The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
THE ADVENTURE OF BLACn
PETER.-Continued.


Al!ghting at = small ways!5e station.
we drove for some miles through the
remains OF widespread woods, which
were once part OK that great forest
which for so long held the Saxon in
ivaders at bay-tha tnNe0et-aH'e
"weald,' for sixty years The hG.waTE a.
Britain. Vast sections q l. ha6 been
cleared, for this = The SSat - he FRS
iron works Of The country, SnG The
trees ave bean Isllad 10 svas1t tbs ore.
Now me richer :Sz}GS ~ The ra--n Dave
iabso-bsd tha trade, and nothing sR~I
these ranged groves ana E-nEf scars
z me earn sae% ne W2-6 al ne nasa
As-s, II E clearing NpoD EAe green
slope % 3 hll stood s long Iaw. s-a1h
house approached by r. CE-y3GE awpr
running through Ine IelaS %ea-o- tha
iTca&, = surrounded or EE~aa sides hy
Bushes, WIS i sE2ai1 0~uIhoGSs, o1e VIM
tdoW Ead ne door acluE IL oue a~
EreSCoT- i IVES the sceDe nE The aTur~
Stanley Hopkins led rs frs. IN l7e
,boEss, where he Introduced Us IN 3
it.EsEaTG grey hAtrea woman. the Nide7y
fo4 tbs aurae-e man. whose caurr and
3ose9 lined face, with rha furgt9a Ioo3,
az 1e-To- II Ina aeplhS a. neT reH
trimmed esSas, rnld ut rne wears Ut ha~d-
sEhtp = I'll EsaEa which aFhr haH on
tSured- WIKI her WAS her daugfer. q
tIEls. IHt- haired CIR. Whose eTss hlayas
EastiantlE ~ KS as Sha rOlG Us that she
fwRS Eiad THAI her fathe- VAS dead, and
Chat she blessed tls hand which had
fgtrIcE him down. Il was q terrible
Estousetzoid tina Black Peter Carsv had
t-yaGas far himself. anG 4 svas WITH
taSnse o. Hel.sf tIas We fnund ourselves
IN the sunlight again, anu making nu~
fSay along : paca which rad teen wu-n
ACROSS the 1eaas D. the feaS OF the
&Aesa -gsS1
Iae oI1hausa Was the st-4iplAR1 OF
fSwslallE5 WOODEN walled. snt1Ete
fTooteG ulas wtu1ov tsasIae tbs door ana
tofss CT -se 1zr-har side, Stanley Hop
Fazns ccsv Iae lSaE from hts pocalaS and
f-l&t sco0rad - tho lock. wnar ne
lTsauaed Win & Look CT attention and
gEurgT7se III ms face
essG-seone ms beez ta1Iy7s-tnE with
AE ne SAID.
Iaa7 eonll b No doLat % the ruc,.
Iae Won1wnrE was cIi1, and tslascruych-
fsE showed wlzite through the Daiur py
~ taRy had bean t.af instant dnnn
fEaotErlsE aad been examining the win
44o~.
"Sorneone has tried To fnrre TINS
te2sa. Whoever x was mas failad To
FEaads his way IN Ha mist have beEa
a& VERY poor burglar
This as most extraordinary thing"
sa1a the INSPECTOR q cnuId swear
n these MARKS were mot hare y,nsrE--
gay evening
Some curious person from trre VII
lag perhaps Z suggested.
Fry unlikely Few Of them would
ans-s 20 set font IN the grounds, far
Aess 20 fTg To force their WY tu1o 7ha
!earta. What tic YOU II Of il, MI.
&Euinfsgs 81
tlfnk THAI fortune iz vary kind 10
Tou nasan that the pn-sun VIII cc.rss
u Is very probable He
esr7e sxpscting 10 find TIE door
sopen, He tried 10 get III wiki -hz blade Of
a very Small Pansalife, Ee coula not man
asEef Il. What would ne dpg"
Come again iae1t night with a more
saEafGi LODI
S should say- Il XII be our fault
& We are NOT there 10 receIye him. Mean
swnEia. let NE see the inside OF the cabin"
"A traces Of the tragedy had been re-
rsaxals f,Cl the furniture within the little
soorra still ntond at is had been on the
aagift Of the crime. For two hours with
most intense concentration, Holmes ex-
as1!Iled every object In turn, but his face
widowed that his quest was not a success
fal enc. Once only he paused in his pa
uent Investigation.
Have you taken anything off this shelf,
Hopkins"
mo. / have moved nothing.
Something has been taken. Their. is
isss dust In this corner OF the shelf than
elsewhere. 1t may have been a book lying
on Its side. 1t may have been a box. Well,
well, / can do nothing more. Let us walk
In these beautiful woods, Watson. and
give n few hours to the birds and the
flowers. We shall meet you here later.
Hopaetes, and see II we can come to closer
Quarters with the gentleman who has paid
shis visit in tho night"
1t was past II o'clock when we formed
cur little ambuscade. Hopkins was for
leaving the door of the hut open, but
FIolmes was of the opinion that this would
rouse the suspicious of the stranger. The
lock was q perfectly simple one, only a
strong blade was NEEDED to push 1t back.
Holmes also suggested that we should
walt, not inside the hut, but outside 1t
among the bushes which grew round the
Farther window. Insthis way we should be
ahlt to watch our man II he struck a light,
end see what his object was In this
6tealthy nocturnal visit.
II was a long and melancholy vigil, and
Yet brought with It something OF the thrill
which the hunter feels when he lies be-
side the waterproof and waits for tf& com
ing OF the thirsty beast OF prey. What
savage creature was 1t which might steal
upon US out of the darkness? Was 1t a
nerce tiger of crime. which could only be
taken fighting hard with flashing fang and
claw, or would 1t prove to be some skulk-
ing 5ackal, dangerous only to the weak
n unguarded?
In absolute silence we crouched amongst
the bushes. waiting for whatever might
come. At first the steps OF a few belated
villagers. or the sound Of voices from the
Village, Ightened our vigil, but one by one
these Interruptions died away, and an alb
solute stiffness fell upon US. save for the
chimes ofsthe distant church, which told
us OF The progress Of the night, and for
the rustic Of a fine rain falling amid the
foliage which rooted US In.
Haif-past two had ehimed. and it was
ehe darkest hour which precedes the
dawn. when we all started as a low sharp
click came from the direction of the gate.
Some one had entered the drive. Again
there was along silence. and Il had begun
TO fear that It was a false alarm. when
g steaithy step was heard upon: the other
side Of the hut, and a momen later me-
talsic scrap.ng and blinking. The man was
trying ito force h lock. This time his
skill was greater or his tool was better,
for there was q sudden snap and the creak
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