The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-15
Copyright. 1905.
by Mcclure. Phillip. q Co.


not the money, and there are none o
her people in whom she could confde
tomorrow is the last day of grace. an
unless we can get the letters tonight
this villain Will be as good as his wor,
and will bring about her ruin. / must
therefore. abandon my client to he
tate or must play this last card. Be
tween ourselves. Watson. it's a sporting
duel between this fellow Milverton an(
me. He had as o saw, the best O
the first exchanges. but my self respec
INC my reputation are concerned to
fight it to a fnish.'
We'll, | don't like it, but I suppos
it must be-" said L.
When do We starto'
You are not coming"
linen you are not going" said +
Il sive YOU my word of honor-and
never broke it my lite-that / will take
a cab straight to the police station and
give o away. unless you let Inc share
this adventure with you"
You can't help me-"
How do you know that2 You can't
tell what may happen. Anyway. my
resolution is taken. Other people be-
side you have self respect, and ever
regulations"
Holmes a looked annoyed. but his
DIoN III, dtlu lie ClaDDe0 me on
the shoulder.
well. well. my dear fellow. be it so.
We have shared this same room
for years, and it would be amusing if
we ended by sharing the same cell. You
know, Watson. l don't mind confessing
to O h a I lave always had an idea
that 1 would have made a highly eff
Gent criminal. This is the chance of
my lifetime in that direction. See here,"
He took a neat little case out of a
drawer. n opening it he exhibited a
number of shining instruments. This
is a first class. up-to-date burgling kit.
with nickel plated Jimmy. diamond
tipped glass cutter, adaptable keys, and
every modern Improvement which the
march of civilization demands Here.
too. is my Clark lantern. Everything is
in order. Have you a pair OF silent
shoes?"
II have rubber soled tennis Shoes"
Excellent! And a mask?"
II can make a couple out of black
silk" ~
II can see that you have a strong.
natural turn for this sort of thing. Very
good, do you make the masks. We
have some cold supper before we
start. 1t is now nine-thirty. AT eleven
we shall drive as far as church row.
It's a quarter of an hours walk from
there to Appledore Towers. We shall
be at work before midnight. Milverton
is a heavy sleeper, and retires punctual-
ly at ten-thirty. With any luck we
should be back here by two. with the
Eva's letters in my pocket"
Holmes and 1 put on our dress clothes,
so that we might appear to be two
homeward bound. In Ok
street we picked up q hanson and
to an address in Hampstead.
Here we paid off our cab, and with our
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bitterly cold and the wind seemed to
blow through us, we walked along the
edge of the heath.
Its a business that needs delicate
said Holmes. These docu-
ments are contained in a safe III the
study. and h study is the
of his bed chamber. On the
ather hand, like all these stout, little
men who do themselves well. he is a,
olethoric sleeper. .Agatha-that's my
inancee-says it's a joke in the SER
hall that it's impossible to wake
he master. He has a secretary who
8 devoted to his interests. and never
Why we are going at night. Then he
las a beast of a dog that roams the
1 met Agatha late the last
.wo evenings. n she locks the brute
so as to give me a clear run. This
8 the house. the big one in it's own
Through the gate-now to
he right among the laurels. We might
out on u masks here. 1 think. You
OF h windows, and everything is
working splendidly.''
With our black silk face coverings.
turned US into two Of the most
..ruculent figures in London, we stole
lp to the silent gloomy house. A sort
II tiled veranda extended along one
tide Of 1t. lined by several windows and
.wo doors.
That's his bedroom" Holmes whis-
,ered. This door opens straight into
he study. 1t would suit us best. but
t Is bolted as we'll as locked. and we
make too much noise getting In.
Come. round here. There's a green
which opens into the drawing
'oom."
The place was locked. but Holmes re-
moved a circle of glass and turned the
icy from the inside. An instant after
Yards he had closed the door behind
ls. and we had become felons in the
yes Of the law. The thick, warm
Lir OF the conservatory and the
ich, choking fragrance Of ex-
tic plants took US by the throat.
He seized my hand in the darkness and
ed me swiftly past banks of shrubs which
rushed against our faces. Holmes had
powers. carefully cultivated,
4 seeing in the dark. Still holding my
and in one of his. he opened a door, and
was vaguely conscious that VIC had en-
cred a large room in which a cigar had
zen smoked not long before. He felt his
among the furniture. opened another
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