The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-26

tne tcrrlblc ncatn OF tToSpss Wv 'sN
or. Here also I ind m account OF the
Addiction tragedy, and the singular
contents OF the ancient British BAR
row. The famous Smith Mortimer
succession case comes also WITHIN TINS
period, and so does the tracking ana
arrest OF Huret, the boulevard nssRS-
sln-an exploit which won for Holmes
an autograph letter OF thanks from the
French president and the order OF the
Legion OF Honor. Each OF these wouid
furnish n narrative. but ON tho whoic
| am CT opinion that none or them
unitca go many singular points OF IN.
tcrcst as the episode or NoSicy oiu
Place. which includes not only the
lamcntahlc death OF young willoughby
smith. but also those subsequent de-
vclopmcniy which threw so curious n
light upon the causes OF the crime.
II was n will. tempestuous night.
towards the close OF November. Holmes
and I a together In silence All w.
evening. he engaged with n powerful
lens deciphcring the remains OF the or
iginni inscription upon n palimpscst.
I deep In n recent treatise upon surg
cry. Outside the wind howled down
Baker street, while the rain beat ncrce-
IN against the windows. II was strange
there, ia the very depths or the town.
with ten miles OF mans handiwork on
every stie OF us. To feel the iron grip OF
nature. ana 10 DR EOtlNEinuN AAiNA w wv
huge elemental forces all London was
no more than the molehills that dot the
fields. I walked To h n ana
looked out on the deserted street. n
occasional lamps CLEANED on the ex-
pausc Of muddy road n SHINING
pavement. 4 single cab was splash
ing lts way from the oxford street end.
well. Watson. It's as well we have
not to turn out tonight" said Holmes.
aging aside his lens and rolling up
the paIimps.st. 1--WE done enough FOR
one sitting. IL II trying work Tor IN"
eyes. So far M I can make out. " Us
nothing more exciting h an 'bbry.s
accounts dating from the second half
OF the fifteenth century. Hal!oa! hal
lon. halloa, what's this"
Amid the druning Of n win there
had come the stamping OF a horses
hoo9a. and the long grind 81 n wheel
ms II rnsped against the curb. The
cab which l had seen a pulled up at
our door.
what can he WANT I calculated.
as a man stepped out 81 ~.
Want? He wants IA. And we, my
poor Watson. "a ovcrconts and
crRVatR and g%nlosheS, ms every aid
tina man ever invented to nghc tn"
weather. Wait n bit. though, There's
the cab or again. There's hope yet.
He'd have kept Il n he had wanted us
w NNAAA's "a w. ~ 'fHAA INV .
and open the door. for MI virtuous folk
have hccn long In bed"
When the light OF the hall lamp fell
upnn our midnight visitor | had no
difficulty I'm recognizing him. IL was
young Stanley Hopkins. a promising
detective. I'm whose career Holmes had
several times shown n very practical
interest.
lis he in?" he asked. eagerly.
Come up. my dear SIR" said Holmes
voice from above. Il hope you have
no designs upon us such a night as
this"
The detective mounted the stairs.
and our lamp CLEANED upon his shin
ing waterproof. ] helped him "a OF
~. while Holmes Knocked n blaze out
OF n logs In the CRATE.
Now. my lear Hopkins. draw up
and warm your toes" said he. Here's
n cigar. and the doctor has a prcscrip-
ton containing hot water ms "A lemon.
which IL good medicine on n night
like this. IL must be something I'm
portnnt which has brought you OF in
such n gale"
1t Is indeed. Mr.. Holmes. I've had
n bustlinR afternoon, | promise YOU.
Did YOU see anything OF the YoXlcy
case In the latest ~edltlonsH"
I've seen nothing later than the
nftc"nth century today"
Well. II was only a paragraph. and
all wrong at that, SO O have not
missed anything. l haven't let the
grass grow under my feet. It's down ia
Kent. seven miles from Chatham and
three from the railway line. I was
wired for az 3:i5. reached Yoxlcy old
Place at .. conducted my Investigation.
was back ut Chariug Cross by the last
train. ana straight To you by cab"
which means. ! suppose. that YOU
are not quite clear about your CASE"
1T means that I can make neither
head nor tail OF Il. So far rs can
see. u Is just ~ tangled q business as
cycr l handled. and yet at first N
seemed so simple hat one couldn't go
wrong. There's no motive. Nh. Holmes.
That's what bothcrs me- can't put
my hand on "A muti.c. Here's a man
dead-thcrc'g no denying thut-but. SO
FAR as | can zee. no reason on earth
why any one should wish him HARM
Holmes III his cigar n leaned back
I'm his chair.
Let us hear about H." said he.
I've got my facts pretty clear" said
Stanley Hopkins. IAN I want now iy
to know what they all mean. The
story. 50 lar us ! can make % out. is
like this some wears ago this cnun-
try house. loXlry old Place. was taxi
en- by ar elderly man. who gave the
name OF Professor Corum. He was
mn invalid. keeping his bed half the
time, n the other half hobbling round
the house with a stick or being pushed
about the grounds by the gardener
In a bath chair. lie Was well liked by
the Few H~clghbors who called upon him.
and n" has b reputation down there
OF being a very learned man. IFS
household used to consist OF an elderly
h~ousckccpcr. Mrs. Marker. and OF a
maid. SuEtn Tarlton. These have both
been with him siucc his arrival. and
they seem to be women Of excellent
character. The professor In writing a
learned book. n he found Il neceS-
SaTy. about a year ago. TO engage n
secretary. The nrst two that he tried
were not successes. but the third. Mr..