The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-31

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mo doubt. and yet it is not quite the
way in which should approach the
case"
What would you do, them"
oh, You must not let me influence
you in any way. l suggest that you
go on your line and on mine We
can compare notes afterward, and each
will supplement the other"
very good" said I.estrade.
III you are going back to Pitt street
You might see Mr.. Horace Harker. Tell
him for me that l have quite made
up my mind and that it is certain that
a dangerous homicidal lunatic with Ma
poleonic decisions was in his house
last night. 1t will be useful for his
article"
LeStrade stared.
You don't seriously believe that?"
Holmes smiled.
Don't I? Well. perhaps don't, but
am sure that it will interest Mr.
Horace Harker and the subscribers of
the Central Press syndicate. Now,
Watson, think that we shall find that
we have long and rather complex
days work before us. l should be
glad, Lestrade. if you could make it
convenient to meet us at Baker street
at o'clock this evening. Until then
l should like to keep this photograph
found III the dead mans pocket 1t is
possible that l may have to ask your
company and assistance upon small
expedition which will have to be I'M
dertaken tonight if my chain of rea-
soning should prove to be correct. I'm
til then, goodby and good luck
Sherlock Holmes and l walked to-
gether to the High street, where we
stopped at the shop of Harding Bros.
whence the bust had been purchased.
A young assistant informed us that
Mr.. Harding would be absent until
after noon and that he was himself
Il newcomer who could give us no in
formation. I3olmeS' face showed his
disappointment and annoyance.
We'll we'll, we can't expect to have
it all our own way, Watson he said at
last. I'VE must come back in the aft
ernoon, il Mr.. Harding will not be here
until then. am, as YOU have no doubt
surmised endeavoring to trace these
busts to their source in order to find if
there is not something peculiar which
may account for their remarkable fate.
Let us make for Mr.. Morse Hudson of
the Remington road and see if he can
throw any light upon the problem"
a drive of ;ln hour brought us to the
picture dealers establishment. He was
a small, stout man, with Il red face and
peppery manner
Yes, sir On my very counter, SIR
said he. What we pay rates and
taxes for don't know, when any ruff
fan can come in and break ones
goods. Yes, sir, it was l who sold DIR.
Barnicot his two statues. Disgraceful.
sir! \ nihilist plot-that's what l
make it. No one but an anarchist
would so about breaking statues. Red
repubicans-that's what l call 'em.
Who did l get the statues from?
don't see what that has to do With it,
WIN, "A NOA AStilN No1ll W hliOn,
got them from Geldcr & Co. in Church
street,, Stepney. They are we'll
known house in the trade and have
been this twenty Years. How many
had |? Three-two and one are three
two of DR.. Barnieot's and one smash
ed in broad daylight on my own count
err. DO ! know that photograph? No,
T ri Il
Beppo. lie was Il kind Of Italian piece
work man, who made himself useful in
the shop. He could carve bit and
gild and frame ANA do odd jobs The
fellow left me last week, and I've
heard nothing of him since. No,
don't know where he came from nor
where he went to. l had nothing
against him while he was here He
was gone two days before the bust was
smashed
We'll, that's all we could reasonably
expect from Morse Hudson said
Holmes as we emerged from the shop.
I'VE have this Beppo as a common
factor, both in Remington and in Ken
sington, so that is worth ten mile
drive. Now. Watson, let us make for
Gelder 4 Co. of Stepney. the source
and origin of the busts. shall be sur
prised if we don't get some help down
there
In rapid succession we passed
through the fringe of fashionable Lon
don, hotel London. theatrical London.
literary London. commercial London.
and, finally, maritime London. till we
came to a riverside city of 100000
souls, where the tenement houses swell
ter and reek with the outcasts Of Eu-
rope. Here, in a broad thoroughfare,
once the abode of wealthy city mer-
chants, we found the sculpture works
for which we searched. Outside was a
considerable yard full of monumental
masonry. Inside was large room in
which fifty workers We're carving or
molding The manager. a big blond
German. received us civilly and gave
a clear answer to all Holmes ques-
tons. \ reference to his books showed
that hundreds of casts had been taken