Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-17
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

dS you 90. lie instant lilil ut II
he made q complete confession TO me, so
filled was he with horror and remorse.
He lost not an hour in breaking entirely
with the murderer. oh. Mr.. Holmes, you
must save him-you must same him. 1
tell you that YOU must save him.. The
duke had dropped the last attempt at self
command, and was pacing the room with
Il convulsed face and with his elenchcd
hands raving in the air AT last he mas
tered himself. and sat down once more at
his desk. II appreciate your conduct in
coming here before YOU spoke to anyone
else" said he. AT least. we may take
counsel how far we can minimize this
hidcous scandal"
Exactly" said Holmes. II think. your
grace. that this can only be done by
absolute frankncss between us. j am dis
posed to help your grace to the best of
my ability. but. in order to do so, l must
understand TO the last detail how the mat
ter stands. l realize that Your words ap-
piled to Mr. James Wilder and that he is
not the murderer"
NO, the murderer has escaped
Sherlock Holmes smiled dcniurely.
.Your grace can hardly have heard of
any small reputation which possess, or
you would not imagine that it is so easy
to escape me. Mr.. Reuben Hayes was ar
rested at Chesterfield on my information
at II O'Clock last night. had Il telegram
from the head of the local police before
left the school this morning.
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