Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-07-19
pressed by his failure, but shrugged
his shoulders in half humorous resig-

his shoulders in half humorous resig-
nation.
NO good. my dear Watson. This,
the best and only final clue, has run to
nothing. But, indeed. have little
doubt that we can build up sufficient
case without it. BY Jove! my dear
fellow. 1t is nearly 9, and the landlady
babbled of green peas at $50. What
with your eternal tobacco. Watson,
and your irregularity at meals. l eN-
pect that you will get notice to quit,
and that l shall share YOUR downfall
not. however. before we have solved the
problem of the nervous tutor the care
less servant, and the three enterprising
students"
Holmes made no further allusion to
the matter that day. though he sat lost
In thought for a long time after our
belated dinner. At 8 in the morning
he came into my room just as fin
ished my toilet.
We'll. Watson" said he. lit is time
we went down to st. Lukes Can you
do without BREAKFAST"
Certainly"
"Soames will be in a dreadful tidget
until we are able to tell him something
positive"
Have you anything positive to tell
himo"
Il think so'
You have formed a conclusions"
Yes, my dear Watson, have solved
the mystery"
"I5ut what fresh evidence could you
have got?"
AHA! 1t is not for nothing that
have turned myself out of bed Mt the
untimely hour of 6. I have put in two
hours hard work and covered at least
five miles, with something To show for
it. Look mt that!'
He held out his hand. On the palm We're
three little pyramids of black doughty
clay.
why. Holmes, you had only two yes
tcrday.'
And one more this morning. 1t is a
fair argument that wherever No. came
from is also the source of Nos. and .. l1h.
Watson? Well. come along and put
friend Soames out of his pain"
The unfortunate tutor was certainly in
n state of pftiable agitation when we found
him in his chambers. In n few hours the
examination would commence, and he was
still in the dilemma between making the
facts public and allowing the cuprit to
compete for the valuable scholarship He
could hardly stand still. so great was his
mental agitation and he ran towards
| Holmes with two eager hands outstretch-
ed
THANK Heaven. that you have come! ]
feared that you had given 1t up in despair.
| What am to do? Shall the examination
proceed?"
"Ycs, let 1t proceed. by all lneans''
"But this rascal --?''
"He shall not compete"
90 You know him."
| IL think so. If this matter is not to be-
come public, we must give ourselves GER
tain powers, and resolve ourselves into a
small private court martial. You there.
\ if you please, Soamcs. Watson you here
III take the armchair in the middle. ]
N hat U,t. Y1aja, TIM,
posing to strike terror into a guilty
breast. Kindly ring the bell.''
| Bannister entered, and shrank back in
evident surprise and fear at our judicial
appearance.
You will kindly close the DOT" said
Holmes. Now, I3annister, will you please
| tell us the truth about yesterdays Incl
dent?"
The man turned white to the roots of his
| hair.
Il have told you everything, sir"
"Nothing to add?"
Nothing at all. sir"
We'll. then. i must make some slig-
gestion to you. When you sat down OF,
that chair yesterday, did you do so in or
der to conceal some object which would
have shown who had been i'm the room %
Bannistcrs face was ghastly
No, sir. certainly not"
1T Is only "A suggestion" said Holmes
suavely IL frankly admit that / am UNI
able to prove 1t. But it seems probable
enough. since the moment that MIR
Soamcs' back was turned. YOU released ,ht
man who was hiding in that bedroom"
/ Isann.stcr licked his dry lips
There was no man, sir"
"Ah. that's a pity. Bannister. Up To
now you may have spoken the truth, but
now know that you have lied"
The mans face set in sullcn defiance.
There was no man, sir.
come, come I'annstrr,"
NO, sir, there was no one."
I'm that case you can give us no fur
thcr Information. Would you please re
main in the room Stand over there ncal
lthe bedroom door Now, Soamcs, am go
1 ing to ask you To have the great lsinelnes.
to go mp to the room of young Gilchrist
4 and TO ask him to step down into yours
/ An instant later the tutor returned
bringing with him the student. He was ;
i fine figure of a man. tall, 1.-the. and agile
4 with d spvingy step and n rleasant opni
\ face. His troubled blue Dyes glanced n
each of is, and finally rested with a,