The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

Copyright. 1908.
~ 4. Csasn Dsyis and Golfers Weekly.
W-IHE ADVENTURE OF. THE
.aThe first flaw in my happiness wa
The arrival OF the red m~ustached Mr.
Wocdley. He came for a visit of {
week, and h it seemed three months
to me. He was a dreadful person.
bully to everybody, but to me
something Infinitely worse. He
ed OF his wealth, said that If
married him I could have the finest
diamonds in London, and finally wieI
I would have nothing to do with him
he seized me in his arms one day after
dinner-he was hideously strong-and
swore that he would not let me go until
= I had kissed him. Mr.. Carruthers came
In and tore him from me, OF which he
turned upon his own host, knocking
him down and cutting his face open.
That was the end of his visit. as you
can imagine. Mr.. Carrutners apollo
Gized to me next day, and assured me
that I should never be exposed to such
insult again. I have not seen Mr.. Wood
ley since.
And now. Mr.. Holmes, I coIne at
last to the special thing which has
caused me to ask our advice today.
Q must know that every Saturday
forenoon I ride on my bicycle to Farm
lam station. in order to get the 1922 to
town. The road from Chiltern Grange
ts a lonely one, and at one spot it is
particularly so, for it lies for ever a
mile between Charlington Heath upon
.aro,,nd Cbar,;nrtnn haII ,,non the athar
w., ao,,Ia 80. 81 al go. y os ~
NJ rrad nyUher 80 - 70 III go ra
a. rnaat 90 ,n,,oh as = car - 49,. anaas
ant ,,nt,i yo,, raac =, the hts, u pe eaar
Crnnl.h,,r,, hiII ~ ny o"u rsaI :
Sns nsSsinr this ~ w maens aso :
"a lnnl hac,s nvar M sha,,iaan 800
s,n,st fn,o On 49, ny ts ou.us, aiiq
sauy No. alae yatus , ps ~ me :
saa,,ea ~ =. ais m,sa . olsss.e. =
8 shnrt y IL h.ars : i asSu li Ia WI
Us aons .nSi t ta,,Lani W. sne man
u p,,t ,,o,, oan ~ ~ pn. 1871
nr,..S : ~ NJ rI,,n lasiil no" sur
ret,,rn an 4ha MonIam 7 ss M,eu J. ~ my
nan ~ tha no1, = = So" sns SANE
srtnrishr,ant n.as s, nerens "a iuaa. NY
rora an ~ roI1eT 81. sA s as W,
HSondaw IL ai.vo,,.AI e.. LII anu
IN diy ,ot iMass Aspl ms Instances
stt,1 ~ carta.nI.. ~ ~ = IN way, oul
*san.a =. - NY NY vas ssiy Que. ! men,
snyarea.sd IN - ,.hat ! : usi1sdis, Mdlosesmeo
ANNA ~ ~1.~-A.--l 49, -, -
"a that IN the s,t,.ra : : a .oase ana ao. .rap.
~ :. s.s4. y ~ Iueure ! snoula not pass
over these lonely roads without some
.npsAnnN
The horse and trap were to have
come this week. but for some reason
they We're not delivered, and again I
q to cycle to the station. That was
this morning. You can think that
Q out when I came to Charlington
Eaeath. n there. sure enough. was the
man, exactly as he had been the two
weeks before. He always kept SO far
from me that ! could not clearly see
- race, gut ~ was certainly someone
Wnom ! oid not Know. He was dressed
y M a uark sun WIN a cloth cap. The
only thing Q his face that I could
clearly see was his dark beard: Today
: Mas noe ala1H1ea, put ! was fllled with
cIIloslty, ana I determined to hind out
ssnO ne vas ana what ne wanted. 1
se s GOWN my mach1ne. but he
sstoWed Gown ms. Ihen l stopped al
but he stopped also. Then I
.aa ~ . rap LOT nlm. mere IS q sharp
IuInlns OF tne and i pedalled very
rlu!chay AROUND TINS, n tnen y stopped
IouHu anu pass me before ne could
. Iut ne never appeared; Then I
M MSul ppach aiiu looked arounda tne cor
Y tss. : eou'a see q msie OF road, but
ne Vas an,d sos on y; 10 make ~ me more
= ~. aniat vs. 2 ~ sIus Loau
~ ss.s point Gown nlcn ne could have
zone z.
tlolHlea chuckied n rubbed ms
l nsnu ms case cer1alhiy presents
s ~ Ieatures OF It's own. said ne.
.anco genuine elaPseo between your
.. = ens corner allo your discovery
Nna1 ..ns Ioan was cleaI
rso = .lhIee minutes =
Then he could not have retreated
uoWl me roau, anu you say mat mere
are No sids roads?
10. s VOTE y.
2 ne certainly took a footpath
aotaone SIDE or the other"
" could not have been on the side
OF the meath, OIL should nave seen
MIN.
So. by the process Of exclusion, we
arrive at the laet that ne MADE his way
toward Charlington hall, which, as I
understand is situated in its
GROUNDS on one side OF the road. Any
thing else?
Mr.. Holmes save that i
vas w 20 pslp,e@sa ina. ! Iel. ! snouid
TO- " Happy UNI. : nad seen you ana