The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09

IAAoo .AoAoiis oilSC Ola tlSit
minister to Persia. Educated Elton and
oxford. Served in Jowaki campaign.
Afghan campaign. Charasiab dispatch
esq. Sherpur and Cabul. Author OF
Heavy Game of the Western Himalay-
as d8SD: Three Months in the Jun
gle $3.50. Address, Conduit street.
Clubs. the Anglo-Indian. the Tanker
On the margin was written. in
Holmes precise hand: 1.-The second
most dangerous man In London"
This is astonishing" said l. as
handed back the volume. THE mans
career is that of an honorable soldier"
1T is true" Holmes answered. Up
to certain point he did we'll. He was
always a man of iron nerve, and the
story is still told in India how he
crawled down drain after wounded
man eating tiger. There are some trees,
Watson, which grow to a certain height.
and then suddenly develop some I'M,
slightly eccentricity. You will see it
often in humans. have a theory that
the individual represents in his de-
velopment the whole procession of his
ancestors. and that such a sudden turn
to good or evil stands for some strong
Influence which came into the line of
his pedigree. The person becomes. as
it were. the epitome of the history OF
his own family"
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We'll. don't insist upon it. What
ever the cause, Colonel Moran began
to go wrong. Without any open scan
dial. he still made India too hot to hold
him. He retired. came to London. and
again acquired an evil name. 1t was
at this time that he was sought out by
Professor Moriarity, to whom for a
supplied him literally with money, and
used him only in one or two very high
class jobs, which no ordinary criminal
could have undertaken. You may have
some recollection of the death of Mrs.
Stewart OF Lauder. in 1887. Not?
Well. l am sure Moran was at the bot
tom Of it, but nothing could be proved.
that. even when the Moriarity gang
was broken up. we could not incrim-
mate him. You remember at that
date, when l called upon you in your
rooms. how put up the shutters for
fear of air-guns? No doubt you thought
me fancful. l knew exactly what
was doing, for knew Of the existence
that one of the best shots in the world
would be behind it. When we We're In
Switzerland he followed us with Mort
arity, and 1t was undoubtedly he who
gave me that evil five minutes on the
Reichcnbach ledge.
You may think that 1 read the
papers with some attention during my
any chance Of laying him by the heels.
So long as he was free in London, my
life would really not have been worth
living. Night and day the shadow
would have been over me, and sooner
or later his chance must have come.
What could do? l could not shoot
him at sight or should myself be In
tkN.N1 Vp,o linz
to magistrate. They cannot inter-
fere on the strength of what would ap
pear to them to be wild suspicion.
So could do nothing. But watched
the criminal news. knowing that SOON
er or later l should get him. Then
came the death Of this Ronald Affair."
My chance had come at last. Knowing
Colonel Moran had done 1t? He had
played cards with the lad, he had fol-
lowed him home from the club, he had
shot him through the open window.
There was not doubt Of it. The bull
lets alone are enough to put his head
in a moose. I came over at once.
was seen by the sentinel, who would.
knew. direct the colonel's attention
to my presence. He could not fail to
connect my sudden return with his
crime. and to be terribly alarmed.
was sure that he would make an at
tempt to get me out of the way at once,
and would bring round his murderous
weapon for t1slt purpose. left him an
excellent mark in the window, and,
having warned the police that they
might be needed-by the way. Watson,
you spotted their presence in that
doorway with unerring accuracy
took up what seemed to be a judicious
post for observation, never dreaming
that he would choose the same spot
for his attack. Now. my dear Watson.
does anything remain for me to ex-
plain?"
Yes" said I. You have not made
it clear what was Colonel Morans
motive in numbering the Honorable
Ronald Adair?"
"Ah! my dear Watson, there we come
into those realms OF conjecture, where
the most logical mind may be at fault.
Each may form his own hypothesis
is as likely to be as correct as mine."
You have formed one, them"
II think that 1t Is not difficult to
explain the facts. 1t came out in evil
dence that Colonel Moran and young
Adair had, between them, won con-
siderable amount of money. Now,
Moran undoubtedly played foul-of
lieve that on the day Of the muroer
Adair had discovered that Moran was
cheating. Very likely he had spoken to
him privately, and had threatened to
expose him unless he voluntarily re-.
signed his membership Of the club
and promised not to play cards again.
1t is unlikely that a youngster like
Adair would at once make hideous
scandal by exposing well known man
SO much older than himself. Probably
he acted as I suggest. The exclusion
from his clubs would mean ruin to
Moran, who lived by his ill-gotten
card gains. He therefore murdered
Adair. who at the time was endeavor-
ing to work out how much money he
should himself return. since he could
not profit by his partners foul play.
He locked the door lest the ladies
should surprise hira and insist upon
knowing what he WAS doing with these
names and coins. Will 1t pass?n
Il have no doubt that you have hit
upon the truth"
ut will be verified or disproved at
the trial. Meanwhile. come what may
Colonel Moran will trouble us no more
The famous air-gun will embellish the
| Scotland Yard museum, and once more
| Mr.. Sherlock Holmes is free to devote
his life to examining those interestinl
little problems which the complex life
Of London 30 plentifully presents.
(continusd Next Wssk)
Fads Of che Wealthy.
Saturday Evening Post: These strong
men OF money have their weak sides
they have their fads. and will spen,
money like water on them. Mr.. Keene'