Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-07-20
ix.-THE ADVENTURE OF THREE

you left your key In the door,"
Yes. sir"
s"was 1t not very extraordinary that
you should do this on the very day
when there were these papers inside?'
1T was most unfortunate. sir. But
4 have occasionally done the same thing
MT other times"
when did you enter the room?"
1T was about 4:3o. That is Mr..
Soames' tea time"
How long did you stay?"
When / saw that he was absent,
Withdrew at once"
Did you look at these papers on the
tabIe?"
mo. sir-certainly not
How came you TO leave the key In
h door,"
II had the tea tray in my hand. /
Then I forgot"
HAS the outer door a spring lock?"
mo, sir"
Then It was open all the timer"
Yes, sir"
Anyone in the room could get out?''
Yes. sir"
when Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much dis
turbed?"
Yes. sir. Such a thing has never
happened during the many years that !
have been here. / nearly tainted, sir. I"
l understand. Where were you
when you began to feel bad?"
Where was ], sir? Why, here, near
h door,
That is singular. because you sat
down In that chair over yonder near
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairs"
II don't know, sir, 1t didn't matter to
me where l sat"
Il really don't think he knew much
Abort 1t Mr.. dimes, He was looking
very bad-quite CHASTITY"
You stayed here when you master
ieftg"
only Tor a minute or so. Then l
2ockrd h door and went to my room.
Whom do you suspect?""
on, 4 would not venture to say, sir.
4 don't believe there is any gentleman
an this university who Is capable OF
pronting by such an action. No, sir,
I'll not believe It,"
Thank you. that will do said
&iolnaes- "Oh, one more word. You
nave moi mentioned to any OF the three
gentlemen whom o attend that any
thing Is amiss 2"
NO sr-no a word"
You haven't seen any of them?"
Ma. sar."
Very good. Now, Mr.. Soames, we
VIII take a walk In the quadrangle, IL
yDu please"
Three yellow squares OF light shone
2 MS In the gathering gloom.
Your three birds are all in their
nests. said Holmes, looking up. Hal
ioa! What's that? One of them seems
restless enough"
IL WAS the Indian. whose dark sill
hoiiNffe appeared suddenly upon his
blind he was pacing swiftly up and
down his room
Il should like to have a peep at each
mNf 1hNM said Enlpaag .I1 a. noe
sQsible?"
mo difficulty in the world" Soames
answered. 'This set of rooms is quite
the Oldest in the college. and 1t Is not
unusual for visitors 10 go over them.
Come along, and l viii personally con-
duct YOU"
mo names. pleasel" said Holmes, as
we knocked at Gilchrist's door. A tall,
Hnaxen-haired, slim young fellow opened
at. and made us welcome when he un-
~derstood "a errand. There were some
really curious pieces OF medieval do
sanesric architecture within. Holmes
was SO charmed with one OF them that
he insisted on drawing it in his note
book. broke his pencil, had to borrow
. n from our host, M finally borrowed
a knife to sharpen his own. The same
: curious accident happened to him In
7 the rooms of the Indiana silent. little,
I hook nosed fellow, who eyed us
aAhA u hlnd NtltlA
Holmes architectural studies had come
to an end. i could not see that In
either cxzse Holmes had come upon the
cline for which he was searching. Only
mt n third did our visit prove abor-
tive. The outer door would not open
ITO our knock, and nothing more sub
stantial h a a torrent of bad language
came from behind Il. II don't care
who you are. You can go to blazes!'
EOared the angry voice. "Tomorrow's
b exam. and | won't be drawn by
any one
flushing with nge as we withdrew
down the stair. "Of curse he did not
realize that IL was / who was knocking,
hut none the less his conduct was very
unc0urteous, and. indeed. under the
circumstances rather suspicious"
Holmes response was a curious one,
-can you tell ms his exact height?"
he asked.
Really, Mr.. Holmes. l cannot under
take TO say. He is taller than the In
dian, not so tall as Gilchrist. I sup
pose 1--WE foot six would be about IT,"
That Is very important" said
Holmes. And now: Mr.. soames.
Our guide cried aloud in his aston
sIshment and dlsmay. Good gracious
MIR. Holmes, o are surely not goine
to leave me in this abrupt fashion!
. don't seem to realize the position
Tomorrow is the examination. I mus
take some definite action tonight.
cannot allow the examination to bs
held III one OF the papers has been tam
pcred with. The situation must bs
faced"
~You must lenve Ii as II Is. shall
drop round early tomorrow mornine
and chat the matter over. II is posi-
bic that l may be in a position ther
TO indicate some course OF action
Meanwhile. you change nothing-noth.
Ing al all"
very good, Mr.. Holmes"
You can be perfectly easy In your
mind. We shall certainly find som,
way out of your difficulties. I vii
take the black clay with me. also ths
pencil cuttings Goodby.r
When we were out IN the darkness,
OF the quadrangle we again looked vi
at the windows The Indian still paced
his room. The others We're invisible.
We'll. Watson. wat do you think o
TT Holmes asked. Gs we came on
into the main street. quite a lttl,
parior game-sort OF three-car6 trick
II II not? There are your three mel
at rnunt be one or them. You take YOU
rho,te Which Ii yoursss
The fOui-mouthed fellow at the top
: &c Is. TIRE Jne with thr wcrst record
And yet that indian was a sly fellow
also. Why shonld he be pacing his
room all the timer"
There is nothing In that. Many
men do it when they are trying e