Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03

the road they must have traversed the
country to the north of the house or
To the south of the house. That is GER
tain. Let us weigh the one against
the other. On the south OF the house
is. as you perceive, u large district ot
arabic land cut up into small fields.
With stone wall between them There,
| admit that a bicycle is impossible.
We can dismiss the idea. We Turn to-
the country on the north. Here lies "A
grove of trees. marked as the Ragged
Shaw and on the farther side streteh-
es Il great rolling moor. Lower Gill
Moor. extending for ten miles and Stop
ing gradually upwards. Here, at one
side of this wilderness, is HoldernesSe
hall ten miles by road. but only six
across the moor. 1t is n peculiarly
desolate plain. A few moor farmers
have small holdings. where they rsa'
sheep and cattle. Except these. the
plover and the curlew are the only in
habitants until you come to the Ches
terrified RICH road. There is :, church
there you see. 4 few cottages ana an
inn. Beyond that the hills become pre-
cipitous. Surely il is here 10 The north
that our quest must lie"
Nell Well" said Holmes. inpatient-
ly. "A good cyclist does not need a
high road The moor is intetsccl-i
with paths. and the moon MaS at The
full. Halloa what is this -
There was an agitated knock at the
door, and an instant afterwards pu.
HuNtable was in the room. In his
hand he held a blue cricket cap. with
Il white cheNron on the peak.
AT last we have clcw. he cried.
THANK heaven. mt last we are on the
dear boys track. IL is his cap
Where was it found"'
In the van of the sNpsies who
"A I,t '|,,x l,fs
Tuesday. Today the police traced them
down and examined .heir caravan. This
WAS found"
How did they account for III"
They shutIled and lied-s:,id that
they found il on the moor on Tuesday
morning. They know where he is, the
rascals Thank goodness they are
safe under lock and key. Either the
fear of the LAW or the dukes purse Will
certainly get out of them all they
know"
so far so good said Holmes. when
the doctor had ut last left the room 1t
nj least bears out the theory that it
is OH the side of the Lower Gill Moor
that we must hope for results. The po-
lice have really done nothing locally.
save The arrest of these gypses Look
here. Watson, There is u watercourse
across the moor. You see 1t marked
here In the map. In some parts IT
widens into Il morass. This is partieu-
larly so in the region between Holder
nesse hall and the school. i is ya.n to
look elsewhere for tracks i'll this dry
weather. but at that point there is GER
Iainly IL chance of some record bning
left Will call you early TOMORROW
morning. and You and | will try II we
can throw some light upon the mys-
terry"
The day vas just breaking when I
woke to find the long, him form OF
Holmes by my bedside. He WAS fully
dressed and had apparently already
been out.
Il have done the lawn and the BIZ
cycle She'd said he II have also had
Il ramhle through the Ragged SHAW
Nov. Watson. there is cocoa ready in
the next room. | must beg You to
hurry. for Me have u great day before
us
His eyes shone. and lis check was
flushed With the collaboration of the
master workman who sees his work
lie ready before him. \ very different
Holmes. this active. alert man, from
the interpretive and pallid dreamer of
Baker street | felt. as l looked upon
that supple figure alive with nervous
energy, THAT ii WAS indeed ~ strenuous
day that awaited us.
And yet ii opened i'm tho hlaelinst dis
appointment With high hopes W.
struck across he peilty, russet moor.
intersected with u thousand sheep
paths, until we ;.;,,ne To the broati.
ishtgreen belt which marked the
morass between us and Ioldernesse.
| Certainly. if the lad had gone home
J wards he must have used this, and
! he could not p it without leaving his
traces. But no sign of him or the
| German could be seen With a d:lrkcn-
ing face my friend STROBE along the
| margin eagerly obSerV:ut of ,N..t.,-