Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-09-13
BY A. CONAN DOYLE

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How did they d--v i.ar he asked.
HOPKINS poi -el 10 IL h~alf-ouenai
r4s.r. IN it lay some iabi. linen and
l4rse c4rkscretr.
Did Lady HracKe.sfall say that
p 81 was used"
so. you remember that she vas
sef4 s-lass at The moment when the box
tle was openea'
Quite 50. As a matter of fact. tnat
screw was not used. This bottle Mls
ofeu.d ty a POCKET screw. rrobahly
cortained in q knife. and Eot more
ih.r an inca and a half long. II YOU
VII exalnire the fon Of the cork. you
VIII observe that tAe screw Was driven
I'll three times before The cork WAS ex-
tracted. II has never been -trans.ixed.
This long screw would have transfiXea
i and drawn II up with q single pun.
Wren you catch mis- fellow. you viii
find that he has one Of these multiplex
knives in his posses1ion.'
Excellent" said Hopkins.
But these glasses 60 puzzle RE. I
confess. Lady ~Brackenstan actually
saw the three men drinking. di! she
not?'
Yes: she was clear about that"
Then there is an end Of il. What
more IS 10 be said? And yet. YOU must
admit. that the three gla sses are very
remarkable. HOPKINS. WHAT You see
nothing remarkable? Well. well. let it
pass. Perhaps. when a man has sp@-
c!ai knowledge and special powers like
ny own, it rather encourages him to
seek a compiler explanation when n
simpler one is al hand OF course. it
mist be a mere chance about the
I glasses. Well, good morning. Hopkins.
! don't see that ] can be OF any use 70
YOU. and you appear To rave Your case
very clear. You will let RE know when
Randall is arrested, and any further de-
velopments which may occur. | trust
that I shall soon have to congratulate
YOU upon a successful conclusion. Come.
Watson. I fancy that we may employ
ourselves more probably at home
During our return journey. / could
see b. Holmes face tina h was much
puzzled by something which he had OBJ
served. Every now and then, by an
effort, he would throw off the impress
sion. ana talk As if the matter We're
claar but then his doubt would settle
down uyon him ag: n. and his knitted
brows and abstracteI eyes would show
that his thoughts had gone back once
more to the great lining room of the
Abbey Grange. in -hich this midnight
tragedy had toen enacted. At last. by
a sudden impulse, Just as our train
was crawling out of a suburban sta
ton. he sprang onto the platform and
rulled me out after him.
Excuse me. my dear fellow" said he.
as We watched the rear carriages of our
train Disappearing round a cure II
am sorry to make YOU the victim of
what may seem a mere whim. but on
my life. watson. simply cant leave
,hat case In this condition. Every in
s,inct that | possess cries out against
il. It's all Wrongful swear
that it's wrong. And vet the lady,s
story was complete. the maids cor,o-
boration was sufficient. the detail was
fairly exact. What have / to put up
against hiatt Three wineglasses. that
is all. But If / had not taken things
for granted. if 1 had examined every
thing with care which | should have
shown had we approached the case de
novo and had no cut-and-dried story 70
warp my mind. should l not then have
found something more definite to &c
upon? OF course / should. Sit dowr
on this bench. Watson. until a trair
for Chiselhurst arrives. and allow mi
to lay the evidence Z, fore you, implor
ing YOU in the first instance to dismis:
, from your mind the idea that anything
r witch the maid or her mistress ma,
2 have said must necessarily be true
The lady's charming personality mus
not be permitted to warp our judg
e nent.
Surely there are details in her stor.
: which. II we looked at it in cold blood
s would excite our suspicion. Thes
burglars made a considerable haul a
Sydenham. a fortnight aSo. Some &C
count OF them and of their appearance
e was in the papers. and would naturall,
occur to anyone who wished to inven
y n story in which imaginary robber
should play a part. AS a matter of fac,
burglars who have don a good strok
= of business are. as a rule, only too gla
to enjoy the proceeds IN peace an
: quiet without embarklng on anothe
perilous Undertaking. Again, 1t Is ur
u usIai LOT 70 opesase a. :
q cary an iiou,. - u,ausua. y. oulslal
e 10 s;noa q . vo,in ,mae;na 49, na
ms s,aee one wouau n,asi.ae .iae wa
the sure way to make her scream, 1t
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