The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-17
BY &. CONAN DOYLE
cssyvisks. 1905.
By hsCisss. Pkiliiss q Co.

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sum that I owe you. ~ II notT'
Hut Holmes smiled and shook his head.
II fear. your grace. that matters can
ha rdly he arranged 50 easily. There Is
the death OF this schoolmastcr TO be ac'
counted for"
But Jane. knew nothing OF that You
cannot hold him responsible for that. IL
was the work OF this brutal rufian whom
he had the misfortune to employ"
~ must take the view. your grace. that
when a man cmbarks upon "A crime. nc Is
morally guilty OF any other crime which
may spring from t."
Morally. Mr.. Holmes. no doubt you
arr right. Hut surely not la the eyes OF
| the law. man cannot be condemned Tor
murder nj which he was not present.
and which he loathcs and abhors as much
as you do. the instant that he heard "
h- made complete confession To me. 10
niIed MAS he with horror and rcmogsc.
/ lie lost not an hour IN breaking entirely
with the murderer. oh. Mr., Holmes. you
| must save him-you must same him. !
| tell you that you must save him The
duke had dropped the last attempt at Sclf
command and was pacing the room with
conVulsed face and with hts clcnch"d
hands raving In the air. n; last he mas
| tered himself and sat down once more nj
his desk. II appreciate your conduct IN
coming here before you spoke 10 anyone
| else" said he. AT .cast. We may take
| counsel how far We can minimize TINS
| hid.Ous scandal
Exactly" said Holmes. II think. your
grace. that this can only b. done by
| absolute fraukncs~ between us. ] am dis
| posed To help your grace 10 the best OF
my ability. hut. In order u do so. ! must
understand to the last detail how the mat
| ter stands. I realize that your words ap-
| piled TO Mr.. James wilder. and that hc II
not the murderer
NO the murderer has escaped
Sherlock Holmes smiled dcmurcly.
Your grace can hardly have heard OF
ans small reputation which ! possess, or
you would not imagine that II ~ 80 easy
To escape me Mr.. Reuben Hayes was ar
| rested At Chesterfield on my information.
ut n O'Clock last might I hal telegram
from the head of the local police before
I left the school this morning.
The duke leaned back in his chair and
stared with amaEcmcut ~ my friend.
You seem TO have powers that are
hardly human" said he. 80 Reuben
Hayes H. tikcn7 am right glad 10 hear
u. II II will not react upon the fate OF
James"
Your secretary
NO sir: my son"
II was Holmes turn to look asionishcd.
II confess that this - entirely new TO
me your grace. I must beg you TO be
mnre explicit"
II will. conceal nothing from sou. I
agree with YOU that complete frarkness.
however painful II may bc 10 me. N the
best policy Nv this desperate situation 20
whirh James folly and jcalousiy have re-
ducrd us When I was very young man.
Mr. Holmes. I loved with such a lov" a.
come. Only once 81 n lifetime. I offered
the lady marriage. but she refused II on
the grounds that such q match. might mar
my career Had she lived. I would GER
taiuiy never have married anyone else.
Sh" died. and lcft this one child. whom tor
her sake I have cherished and cared for.
I could not acknowledge the paternity TO
the world. but ! gave him the best OF
Quotations and sine" he came To manhood
I have KEEP, him near my person. lie sur
prisrd ms secret, and has presumed ever
since upon the ciiim whicS he has upon
me and unon his power Of provoking a
scandal which would h" abhorrrnt TO me.
II,s presence had something TO 10 with
unhappy issue OF my marriage. Above all.
h" hated ms Young legitimate heir from
the FIRST with q persistent hatred. You
may we'll ask M" why. under these cir
cuusiarc~s ! SIN kept James under my
roof answer that II was because I
could -. his mothers flC" IN his. aud
that FOR her dear ~ q" there was no end
! 10 my long suffering Al her pretty ways
too-ihrrr vac rot one OF them which
he could not suggest and uring back TO
nv memory. I could tot :cud him away.
nu, I feared 20 much lest he should do
| Ar;hur-tbut H. Lord Siliirc--a mischief.
that I Dispatched him for safety 10 Or.
HuNtablc'. school
"Jamrs came i.to contact with this
I follow Hayes h~rpuSr the man VAS a
/ 'rrnnf OF r'iuc and Jane. acted ~ agent.
Tn" fci,pE vaS = rascal from the be-
ginning but, ~ r1u" extraordinary way.
Jan,-, brcptn" iutImst" with him. lie had
always taste toT low company. when
/ James irirTmu nod to klduup Lord Sal
/ tire. IL pas OF this mans service that he
awaited himself You remember that
wrote % Arthur upon that last day. Well.
| James ovrr~d the letter nd inserted q
! note askirE Arthur TO meet him lu a III.
I t'c wood called IN" Ragged Shaw. which Is
/ near % the school he usrl he duchess
name. and in tina, way got the hoy Ia
come That evening james b!ryclrd over
! 4 am telling you what Lc has hlm' ~
! confessed to rn"-lrd D" told Arthur,
whom H. met iu tho wood. that his moth.
l Ing him OU ;Ec moor. and that N he would
/ come back into the wood NJ midnight ~
| would md a man with horse. who would
/ take him TO he. Poor Arthur fcll into
/ the Trap re came TO the appoiu ;mcnt
/ and found this fellow Hayes with led
pony Arthur mounted. and they set on
| Ioscthcr. IL apprars-ihouEh this Jamc,
/ only heard yesterday that they were puy-
sued. that Hayes struck the pursu"T with
1 hts stick. ard that the man d.~i ~ his IN.
| iurg.s. Hayes brought Arthur 10 his pub.
\ lie house. the Fighting cock. where he
/ was confined In al upper room. under tho