The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

One IL that after the second glass was
flied the bottle was vioienti, agitatcd.
and so the :hird glass received the
beeswing. That does not -ppcar prob
able. No. no. | am sure that i am
right"
what. then. do you supposc?"
That only two glasses were used.
and that the dregs OF both were poured
into a third glass. so as to give the false
impression that three people had been
here. In hat way all the beeswing
would he g. the last glass. would IL
notg Yes. I am convinced hat this IL
al. But IL ] ave hit upon the true cx-
PLANTATION OF this q small phenome-
non. then In an instant the case rises
from the commonplace TO the exceed
irEly remarkable. COR IL can only mean
that Lady :rackenstall Ind her maid
! We deliberately lied TO us. that not
one word OF their story In To be be-
lieved. that they hnve some very strong
reason for covering the real criminal.
ana hat We must construct our case
Tor ourselves without any help from
their. That II the mission which now
II = before US. and here. Watson. In the
Sydenham train"
The household ut the Abbey Grange
were much surprised ut our return. but
Sherlock Holmes. finding that Stanley
Hopkins had gone OF to report to head
quarters. took possession OF the dining
room. locked the door apon the inside.
and devoted himself for two hours To
one OF those minute and laborious In
~vestigations which form the solid basis
on which his brilliant edifces Of de-
euction were reared. Seated I'm n cor
nerI like an interested student who oh
serves tho demonstration of his profess
sor. / followed , y step OF that re-
markable research. r g window. the
cGrt=ins. h carpet. h chair. tho
ropa--Hach In turn was infinitely ex-
amined and duly pondered. The body
OF the unfort nate baronet had e
removed. ~~d all else remained as we
had seen II In h morning. fnnlly.
To my establishment. Holmes climbed
up on To the massive mantelpiece. Far
above his head huns the few inches OF
red cord which were still attached TO
the wire. For "A long time he gazed up
wards NJ u. and then In an attempt to
get nearer To IL he rested his knee upon
"A wooden bracket on the wall. This
brought his hand within a few inches
OF The broken end OF the rope, but 10
was not this so much ms the bracket
itself which seemed to engage his at
tention. Finally. he sprang down with
an ejaculation OF satisfaction.
ITS all right. Watson said he. we
have got our case-one OF the most re-
NAAAAN NNARNN W 'aN NotNs aN tNAN
me. how slow-witted ! have been. and
how nearly ] ave committed the
blunder OF my lifetime. Now, I think
that. with a few missing links. my
chain In almost complete"
You have got you mem"
Man. Watson. man. Only one. but
a very formidable person. Strong as
a lion-witness the blow that bent that
poker. six foot three In height. active
as a squirrel. dexts-"us with his An
gers. finally. remarkably auick-witted.
for this whole ingenious story In OF his
connection. Yes. Watson. we have come
upon the handiwork OF n very remark
able individual. And yet. In that bell
rope. he has given us a clue which
Shouts not have left nv "A doubt"
Where VAS the clue"
We'll. IL YOU were To pull down n
~beli-rope. Watson. where would you ex-
pcct u to break? Surely ~ the spot
where u IL attached To the wire. Why
should II break three inches from the
top. as this one has done?"
Because II II frnyed there?"
Exactly. This end. which we can ex-
anime. II frayed. He was cunning
enough tn do tina. with his knife. But
the other end In not frayed. You could
not observe h a from here. but ~ you
were on the mantelpiece you would see
hat Il Is cut clean cf without any
mark OF fraying whatever. You can
reconstruct what occurred. The man
needed the rope. He would not tear 10
down for fear OF giving the alarm by
ringing the bell. What did nc do? He
sprGng up on the mantelpiece. could
not quite reach a.. put his knee on the
brackct-you viii see the impression I'm
the dust-and SO got his knife to bear
upon the cord. / could not reach the
place by at least three inches-from
which | infer that he II Mt least three
inches n bigger man than I. Look at
that mark upon the seat OF the oaken
chair. What Is H."
Hood
Undoubtedly IL Is blood. This alone
puts the lndy's story out OF court. II
she were seated ON the chair when tho
crime was done, HOY comes that mark.
No, no. u was placed In the chair
after the death OF her husband. I'll
wager that the black dress shows n
corresponding mark To- this. We have
not yet met our Waterloo. Watson, but
this IN our Marcngo. for Il begins In
defeat and ends Ia victory. 1 should
like now tn have n few words with the
nurse. Theresa. We must be wary for
awhile, " we are To get the Informal
ton which We want"
She was an interesting person, this
stern Australian nurse-taciturn, sus-
picious, ungracious. Il o some time
before Holmes pleasant and
frank acceptance OF all that she said
thawed her into n corresponding ANITA
bility. She did not attempt TO conceal
her hatred for her late employer.
Continued Next Week.)