The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-24

f''N 80 'AS 80 49, AN'' -
several objects in the room winch caileI
Tor special attention. One was Inc mar
boon with which the deed was com
inltteu. IL hau peell ShaicNeN GOVT
from a rack on the wall. TWO o'heTE
renamed tnere' ana lnefe was q Va
cant place for me third On the StoGF
was grave IS Sea Cnicorn, Dun,
dee. RMS seemed TO estaoLlSh that tht
CRIME tad peen zone III n nonNeAt O;
fury, and that the murderer had
selze" the ilrSt weapon Wh'oh anhe N
his way. The fact that the crime was
committed at : O'Clock IN me morning.
ana yet Fetef carey was lNaE dressed,
suggested 'hat ne mao an appointment
WIN the murderer WAl&a IS borne on
by the tact that 4 bottle q rum ana
LWo ulity s'dSSsS 500" ~Pe" me IL
BILE"
res Sald Ho!&SS t5sak Lhat
pom l~iIeFehCeS are psf"IlS>Sole' was
mere an! otheF SN.Eis DIX E@-H IN the
room:
Yes, there was = ta"i@,us contain
ing brandy ard whisky on The sea
cheSt' 1t Is OF no importance 10 US
however, since ne Gs'@nse7S were i0t!'
ana II ha3 therefore, not been used.
for an mat Us presence A2S some
Slshi'lVaIlte' >siH MONIES. t1o"eEST'
let US hear SOME more about the OBJ
Jects Which 90 Seem 10 YOU TO bear
upon the case
There was this tobacco pouch upon
'ne Iao.e.
WHAT part OF the bic
~ Jay IN the rnlo1!e; !; was OF coarse
eatshtt-tH HalsEt-HalCeu SHln' Win
'e4tAeE Lnoas 10 olau !" 4hsioe was
+. = on lAe nap, mere was ha!f an
ou.Ce % >l."l1s snip : looaSCo IN II.
ENCelteht Nh2t more"
otan!eE Ho2AlHs ore" from ms
pothst q ~raS-c9'ef notebook. Inc
OUTSIDE was To0sA aNd worn, the leaves
oisSolo7ed.
On me 4rs' page were written M.
Gats ; q y Il the GATE 1855.
Ho!i'sS !o!3 II on the table ana eN-
4th!ne1 i N MS minute way, While
Hopklns ana sazed over each shoul-
aSs: CE me seeonu pase We're the
printed 4eRReTS +. T., ana then
came several sheets OF numbers. An
o<heT heading was Argentine" another
costa Rica' another san Paulo,'
each with pages OF signs and figures
slleF II.
Nhat DO you make OF these?"
ASKED Holines.
4AeE appear TO be lists Of stock ex-
Gh8Hse secuFitles. thought that j.
II. y: were me lAltlaIs or a broker,
ana mat Z. =. h may have been his
C4!enl'
Try Pacific Railway
sara MONIES.
Stanley hopkins sWo-e between his
teeth. n struck his thigh with his
cienched hand.
what a 1901 nave been!' he cried.
-o1 course, It is as you say. e j.
n. n. are the only initial we have to
solve. have already examined the old
stock exchange lists, and I can find no
n in 1888, either in the house or
among the outside brokers, whose mi
tails correspond with these. Yet I feel
that the clue is the most important one
that I hold. You will admit, Mr..
Holmes. that there is a possibility that
these initials are those of the second
person who was present-in other
words. of the murderer. 1 would also
urge that the Introduction into the case
of a document relating to large masses
first time some indication Of a motive
for the crime" >
Sherlock Holmes face showed that
he was thoroughly taken aback by this
new development.
Il must admit both your points" said
he. Il confess that this note hook
which did not appear at the inquest
formed. I had come to a theory of the
crime in which I can find no place for
this. Have YOU endeavored tn race
any of the securities here mentioned"
Enquiries are now being made at the
offices, but I fear that the comnlete
register of the stockholders Of these
South American concerns Ia In south
and that some weeks must
elapse before we can trace the shares"
Holmes had been examining the COW
er of the note book with his magnifying
lens.
Surely there is some discoloration
here" said he.
Yes, sir. it is a blood stain. l told
you that I picked the book of the
floor"
WAS the blood stain above or be-
low"
ION the side next the boards.
(Which proves. of course that the
book was dropped after the crime was
committed"
Exactly, Mr.. Holmes. 1 appreciated
that point, and I conjectured that it
was dropped by the murderer in his
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