Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-08-09

here, l dare say. by the time l have
looked through the Times. and then we
shall know all about it. Even the most
Insignificant problem would be well
come in these stagnant days"
Things had indeed been Very slow
with us, and had learned to dread
such periods of inaction. for knew by
experience that my companions brain
was SO lbnormally active that it was
dangerous to leave 1t without material
upon which TO work. For years l had
gradually weaned him from that drug
mania which had threatened once to
check his remarkable career Now
knew that under ordinary conditions he
40 longer craNcd for this artificial slim
uous, but / was We'll aware that the
tiend was not dead but sleeping, and 1
have known that the sleep wts Il light
one and the waking near when in peri
DDS OF idlenoss l have seen the drawn
look upon Holmes ascetic fac. and the
brooans of his deep set and illserutable
eyes. Therefore l blessed his Mir
Overton. whoever he might be. since
he had COTE With his enigms tic mes
sage to break that dangerous calm
which brought more peril To my friend
than all the storms OF his ten}pestuous
life.
AS we had expected. the telegram
was soon followed by it's sender. and
TIE card of MIR. cyril Overton. Trinity
rival of an enormous young man. six
teen stone of solid bone and muscle. !
who sranned the doorway With his
broad shoulders and looked from one
OF us To the other With a colielN face
which was hasgarl With anNiety.
MIR. Sherlock Holiness"
My companion bowed.
I've been down to Scotland yarn,
Nh Holmes. ! saw Inspector stanley
Hopkins. He advised be 10 come 10
You. He said the c;tse. so tas as he
could See. WAS more in your Zine than
i'm that of the regular police
Pray sit down and tell me what is
the matter"
"ll.s AWFUL. Mr. Holmes simply aw-
ful, wonder my hair isn't gray. Cod
FREY St;fuMtnn yoil've heard OF him. of
course He's simply the hing thsit the
whole team turns ON. I'd rather spare
two from The rack, and HAY Godfrey
rassnG or laelSlima, on il'ibbling.
there's no one 10 touch him sNd then,
hos got the head, and can hold us all
together. What am To do That's
what ask vou. Mn. Holmes. Thcre's
Moore'l"use. fist reserve, but he's
teamed as Il half. and he alwaNs edges
right in ON To the serum. instead OF
keeping out ON the touchlinc Hes u
Tine pliic"-kick. it's true, but then he
has no judgment. and he can't sprint
for nuts. Why, Morton or johnson. the
oxford ilicrs. could romp around him. !
Stevenson is fast enough but he
couldn't drop from the twenty live line,
and three quarter who can't either
punt or drop isn't worth place for
pace alone. No. Mr.. Holmes. we are
done unless YOU can help mo TO find
Godfrey Staunton."
My friend has listened With amused
surprise to this long speech. which was
3i,,.t,
and c;irnestness, every point being clriv-
en- home by the slapping of brawny
hand upon the Speakers knee When
our visitor was silent Holmes stretched
out his hand and took down Letter So
of his commonplace book. l'o. once
he dug in vain into that mine of varied
information.
There is Arthur H. staun,on. the
rising young forger." said he. and
there was Henry Staunton, whom 1 Y
helped To hang. but Godfrey Staunton
is u new name To me"
1T WAS our VISITORS turn to look sur
prised.
Why. MIR. Holmes. / thought you
knew things" said he. Il suppose, then,
II you have never heard of Godfrey
sulunt"lL You don't know Cyril over
tom. either"
Holmes shook his head good humor-
odly
''ledt scot. c1led the athlete. !
Why. WAS first reserve for England
against Males. and I'VE skppered the
varsity All This year. But that's moth
ing. c'dn'l think there was ~ soul i'm
England who didn't know Godfrey
Staunton. the crack three -guartcl,
Cambridge. I'lackheath. and five inter-
nationals Good Lord. Mr. Holmes. !
whore have You live1?"
llolmes laughed at the young giants
naive establishment
You live in Il different world to me. |
Mr. oNcrton--a sWecter and heillthiev |
one My ramificatiuns stretch ont into
many sections of society but never. | 4
am happy TO say. into amateur sport, !
which is the best and soundest thing in |
England. However. your unexpected
visit his morning shows Inc that even
in that world of fresh ais and fair l5lay !
there may he Woil, for ms to do. So
now. by good sir / beg You TO sit down
and To tell me. slowly and quietly, ex-
actly what ii is that has occurred, and
how YOU desire that hould help
You"
Young Overton's face assumed the
bothered look of the man v no is more 1
accustomed to lise his m,lsces than his
wits, but by degrees, with many repe- I
tit"ns and obsruitoe Which may
omit from this narrative. hts''la.! his
strange story before MS.
CONTINUED Next Week.
Houses Cong Out Of Fashion.