The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

~ 4. CeNan Doyle and cslliss's Weekly.
THE ADVENTURE OF BLALn
PETER.-Continued.
"You are Just the man I want" said he
Here's the agreement on the s.de-table
Il you sign 1t the whole matter will b
/. sssteled."
.took up the pen.
Shall l sign here?" he asked, STOPPING
ever the table.
Holmes leaned over his shoulder ane
s1assed both hands over his neck.
This will d." said he.
I heard a click of steel and a below like
An enraged bull. TIL next instant Holmes
and the seaman were rolling on the
ground together. He was a man of sucf
gigantic strength that even with the hand.
cults which Holmes had so deftly fastened
upon his wrists, he would nave very
quickly overpowered my friend had Hop
Sklns and ] not rushed to his rescue
Only when I pressed the cold muz-
de Of the revolver to his temple did he al
last understand that resistance was vain
We dashed his ankles with cord, and rose
breathless from the struggle.
Il must really apologize, Hopkins" sale
Sherlock Holmes. II fear that the
@AAuiuteu e8SS are cola. however, you
Viii enjoy the rest of your breakfast all
b better. will you not, for the thought
that you have brought your case to a
triumphant conclusion"
Stanley Hopkins was speeches. with
-emaxement.
II don know what to say, Mr..
Holmes" he blurted out at last, with a
have been making a fool Of myself from
b beginning. l understand now, what /
should never have forgotten, that I am
the pupil and you are the master. Even
is1sw I see what you ave done, but /
don't know now you did it, or what 1t
signifies.'
well. well.'' said Holmes, good hum
srsdly, I'VE all learn by experience, and
your lesson this time is that you should
asver lose sight OF the alternative. You
ware so absorbed In young Neligan that
lou could not spart a thought to Patrick
xzalrns. the true murderer Of Peter Carey"
The hoarse voice OF the seamon broke
n on our conversation.
See here, mister,' said he. st make no
complaint of being m~an-handled in this
tashion. but I would nave you call things
by their right names. You,say I murdered
Peter Carey, I say I killed Peter Carey,
and there's all the difference. Maybe you
don't believe what I say. Maybe you
mink I am Just singing you a yarn"
M '6SNS- ~ III 5Sdlu 41OlIleS. Let US near
b you have to say"
Its soon told, and, by the Lord. every
word OF 1t Is truth. I knew Black Peter,
ana when he pulled out his knife l whipped
. harpoon through him sharp, for 1 knew
chat 1t was him or me. That's how he died.
You can call 1t murder. Anyhow, I'd as
ooon die with a rope round my neck as
With Black Peters knife in my heart"
sHELow came you there?" asked Holmes.
N1M tell 1t you from the beginning. Just
IT me up q little, so as I can speak easy.
e vas In '83 that It happened-August Of
that year. Peter Carey was master OF the
Unicorn, n I was spare harpooner.
were coming out Of the ice pack on
way home, with head winds and a
weeks southerly gale. when we picked up
- attie craft that had been blown north.
There was one man on her-a landsman.
IIns crew had thought she would founder.
and had made for the Norwegian coast in
the dinghy. I guess they were all drowned
Well, we took him on board, this man.
talks IN the cabin. All the baggage we
Cook of with him was n tin box. So far
.As { know, the mans name was never
ssneationed. and on the second night he
disappeared as II he had never been. 1t
given out that he had either thrown
, himself overheard or fallen overheard in
1.-The heavy weather that we were having.
1NAAy OAO AAA0 AIlO NlA0 happened
ito him, and hat was me. for. with my
Gown eyes. I saw the skipper tip up his
shoeSs and put HIM over the rail in the
..Rlddle watch of a dark night, two days
-before we sighted the Shetland Lights.
We'll. 4 kept ms knowledge to myself.
wAttedSto see what would come OF 1t.
When we got back to Scotland 1t was
.sasily hushed up. and nobody asked any
A stranger died by accident,
and It was nobody's business to inquire.
sBhocMy after Peter Carey gave up the
.sea, and 1t was long years before I could
sand where he was. I guessed that he had
edone THE deed for the sake of what was
TIN that tin box, and that he could afford
,n0w to pay me well for keeping my mouth
AhMt.
~ found out where he was through a
uallor man that had met him in London,
and down I went to squeeze him. The
0rss night he was reasonable enough, and
was ready to give me what would make
me free OF the sea for life. We were to
az It all two nights later. When 1 came,
{ found him th-ee-parts drunk and in a
vile temper. We sat down and we drank
aud we yarned about old times, but the
more he drank the less I liked the look
On his face. I spotted that harpoon on The
wall. and I thought 1 might need 1t be
kore I was through. Then at last he
beoke out at me, splitting and cursing, witt
&nOT0er IN MS eyes ana a great Grasp
knife in his hand. He had not time to ge
Ct snona the sheath before l had the har
poon through him. Heavens! what a vel
he gavcl and his face gets between mi
and my sleep. I stood there. with hi:
blood s~plashing round me. and l waited
Tor a bit, but all was quiet. so 1 tool
hear once more. I looked round, ant
there was the tin box on the shelf. I hat
% much right to 1t as Peter Carey, any
how, so I took it with me and left tn
hut. Like a fool I left my baccy pouc!
apon the table.
Nov I'll tell you the queerest part o
h whole story. I had hardly got outsid
che hut when l heard someone coming. an
hid among the bushes. A man cara
s1inktng along. went into the hut, gave
cry as II he had seen a ghost, and leggc
Il as nard as he could run until he wa
cut OF sight. Who he was or what h
wanted is more than I can tell. For m
pact I walke ten miles, got a train a