Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-10
ADVENTURE OF THE
PRIORY ScHOOL.-Continue
Cspyriths, t9e3.
81 a. csaas Doyle A.A Csliisr's Weekly

v.-THE ADVENTURE OF THE
PRloRY cHOoL.-continued.
"A bicycle, certainly, but not the hi
cycle" said nc. II am familiar with
forty-two different impressions left by
tires. This as you perceive, is Il Dun
lop. with IL patch upon the outer cover.
Heidegger's tires We're Palmer's, leaN-
ing longitudinal stripes. .Avcling, tho
mathematical master. WAS sure upon
the point. Therefore, ii is not Heideg-
| gers track
THE boys, then?"
possibly, if we could prove a BIZ
| cycle 10 have been in his possession.
But this we have utterly failed to do.
This track, as you perceive, was made
by !. rider who WAS going from the di-
rection of the school.
\ "Or towards it,
NO, no, my dear Watson The more
deeply sunk impression is, of course
tho hind wheel, upon which the weight
rests. You perceive several places
where it has passed across and oblit-
Grated the more shallow mark of the
front one. II WAS undoubtedly head
| ing away f..,tp tide school. IL may ~
may not be connected with our inquiry,
but we will follow ii Backwards before
we go an,i farther.
We did so. ;.nd ut the end of n few
hundred yards lost The tracks rs we
\ emerged from The 'n.gN portion of the
moor. Following ,he path backwards.
~. ,,i,.ku.) ,nt :,nolhc. spoi whore a
sm.i,'m tl.icl,lad ,crnss 4, Herr. once
n.:,i,1 vas lie mani, of the bicytle.
Ithoush nearly ob,i;er.,1e,, tv the hoot's
lpf COWS. After that There MAS ~" sign.
ibut inc p.th ran ,i-il, ON into l,;,..sea
4 Shaw, ne Woo! which backed on I" the
school From This wood me cycle. n,usi
have emerged. Holmes sat domn ON Il
lbouldcr and rested his chin in his
hands i ji}d smoked Two ci,r4re;lcs
before he moved
.Wcm we'll" sail he. ~ l:s,. II, is.
of course. nossjlc ll,a1 :. ,,l.l.i,,. n;,n
NIGH, change the tire of his bicycle
in order to leave unfamiliar t,.sckx. 4
criminal Who ,yas r;lr;lh;,. ,,r . ~, !.
Thought is !. man wlun Should he
lproud Ia .io business with. We win
cave tins u;,t.s,iou undecided and h;l!5
back To- ON mo,.ass again. for We have
I,ef1 n GOOD deal uI,.xrIn,rd
We COM in;,ea ON. svsleu,..;;,. survey
Iof The edge of t,.c suasien polr ion of the
Imoor and soon ou,. ,,.rseyer.,,,,.a vas
lplo,io,,Sly rewuts,c,l Rinht .uc,oss NE
lower ,,lr; of mo .,ns Jav a u,jrv ,,s,l,.
Holmes gave :, cry of ieli.li, as, l. ;,,,-
preached il. An impressi,u IKE ;, tiae
aunal,, Of ,.jnarn,,l, ,..iras ,.,, ,i,,,,., ti,.
,n,nr Of i, n Vas ,h. .,n,,.r ;,..
"Hcre is Herr llei.ieeper. sure.
anon.-h.. s.ri,,, lo,,,,cs esn,iantlX.
"Mv reasoning sa.,ns TO have been
prettv so,,n5 Wntsor,..'
II .oler.t;ula,c vnu.''
"Js,,t ,,,. l,:.,,e :, Ions, wy sim IL, .,n.
Kindly walk clear of the pa,f. SOW.
et ms rollow mo tr.i, 4, f,, ,h.,t i,
win not lead very far
We found. however MS we advanced,
that This portitr, of tho moon. is inter
sec,ed win soft ,,,,enes and ,ho,,.,b
We Frequently los, sigh, of the track,
NE ALWAYS succeeded in t,ckin. il VI,
once more
..IJo yol, observe" said Holmes; ..tlat
the rider is now llnloub,e1lv fo1e,,..
The ,uceo There cam he no ,ie,,,,i off II
Look nj This in,pr.ssion where Won 90,
both Tires cle;ir. The one is, -. dee,
as the Other. That can only 1neao tha,
the rider IS Throwing. his weigh, ON
to the handlebar. as a man does v.ns.r
he is sprintin-. I'm love, he has h;,.
Il fan,
There was . broa.;. i,l.r-;,la: snutiss
covering some wards of lie ,r.c,l. 'rhes
there were n few rootrsn,,,s. and m.
tire reappeared once ,nore.
"A side-slip." I suggested.
Holmes held nm :, 1i,,,nnIed branch ~,
Towering rorse. To my horror nei.
I.eiynd that the yellow blossoms wers
all dabbl.a With crimson. ON the path
too. and among the heather we're ,i:,,l
stains M clot,rd blood
"Bad.r' said Holmes "Rad, s,apf
clear. Watson, Nor an uanccessal,
footsfep. What do rp.d hc,..e Nj,
fell wmnnded--ho stood ,,,,--h. re-
mounief--he proceeded H,,t there i. n,
other track (.t,,e. on ,his .ile NAH
He was surely, MOI ,,ore,, nv a hnll9 Ina
possihle, Ru, I So. no traces or amy
me else We ,nmst nn,sh an VA s1n
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