The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-07

One is that after the second glass wa.
dlled II bottle was violently aGitated
and so the third glass received the
beeswing. That does not .ppear prob
able No. no. ! am sure that / am
right"
What. then. do you suppose?"
That only two glasses were used.
n that the dregs of both were poured
into a third glass. so as to give the false
impression that three people had been
here. In that way all the beeswing
would be 1. the last glass, would it
not? Yes, l am convinced that this is
so. But if / have hit upon the true eX-
PLANTATION OF this one small phenome-
non, then in an instant the case rises
from the commonplace TO the exceed
iMgly remarkable, Tor it can only mean
that Lady .rackenstall and her maid
I We deliberately lied to us, that not
one word of their story is to be be-
lieNed, that they have some very strong
reason for covering the real criminal.
and that we must construct our case
for ourselves without any help from
therl. That is the mission which now
Il $ before us. and here, Watson, is the
SNdenham train
The household at the Abbey Grange
We're much surprised at our return. but
Sherlock Holmes. finding that Stanley
Hopkins had gone off TO report to head
steSsA Shs " pOSSeSslpil ol lQe Ol0lDg
room. locked he doc upon the inside.
and devoted himself for two hours to
one OF those minute and lahorious in
Vestlgations which form the solid basis
on which his brilliant edifices of de-
auction We're reared. Seated in a cor
ner hk an interested student who OBJ
serves the demonstration of his profess
sor. followed c y step of that re-
markable research. I. e window, the
curtains, the carpet, the chair. the
rope--aach in turn was infinitely ex-
amined and duly pondered. The body
OF the unfort nate baronet had been
removed. md all else remained as we
had seen it in the morning. finally,
TO my establishment, Holmes climbed
up on to the massive mantelpiece. Far
above his head hun:, the few inches of
red cord which We're still attached to
the wire. For a long time he gazed up
wards at it, and then in an attempt to
get nearer to it he rested his knee upon
a wooden bracket on the wall. This
brought his hand within a few inches
OF the broken end of the rope, but it
was not this SO much as the bracket
Itself which seemed to engage his at
tention. Finally. he sprang down with
an ejaculation of satisfaction.
It's all right. Watson" said he. 1--WE
nave got our case-one of the most re-
markable in our collection. But. dear
me. how slow-witted 1 have been, and
how nearly I have committed the
blunder of my lifetime! Now. 1 think
chain is almost complete"
You have got your nen?"
Man, Watson, man. Only one, but
a very formidable person. Strong as
a lion-witness the blow that bent that
poker! Six foot three in height, active
as a squirrel. deXtcrous with his fin
gers. finally, remarkably ouick-wttted.
1or TINS whole ingenious story is of his
connection. Yes, Watson, we have come
upon the handiwork of a very remark
able Individual. And yet, in tina bell
rope. he has given US a clue which
should not have left US a doubt"
Where was the clue?"
Well, if you We're to pull down a
bell-rope. Watson, where would YOU ex-
pect it to break? Surely at the spot
where 1T is attached to the wire. Why
should it break three inches from the
top. as this one has done?"
Because it is frayed there?"
Exactly. This end. which we can ex-
anime, is frayed. He a cunning
enough to do thai with his knife. But
the other end is not frayed. You could
not observe that from here, but if you
were on the mantelptece you would see
that 1t is cut clean off without any
marx of fraying whatever. You can
reconstruct what occurred. The nan
iSS0G0 liAc rope. ne WOulQ not tear 1t
down for fear Of giving the alarm by
ringing the bell. What did he do? He
sprsng up on the mantelpiece, could
not quite reach it. put his knee on the
bracket-you will see the impression in
the dust-and so got his knife to bear I
upon the cord. I could not reach the
place by at least three inches-from
which I infer that he is at least three /
inches a bigger mar h a 1. Look at I
that mark upon the seat of the oaken
chair! What is it 2"
Blood"
Undoubtedly 1t is blood. This alone
the lady's story out of court. If
she We're seated on the chair when the
crime was done. how comes that mark. /
NO. no, she was placed in the chat
after the death Of her husband. I'll
wager that the black dress shows a
corresponding mark to this. We have
n @ yet met u Waterloo, Watson, but
this is our Marengo, for it begins in
defeat and ends in victory. 1 should
like now to have a few words with the
Theresa. We must be wary for
awhile, ff we are to get the inforna-
ton which we want"
She was an interesting person, his
stern Australian nurse-taciturn. sus-
picious, ungracious, it took some time
before Holmes pleasant manner and
frank acceptance of all that she said
thawed her into a corresponding amia-
bility. She did not attempt to conceal
her hatred for her late employer.
Continued Next Weekly
Poverty and Crime.
Lewiston Journal: Eleven thousand six