Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-05
BY A. N Y

Copyright. 1905.
by Mcclure. PHILIPPE q c..

we liHNe IL loTS way 10 go yef,' said
he. AND yet-and yet-Weil, we have
sosne euesostive facts To act upon. TIL
possession Of this triiiing bust WIS
worth mr-re. in the eyes OF this strange
criminal than u human life. That is
one point. Then there is the singular
fact that he did not break 1t in the
house. or ifT rediateiy outside the
house. IL to bre,,js il was his sole OBJ
ject."
He WAS ratified as.d BUSTED by npect-
ing this other fellow. He hardly knew
what he was doing"
We'll. that's likely enough. But
wish To csill your attrnticn very pur-
ticularly to the position OF This house
in the garden of which the GUST was
destroyed"
Ies:rade looked about him.
"t WAS an empty house. anl s. he
knew that he wonll not be DISTURBED
in the garden"
Yes. but there is another on. pity
house farther up thc street which he
this onc. Why iid he not break in
there. since it is evident that every
yard that he carried 1t Increased the
risk Of someone meeting him
II give it mp" said Iestrnde.
Holmes points! to the street lamp
sf4pove our cad
He could see what he was doing
~ - Hafi ~ Jul " IlfIt IIldt Wsi6
his rcsSon."
Ply Jove. that's true" said the de-
t~ectivc. Now that | come to think of
1t. Or. Barnicot's bust was broten not
far from his red lang. WAl. Mr..
Holmes. what are we to DO With that
fact"
TO rernc~nber ito docket 1t. We
may come on something later which
will bear upon IL. What steps dc you
propose to- take now. Lestrade:"
The most practical way OF getting
at. In my opinion, is to Identify the
dead man. There should ba no diff
Guilty about thnt. Whet, we have found
who he Is and who his associates are,
we SHOULD have n good start In learning
What he was doing IN Pitt street last
night. and who 1t was who met him
and and killed hm on the dorstep OF
MIR. Horace FYarker. Don't you think
so?'
mo doubt; and yet II Is not quite
tho way in which l should approach
the case"
What would you do. them"
"Oh. you mHst not let me influence
you In any way. l that you
40 on your line and l OIL mine. We osul
nnpar notes afteswnrd, aud each will
supplement the other"
Very good" sAid Lestrade.
III you arc going back TO Pitt street.
you ullbIIt Sto MI IlOIutc iliI6tT. ell
him for me that l have quite made up
my mind. and that ii IL certain that a
dangerous hoMicidal lunatic, with Ma
poieoNic dausions, was in his house
last night. 1t will be useful for his
article"
LeAtrade stared.
You don't seriously beAeve that?"
Holmes smiled.
o /? We'll, perhaps l don't.
But 1 an sure that will interest Mr..
Horace Harker and the subscribers Of
the Central Prass syndicate. Now,
Watson. l think that we shall find that
we have a long and rather complex
days work before US. should be glad,
Leetrade. il you could make 1t convent
ent to meet us at Baker street at six
O'clock this evening. Untl then 1
should K to keep this photograph.
found in the dead mans POCKET. 1t is
possible that l nal have TO ask your
company and assistance upon a srnal
expedition which will have to be under
taken tonight. IL my Chain Of reasoning
should prove to be correct. Until then,
goodbye. n good luck"
Sherlock Holmes md I walked To-
gether to High street, where we stDpped
at the shop Of Harding brothers.
whence the bust had been purchAsed.
A young asustant informed US that Mr..
Harding would be absent unttl after
nOOtl, anu CfOt ne WINS n1rn904I q new.
conner. who could give us no irfsrma-
ton. Holmes fhce showed HE disap-
pointment and annoyance.
We'll. wAl. we can't expect 10 have
1t all OUT " wav Wate0n." setd he,
at last. I'VE must COMM back In the
afternoon. II Mr.. Harding Win not be
there until tfeN. I am. ~ y1u kave
NO doubt surrNieed. enAeavortng to
trace these busts to their s6arra, n
order to find II there 10 not soxmetfNnR
peculiar which may account for ttssfr
remarkable fate. Let - mAaH for Mr..
Morse Hudson. OF the K~enring4on road.
n see II he can throw any light upon
the problem"
A drive OF an hour brought as to the
picture. dealers establishment. He wns
a small stout man with a red face and
a peVpery manner
Yes. sir. On my very counter. SIR"
said ne. What we a rates and taxes
for I don't know, when my rufnan can
come In and break ones goods. Yes.
Sir. 1t was I who sold DR.. Barntcot hts
two statues. D~isgracetui. SIR! A Nil
hilist pi~ot--that's what I make 1t. No
~ but an anarchist wuuid 90 about
breaking statues. Red republicans
that's what 1 call 'em. who did / get
the statues from. don't see what
that has to do with 1t. We'll. II you
really want to know. I got them from
Colder & Co.. in Church street, Step
ney. They are a we'll known house in
the trade, n have bean tlAs twenty
years. How many had I? Three-two
and n are three-two OF DR.. BArni-
cots. and one smashed in broad day
| light on NV nlwn counter M I~~-