Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-04

ity in asking questions. Remember that
she co.mcS of Il caste who do not lightly
show emotion"
she Was certainly much moved"
"Rcmember also the curious earnest
ness with which she assured us that it
was best for her husband that she
should know all. What did she mean
by that? And you must have observed,
Watson, how she maneuvered to have
the light at her back. She did not wish
us to read her expression
"Ies. h chose the one chair in the
room"
And yet the motives of women are
so inscrutable. You remember the wo-
"a at Margate whom l suspected for
the same reason. No powder on her
~noSe-that proved to be the correct So
luton. How can you build on such IL
QuickSand? Their most trivial action
may mean volumes, or their most ex-
traordinary conduct may depend upon
a hairpin or a curling tongS. Good
morning, Watson"
You are off,"
Yes, l will while away the morning
at Godolphin street With our friends Of
the regular establishment. With Ed
uardo Lucas lies the solution of our
problem. though l must admit that I
have not an inkling as to what form it
may take. 1t is Il capital mistake to
theorlZe in advance of the facts. Do
you stay on guard, my good Watson.
and receive any fresh visitors. I'll join
you at lunch if l am able"
All that day and the next and next
Holmes was in a mood which his
friends would call taciturn and others
morose. He ran out and ran in. smok-
ed necessarily, played snatches on his
violin. sank into ~reveries. devoured
sandwiches at irregular hours and
hardly answered the casual questions
which l put to him. 1t was evident to
me that things were not going we'll
with him or his quest. He would say
nothing Of the case. and it was from
the papers that l learned the particu-
lars Of the inquest and the arrest, with
the subsequent release. of John Nit
ton, the valet Of the deceased. The
coroner's jury brought in the obvious
"willful murder" but the parties re-
NAMED as unknown as ever. No mo-
tive was suggested. The room was
full of articles of value, but none had
been taken. The dead mans papers
had not been tempered with. They
We're carefully examined and showed
that he was a keen student of interna-
tonal politics. an interchangeable gossip,
a remarkable linguisr and an untiring
letter writer. He had been on init
mate terms with the leading politicians
of several countries. Lat nothing sen
sational was discovered Hlnong thu do.
uments which filled his drawers. AS u
his relations with women. they appear
ed to have been promiscUous, but SUI
among them, but few friends, and no
one whom he loved. His habits were
regular. his conduct ~inofIensive. His
death was an absolute mystery and
likely to remain so.
AS to the arrest of John Milton. the
NolSl. 1 a Al tttlN VI NN'ND.li atS GIL
| alternative to absolute iuaction. But
no case could be sustained against him.
He had visited friends ii Hammer
smith that night. The aliDi was COM
plete. 1t is true that he started home
at an hour which should life brought
him to Westminster before the time
when the crime was discovered. but
his own explanation that he had walk
ed part Of the way seemed probable
enough in view Of the tineness of the
night. He had actually arrived at II
o'clock and appeared to be Overwhclm-
ed by the unexpected tragedy. lie had
always been on good terms with his
master. Several Of the dead mans
possessions. notably a small case of ra-
zors, had been found in the Wallets
boxes, but he explained that they had
been presents from the deceased. and
the ~housekeeper was able to corrobo-
rate the story. Milton had been in Lu-
cas- employment for three years. 1t
was noticeable that Lucas did not take
| Milton on the continent with him.
Sometimes he visited Paris for three
months Oh end. but Milton was left in
charge Of the Godolphin street house.
AS to the housekeeper. she heard moth
ing on the night Of the crime. Il her
master had a visitor he had himself
admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery re-
NAMED. so far as l could follow it in
the paners. If Holmes knew more, be
I kept his own counsel, but as he told
me that Inspector Lestrade had taken
him into his confidence in the cas-
knew that he was in close touch with
every development. Upon the fourth
day there appeared a long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve the
whole question.
"a discovery has just been made by
the Partisan police" said the Daily
Telegraph, which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate of Mr..
Eduardo Lucas, who met his death by
violence last Monday night in Godol.
phin street, Westminster. Our readers
will remember that the deceased gen
tleman was found stabbed in his room
and that some suspicion attached to his
ya!s.., ~ that the case broke down