Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-26

was luxurious to the verge Of effemi-
macy.
"seen the Paris news3" asked Le-
strade.
Holmes nodded.
sour French friends seem to have
touched the spot this time. No doubt
ira lust as they say. She knocked at
the door-surprise visit, guess, for ne
kent his life in water tight compart-
ments-he let her In, couldn't keep her
| In the street. She told him how she
had traced him, reproached him; one
thing led to another. and then with that
dagger 80 handy the end soon came.
n wasn't all done in an instant, though,
for these chairs We're all swept over
yonder, and he had one In bis hand as
If he had tried to hold her on with II.
We've got it all clear as il we had seen
It."
Holmes raised his eyebrows.
"And yet you have sent for meT'
aAh. YES. that's another matter;
mere trife, but the sort of thing you
take an interest in-queer, you know,
and what you might call freakish. 1t
3 has nothing to do with the main fact
! can't have, on the face OF IL
? .sWhat is 1t, theni"
Q "Wel, you know, after crime OF
Q this sort we are very careful to Keep
d things In their position. Nothing has
= been moved. Officer In charge here day
= and night. This morning, as the mar
70 was buried and the investigation oyel
" so far as this room Is concerned-w'
A. thought we could tidy up bit. TIL
10 carpet-you see, it Is not Fastened
" down, only Just laid there. We ha'
le occasion to raise it. We found
III eyes? You found
n Holmes face grew tense with am
Sc isty.
ne "well, I'm sure you would neve
in suess in hundred years what we q
he and You see that stain on the ca
i'd, net? Well, great deal must ma,
m soaked through, must it notf"
ed "Undoubtedly it must"
ia "Well, you will be surprised to ne
Id that there is no stain on the VIM
10 woodwork to correspond"
de, 3No stain! But there must
nm Eyes. 80 you would say. But the e
sdi- remains that there isn't"
10y he took the corner Of the carpet
emit his hand, and, turning It over, ne sac
&C ed that 1t was indeed as he said.
lold aBut the undertake is as stained
of the upper. It must have left q mar
It Lestrade .ohucklsd with delight
me- having puzzled the famous expert.
up "Eow, I'll show you the explanat1
10 in There is a second stain, but 1t does
correspond with the other. Bee
eaf' Yourself" AS he spoke he turned
him another portion Of the carpet,
there sure enough, was a great G,
> he son spill upon the square white IA
and az the old fashioned door. what
long you make of that, M. HOMES
moth "Why. 1t is simple enough. The
,ause stains did correspond, but the ca
now has been turned round. As 1t
help square and unfastensd 1t was 81
DONE"
j the .The official police don't need
Mr.. Holmes to tell them that the
,dent. nat must have been turned rc
With That's clear enough, for the stain
s
a this above each other-f you lay 1t
catas- this way. But what want to kno
= ia, Who shifted the carpet, and why
and could see from Holmes rigid
ed. I that he was vibrating with inwar
ia goy- element. ---------ss--~s
cuHrge 81 the place all the timer
loose Eyes. he has"
Why Is well, take my advice. Examin
a that carefully. Don't do 1t before US,
MINER wait here. You take him into the
at Lg- room. You'll be more likely to
night confession out Of him alone. Ash
I'D the how he dared to admit people and
y is 1t them alone in this room. Dom,
mad him II he has done 1t. Take l
NJ II granted. Tell him you know som
How has been here. Press him. Tel
It the that full confession is his only q