The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-27
Cs,ysisht. 1905.
By Mcclure, PAiiiiss a Co

moro freely, ana you on your sue Will
not. I am sure. think the worse OF me
because I desire. even against his viii.
to share my husbands anxietics. Once
more ! beg that you will say nothing
OF my visit"
She looked back nj us from the door.
ard I had n last impression OF that
beautiful haunted face. the startled
eyes, and the drawn mouth. Then she
was gone.
Now. Watson. the fair sex In your
department" said Holmes. with n smile.
when the dwindiing frou-frou OF skirts
had ended In the slam OF the front
door. what was the fair lady's game?
What did she really want?"
Surely her own statement ls clear
and her anxiety very natural"
Rum! Think OF her appearance,
watson-her manner her suppressed
excitement. her rcstlessness. her ten
ncity In asking questions. Remember
that she comes OF n caste who do not
lightly show emotion"
she was certainly much moved"
Remember also the curious earnest
, ness with which she assured us that
II was best for her husband that h
should know all. What did she mean
by that? And you must have observ-
ed. Watson. how she mancuNered 10
have the light ut her back. She did
not wish us to read her expression"
Yes, she chose the one chair In the
room"
And ye, the motives OF women are
so i~nscruiabie. You remember the
woman ut Margate whom I suspected
for the same reason. No powder on
her nose-that proved To be the cor
rect solution. How can you build on
such n quicksand? Their most trivial
action may mean volumes. or their
most extraordinary conduct nay de-
pend upon a hairpin or n curling tongs.
Good morning. Watson"
You are off?"
Yes. I will while away the morning
NJ Godolphin street with our friends
OF the regular establishment. With
Eduardo Lucas lies the solution OF
our problem. though ] must admit that
I have not m inkllng as TO what form
II may take. II ls n capital mistake
TO thcorize In advance OF the facts.
Do you stay on guard. my good Wat
son. and receive any fresh visitors. I'll
Join you Mt lunch II I am able"
All that day n the next md the
ncxt Holmes was In n mood which
his friends would call taciturn. and
others morosc. He ran out and ran In.
Smoked necessarily. played snatches on
hts violin. sank into ~reveries. deyour-
ed sandwiches ut irregular hours. and
hardly answered h casual questions
which I put To him. IL was evident
To me that things were not going well
with him or his quest. He would say
| nothing OF the case. and X was from
the papers that ] learned the particu-
lars OF the inquest. and the arrest with
the subsequent release OF John Milton.
the valet OF the deceased. The cor
oner's jury brought In the obvious
"wilful Murder" but the parties re-
| maIncd as unknown rs 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 were care
fully examined. and showed that he
was n keen student OF international
politics. an interchangeable gossip. n re-
marknble linguist. and an untlrtng let
ter writer. He had been on intimate
terms with the leading politicians Of
several countries. But nothing sensa-
| tionnl WAS discovered among the docu-
men,n which filled his drawers. As to
his relations with women. they appear
cd TO have been promIscuous but sup
CRITICAL. He had many acquaintnnces
among them. but few friends, and no
one whom he loved. His habits were
! regular. his conduct inorensive. His
death was an absolute mystery. and
likely to remain so.
A To the arrest OF John Milton, the
valet. Il was a council OF despair ms
an alternative TO absolute innction. But
no case could he sustained against him.
He had visited friends In Hammer
smith that night. The alibi was COM
plete. II Is true that he started home
nj an hour which should have
brought him TO Westminster before
covered. but his W explanation that
he had walked part OF the way
seemed probable enough In view OF the
| nncness Of the night. He mad actually
arrived Mt IL o'clock. n appeared To
be overwhelmed by the unexpected
tragedy. He had always been on good
terms with his master. Several OF the
dead mans possessions-notably a
small case OF razors-hnd been found
In the Wallets boxes. but he explained
that they had been presents from the
deceased. ms the housekeepc- was able
To c~orroboratc the story. Milton had
been In Lucas employment for three
years. IL was noticeable that Lucas
did not take Milton on the continent
with him. Sometimes he visited Paris
for three months on end, but Milton
was left In charge OF the Godolphln
street house. As to the h~ousekecper,
she had heard nothing m the night OF
the crime. III her master had n NIsi-
tor he had himself admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery
remained. so far rs ! could follow II
4 III inc 1AItEt. II fiNlill'h NifN lNlblfi
he kept his own counsel. but. as he told
me tina Inspector Lestrade had taken
him into his confidence In the case.
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 tht
whole question.
"a discovery has just been made by
the Partisan police said the Daily
Telegraph. which raises the we'll which
hung round the tragic fate OF Mr.. Edu-
ardo Lucas. who met his iea; ~ S1O-
lencc last Monday night at Godolphir
street. Westminster. our readers vii
remember that the deceased gentleman
was found stabbed I'm his room. ant
that some suspicion attached To- his
valet. hut hat the case broke down or
an aiibi. Yesterday a lady. who ha,
been known as Nine. Henri Fournayc
occupying "A small villa In the Rue Aus
terlIiz. was reported TO the authorities
by hc- %eryan ms being insane. A !
examination showed that h had In
Iced developed mania OF n dnngeroui
and permanent form. on inquiry. tn
police have discovered that Mime. Henr
Fournaye only returned from n Journe,
TO London on Tuesday last. n ther'
In evidence to onnect her with tn,
crime at Westminster. a comparison
OF photographs has proved conclusive
~ that NJ. Henri Fpurnaye m Edu
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