The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30

woman. "Sally will be a glad woman
this night. That's the ring"
And what may your address bel" I
inquired, taking up a pencil.
'13 Duncan street, Houndstitch. A
weary way from here"
THE Brixton road does not lie be-
tween any circus and Houndstitch."
said Sherlock Holmes. sharply.
"The gentleman asked me- for my
address, she said. sally lives In lodg-
ings at 9 Mayfeld place. Peoknam-"
And your name is
my name is S~awyer-hers 10 Denniss
which Tom Dennis married hsf-and .
smart, clean lad, too. a. long a. he's
at sea, and no steward In b company
more thought OF; but when on shore.
what with the women and what with
liquor-shops-"
Here Is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer" I
interrupted in obedience to a sign rom
my companions; ut clearly belongs to
your daughter, and I am glad to be able
to restore It to the rightful owner"
With many mumbled blessings ana
p~rotestations of gratitude, the old crone
packed 1t away In her pocket, and
shuf11ed off down the stairs. Sherlock
Holmes sprang to his feet tho m
she was gone and rushed into his room.
He returned in a few seconds envel-
oped in an ulster and a
"ru follow her." he said, hurr1edly;
"she must be an accomplish. and VIII
lead me to him. Wait up for me-"
The hall door had hardly slammed
behind our visitor before Holmes had
descended the stair. Looking through
the window I could SEQ her watkins
feebly along the other side. while her
100000 hAa aArrA HttlA AiafAnGA
behind.
"Either his whole theory IL incor-
rect" 1 thought to myself. "or else he
will be led now to the heart OF the
mystery"
There was no need for him 60 ask me
to wait up for him, for I felt that sleep
was impossible until I heard the result
of his adventure.
It was close Upon 0 when he set out.
I had no idea 20 long he might be.
but I sat stolidly putting at my pipe
and skipping over the pages of Henri
Murger's "vie de Boeheme." Ten
o'clock passed. n I heard the foot
steps of the maids as they pattered ON
to bed. Eleven, and the more stately
tread of the landlady passed by my
door, bound for the same destination.
II was close upon IL before I heard the
sharp sound of his latch key. The In
slant he entered I saw by his face mat
he had not been successful. Amuse-
ment and chagrin seemed to be strug-
CLING for the mastery. until former
suddenly carried tho day. and no burst
into a hearty laugh.
st wouldn't have the Scotland Yard
ers know It for the world" he cried.
dropping into his chair; "I have chaffed
Al.- ~,,oh that %hAxr mould nouoR
let mo hear the end OF 1t. can
afford to laugh, because I know that I
will be v with them in the long
run"
what is It, Them" I asked.
ooh, I don't mind telling a stor,
against myself. That creature had
gone a little way when she began to
limp and show every sign of being
foot-sore. Presently she came to 2
halt and hailed a four-wheeler which
was passing. I managed TO be close to
her so as to near the address, but I
need not have been so anxious, for n
sung 1t out loud enough to be heard
at the other side of the street, Drive
to 10 Duncan street, Houndstitch,i she
cried. This begins to look genuine. !
thought, and having seen her safely
inside 1 perched myself behind. That's
an art which every detective should be
an expert at. Well. away we ratified,
and never drew rein until we reached
the street in question. ] hoped of be-
fore we came to the door, and strolled
down the street In an easy, lounging
way. I saw the cab pull up. The
driver jumped down and I saw him
open the dor and stand expectantly.
Nothing came out. though. When !
,Nnl~I It-o H. MOS r~4NtD~ nf0nrt
frantically in the empty cab, and CIV
ing vent to the finest assorted collec-
ton of oaths that ever I listened to.
There was no sign or trace of his pas
senger, and I fear 1t will be sometime
before he gets his fare. On inquirinB
at No. IS I found that the house be-
longed to a respectable paperhans
named Keswick, and that no n Of.
name either of Sawyer Or Dennta.a
ever been heard of there" -
"You don't mean to say" I crnra.,
a~mazement. that that totfslferi,
feeble old woman was able to 1ref Z.
of the cab while 1t was in notion. vyfsr
her?"
"Old woman be DID, said feh.-
lock Holmes. sharply. 1--WE were ~
old women to be so taken In. It ma
have been a young man, and an acff
one. too. besides being an incomparab1|
actor. The get-up was inimitabIe. nj
saw that he was followed, no doubf
and used this means of giving me thu
slip. It shows that the man we arr
after is not as lonely as I imagined he
was, but has friends who are ready ID
risk something for him. Now, doctor
you are looking done UP. Take my a.
vice and turn in"
I was certainly feeling very weary,
so l obeyed his injunction. 7 left
Holmes seated in front of the smolder-
ing fire. and long into the watches OF
the night I heard the low, melancholy
wailings of his violin. and knew that
he was still %pondering over the strange
problem which he had set himself to
%unravel.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow.) 4