Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-08-30

There is no one else, and no SOUND
could alarm those who are In the far
Their wing. This must have been vel
known to the robbers. or they would
not have acted as they did.
Sir Eustace retired about !.alf pas
ten. The servants had already gone tc
their quarters. Only my maid was up
and she had remained in her room a.
the top of the house until l needed hei
services. l sat until after II in this
room. absorbed in book. Then y
walked round to see that all was righ'
before 1 went upstairs. 1t was my
| custom to do this myself. for. as ]
have explained. Sir Eustace was mol,
| always to be trusted. l went into the
kitchen. the buffers pantry, the CUR
room, the billiard room. the drawing
room. and finally the dining room. AS
approached the window, which is
covered with thick curtains suddenly
| felt the wind blow upon my face, and
realized that it was open. flung the
curtain aside, and found myself face
to face With :, broad shoudcrcd elder
| ly man. who had Just stepped into the
room. The window is n long French
one. which really forms door leading
To the lawn. 1 held my bed room cam
die lit in my hand, and. by its light
behind the first man saw two others
| who We're i'm the act of entering. ]
stepped back. but the fellow was OF
me IN avn instant. re ',.uSi. nv, hi y
| by the wrist. and then by the throat,
| l opened my mouth to scream, but he
struck me a savage blow With his fist
| over the eye. and felled me to the
ground. i must have been unconscious
ior u lev minutes, lor wiiel, l ea'l,e w
nNseiI loulia .l'h ', .hes mao 'oi' CON-
| ly to the oallen chair which stands at
the head of tho dining table. ! was SC
| firmly bound that | could not move,
ana " hah"herchlei ROUND my ih"u.,'
| prevented gie from u'.1iil's SOUND
~ was az mus l'ls,ant 'i,ht my uhio y,
,ui.a'c nusuailu e''.e,ei .lie room. ne
haa sNiaeht,N ne;'iai SOM S" ~ :
so''li'.s, .n" nv VaiiI eu iot SUI,
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~, ma a'a M, 'S,,,a ", 'Va Me M , nv
Ne ,,nsbnd NJ M, ,,ur,rl,rs h,t .,nnthe
il, y.ae ~, olds,S, ,n,,, st,,onaa
nicsea Inc nnler ont of thn crate and
\ struck him q horrible blow as he
\ nnsse,l Ia fcl Win .roan ANA
/ nnyar ,,,o,.nd ,.ain i faintaa ONCE
more, but again ii could only have been
for a very few minutes during which
was insensible When | opened my
e,-es found that they had collected
the silver from the sideboard and they
| had drawn n bottle of wine which stood
there. Each of them had "A glass In
| his hand. l have already told you
| have not, that one WAS elderly. Will,
IL beard, and the others Young, hair
less lads2 They might have been a
father with his two sons. They talked
| together i'm whispers. Then they came
| over and made sure that | was securely
bound. FINALLY they withdrew clos
ing the window after them. 1t was
quite a quarter of an hour before
got my mouth free. When | did so
my screams brought the maid to my
assistance. The other servants Were
soon alarmed, and we sent for the loca
4 police who instantly communicated
with London That is really all that
can tell YOU, gentlemen, and trusr
that it will not be necessary for me to
go over so painful n story again.
| "Apy questions. MIR. Holiness" asked
Hopkins.
II win rot ;nnnso amy, ru,tbe, ia,
noon adv Rr.,,.lsa,,st.,lrs natianca an,
Tine" said Holmes "Refnr, / 90 in.
10 the dinne room. sbo,ld like +,
b.,,s ,o,,,. ,y,a,iencn no .,ool,n,, a.,
the maid.