The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09

~ had taken My husband found aui kept
beth diary aud letters. lie hid them. ana
he tried hard To swear away the Young
mans life. In this he failed. bat Alexis
was sent a convict 10 siberia. where now,
At this moment. he works Ia q salt mine.
Think OF that. you villain. you vlllain,-
nos. now. at this very inc Alexis. a
man whose name you are not worthy to
speak. works and Hives like a slave. and
yet ! have your life In my hands. and ]
ic, you co."
You were always a noble woman.
Anna" said the old man. putting at hia
clgarct.
She had risen. hut she fen back again
with n little cry OF pain.
IL must finish" she said. when my
term was over i set myself 20 get the
diary and letters which. II sent TO the
Russian government. woui procure my
friends release. I knew that my husband
had comc to England. After months OF
searching ! discovered where he was. l
knew that he still had the diary. for when
I was In Siberia I Ind a letter from him
once. approaching mc and quoting some
passages from It's pages. N"t ] was sure
that. with his rcycngcful nature. be would
never give u to mc OF his own free VIII.
! must get u for myself. With this object
! engaged an agent from a private de-
trciivc iirm. who entered my husbands
house as u sccrctAry-it was your second
secretary. Scrrius. the ono who left you
30 hurricdly. He found that papers were
kept In the cupboard. and he got an Inn
precision OF the key. lie would not 10
farther. lie furnished me with n plan
OF the house. and he told me that IN the
forenoon the study was always empty. rs
tho secretary was employed up here. So
80 last ] took my courage In both hands.
and ! came down 20 set tnc papers myself.
HttggvaglgHs hHs ~ uB4s IA Tnatf
II had Just taken the papers and was
i1cking the cupboard. when the young
man uci.cd me. I had seen him already
that morning. lie had met me on the
Frld. aud ! had asked him TO tell me
where Professor CoraEi lived. not know
!cs tina; he was In his employ
Exactly. exactly said H1lmcs. The
secretary came back. and ted his en-
ploycr OF the woman he had met. Then
In his last breath. he tried to send a mos
SaEc that q, was shc-thc she whom he
had just discussed with him"
You must let me speak" said the wom-
an. IN an Imperative voice. ana her face
contracted as n In pain. when he had
fallen 1 rushed from the room. chose tho
wrong door. and found myself Ia my hus-
bands room. He spoke OF giving me up.
I showed him that ~ he cid 30. his iifc
wa In my hands. II hc gave me 20 the
law. l could give him TO The brotherhood
!; was not that ! wished 10 live FOR my
can sake. but IL was that ] desired 20 ne
complish my purpose. Hc knew that I
would DO what l snid-that his own fate
was Involved In mine. For that reason.
aud for no other. he shielded me. He
thrust me into that dark hiding placc-a
relic Of Old days. known only 20 himself
He took his meals 10 his own room, and
20 was able 20 give me part OF hts food.
II was agreed that when the police left
the house ! should slip away by night and
CONE back no more. But In some way
you have read our plans She tore from
tho bosom OF her dress a small packet.
These are my last words" said she:
2 here II the packet which viii save Alexis.
] conidc Il TO your honor and TO YOU
love OF justice. Take u! You will deliver
Il at tho Russian embassy. Now. ! have
done my duty. and"
stop herr" cried Holmes. lie had
bounded across ia" roJta. and had
wrenchcd a small ph.al from her hand.
Too latc!" she said. sinking back on the
bed. Too tate, l took the poison before
] left my hldlnE-placc. My head swiInS,
/ am going. ! charge you. sir. TO re-
member the packet"
~ simple case. and yet. IN somc ways.
an Instructive one" Holmes remarked. AZ
~ Travelled back TO town. 1T hinged
from IA. outset upon the pincc-ryz, hut
Tor the fortunate chance OF a." dying man
having seized these. | am not sure that
we could ever have reached our solution.
IL wns clear To me. from the length OF the
glasses. that the wcarcr mus; have been
very blind and helpless when deprived OF
them. When you asked IN" 20 believe that
she walked along a marrow strip OF grass
without once making a falls" step. / re-
marked. as you may remember. that II
was "A noteworthy performance. In
my mind | set Il down as an
impossible performance. save iu the
unlikely case that she had n second
pair OF glasses. I was forced. therefore.
TO seriously consider tho hypothesis hat
She remained within the house. ON per-
cciylng the similarity OF the two corri-
doris. IL became clear that sh" might very
easily have made such "A mistake, aud. IN
that case. v WAS evident that she must
have entered the professors room, ] was
kccHly on the alert. therefore. for what-
/. ever would bear out this sup2osiii5n. aud
! examined the room narrowly for any
ihing IN tho shape OF a hiding place. The
carpet seemed continuous and firmly
nailed. no / dismissed tho idea OF a trap
door. There might well be a recess be-
hin the books. A. you are aware. such
devices arc common IN old libraries, i
observed that books were piled on the floor
at all other POINTS. but that one bookcase
was lett clear. This. then. r!ght be- the
the door. ! could See no marks TO guide
!, me. but the carpet was OF "a duu color.
which lends itself very We. 20 cSamiua-
: don. therefore smoked a great number
OF those excellent clRarets. aud ! dropped
4 the ash all over the space in front %
the suspected bookcase. 10 was n simple
. trick. but exceedingly effective. / then
went down stsirS. and / asccriliacd. IN
{, your presence. Watson. without your per-
: cclving the drift OF ms remarks. tha; Pro-
fcssor Co-am's consumption 90 food had
4 incrcaAcd-as one would expect when h.
g. supplying "a second person. We then as.
ccndcd to the room again. when. by up
4 setting the ciEHrct bOS. l obtained q very
, excellent view of the ilocr. and was able
!, 20 see quite clearly. from the traces upon
4 the ciEarct ash. tfat The prisoner had 81
/, our absence come out from her retreat,
I Well. Hopkins. here ~" are az Charms
/. cross. and l congratulate you Oh having
brought your case TO a successful con-
c~lusion. You are going 10 headquarters
: no doubt. I think. Watson. you aud ! vii
: drive together 10 the Russian embassy"
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