I hope that "a will let me know IL
anything comes ot your inquiries."
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