Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-02
No. IL of the Series


latural to him when his affairs were
yoing awry. The sound of carriage
wheels caused him to rise and glance
nut of the window. A brougham and
lair Of grays stood before the doctors
loor.
Its been out three hours" said
Holmes. Started at $50, and here it
s back again. That gives radius Of
en- or twelve miles, and he does it
,nce or sometimes twice day"
mo unusual thing for doctor in
practice"
"But Armstrong is not really doc
or in practice. He is lecturer and
| consultant, but he does not care for
general practice, which distracts him
rom his literary work. Why. then,
Ices he make these long journeys,
which must be exceedingly irksome to
lin, and who is 1t that he visits7"
Ellis coachman"@
"My dear Watson, can you doubt
hat it was to him that first applied?
do not know whether it came from
his own innate depravity or from the
promptings of his master, but he was
rude enough to set dog at me. Mel
ther dog nor man liked the look of my
stick, however, and the matter fell
through. All that have learned /
got from a friendly native in the
yard of our own inn. 1t was he who
.old me of the doctors habits and Of
ais daily journey. At that instant, to
give point to his words, the carriage
came round to the door,"
"Could you not follow it?"
excellent, Watson! You arc scin-
:illating this evening. The idea did
cross my mind. There is, as You may
have observed. bicycle shop next to
our inn. Into this rushed, engaged Il
bicycle and was able to get started be-
fore the carriage was quite out Of
sight 1 rapidly overlook it. and then,
Keeping Mt Il discreet distance OF hun
ircd yards or SO, followed its lights
until we were clear of the town. we
had got well out OH the country road
when somewhat mortifylng Incident
occurred The carriage stopped, the
loctor alightcd, walked swiftly back to
where l had halted and told me III an
excellent sardonic fashion that lie fear
Ell the road was narrow and that he
kol q! Ills carriage did not impede the
passage of my bicycle. Nothing could
have been more admirable than his
way of putting 1t. | at once rode past
lie carriage, and. keeping to the nain
ro;ss went on for few ..!ilrs ant!
i,."n halted in convenient pkt"e to
~, C
ne ri Of it. however, and so 1t he.
c:,n.r evident that it had turnc:l dom
cIm Of several side roads which had
r:;trvcI. l rode back, but n:ss.a SAX
nothing Of the carriage, and npn-. rs
,yon perceive. 1t has returned after ~"
or course hal at the outfct TO par
t:vu!.l: reason to connect these JOUR
nays with the disappearance OF God
frey S!aunton and was only inclined
to investigate them on the genera
grounds that everything which COZ
Germ; DR.. Armstrong is ut present q
interest to us, IEt now that !.nsl h,
keeps so keen lookout upan amy on,
WHO may follow him OIL tie eNcll''
stems the affair appear: more in,!o'
tart, anl shall not he satisfied ,n.i.
l hare made the matter Gear"
I'VE can follow him tomorrow"
"Can we? 1t is not 50 casr ?s ~
sae:a to think. You are mt fa'aii' +
with Cambr..!scshire. are YOU: II d q
Lot lend itself TO conceA.u2ca,. ii ~.
,oi;ntry that passed Oyer tong ~.
fat as the palm of Your h'n!. ~. T.
ni:in we are following i - fo,.. -;
very clearly showed ie:!.s.i;, i..ii0
wired to Orc.tcn I, Il; " ka,s Al
f:crll London Developments III 49, 81:
trcis. and III tie meantime Nc c.ln on
concentrate orr attention Ml-'a =;
.,.,.siroag. whose nsa!c the o's't:,8,
~. Ii Y nj III" c'.icc aiiswcd = . (
nj npoa tie counterfeit of s.a',n.an'
lsgnnt message. He knows wh"fr :
,-p,n. man it, that III swc.lr.-!i.
h! ..,loT.S. tacn it .Elst lie oi.i'
tI,lt If wc caanot manage ~ s:io'
asa. II present it must lie 'm,t'r
(. 4 II" o.! TRICK is in his n.sscfsi. y
;,n,,. rs yo,l a;,c aware. Wats,:.. Il
!: ',y habit 10 !care tle game IN n.
- s. III"
-, W. ,',e naxs day brought US j
r,,l' 10 ,,.c <a'!a!n. nj to 'nystn;,
: nt.;. WY: .,'i, 'ml IN a!.c:' ,:fe;lkfa
;, &! ,laps n.!s'. across to Ii
70, II r,, - fellows:
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