The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-16

wasted. Some of my most interesting
cases have come to me in this way
through Mycroft. The problem which
we ave just listened to, although IL
can admit of but one explanations. has
still some distinguishing features. fs
You hav hopes of solving it?s
We'll, knowing as much as we do, it
will be singular, indeed, if we fail 10
discover the rest. You must yourself
have formed some theory which VIII
explain the facts TO which we rave
listened" a
In a vague way, yes" "a
what was your idea, then?"
at seemed to me to be obvious that
this Greek girl had been carried off by
the young Engllshman named Harold
/ Latimer."
Carried off from where?"
athens, perhaps"
Sherlock Holmes shook his head.
This young man could1not ak a word
of Greek. The lady could talk English
fairly well. Inference-that she had
been in England some little time, bnt
he had not been in Greece"
well, then, we will presume that She
had come on a visit to England. ana
that this Harold had persuaded her to
fly with him."
THAT is more probable"
"Then the brother-for that. ] fancy,
must be the relationship-comes over
from Greece to interfere. He impru-
IDENTIFY puts himself into the power OF
the young man and his older associate.
They seize him and use violence
towards him in order to make him
sign some papers to make over the
girls fortune-of which he may be trus-
tee-to them. This he refuses to do.
In order to negotiate with him they
have to get an interpreter, and they
pitch upon this Mr.. Melas, having used
some other one before. The girl is not
told of the arrival of her brother, n
finds it out by the merest accident"
Excellent, Watsonr' cried Holmes.
"I really fancy that you are not far
from the truth. You see that we hold
all the cards, and we have only TO fear
some sudden act of violence on their
part. If they give us time we must
have them.'
But how can we find where this
house lies??"
well. if our conjecture is correct,
and the girls name is or was Sophy
Kratides. we should have no difficulty
in tracing her. That must be our main
hope, for the brother is, of course, a
complete stranger. 1t is clear that some
time has elapsed since this Harold esr
tablished these relations with the girl
some weeks, at any ~rate-since the
brother in Greece has had time TO hear
of it and come across. If they have
been living in the same place during
this time, it is probable that we shall
have some answer to Myeroft's adver-
tisement."
We had reached our house in Baker
street While we had been talking.
Holmes assembled the stair first. and rs
he opened the door of our room he
gave a start of surprise. Looking over
his shoulder, | was equally astonished.
His brother Myeroft was sitting smok-
ing in the arm chair. as
Come in. Sherlock. Come in, SIR
said he, blandly. smiling at orr sur
prised faces. "You don't expect stloa
energy from me. do you, Sherlock? hut
somehow this case attracts me-
How did you get here?" t7
IL passed you in a hansom.'' @s
There has been some new Develop
ment?"
Il had an answer to nay advertise
ment."
"Ah!"
Eyes, it came within a few minutes
of your leaving"
"And to what ~effect?"
Mycroft Holmes took out a sheet of
paper.
Here it is" said he, written wilhsa
j pen on royal cream paper by a mid
dle-aged man with a weak constitution.
Sir he says. lin answer to your ad-
vertisement of today's date, beg to
inform you that | know the young lady
in question very well. If you should
care to call upon me l could give yen
some particulars as TO her painful his
tory. She is living at present at The
Myrtles, Beckenham. Yours faithfully,
j. Davenport
"fHe writes from Lower Brixton,'
said Mycroft Holmes. d you not
think that we might drive to him now,
Sherlock, and learn these particulars?H
my lear Mycroft, the brothers life
is more valuable than the sisters story.
/ think that we should call at Scotland
Yard for Inspector Gregson, and go
straight out to Beckenham. We know
that a man is being done to death, and
every hour may be vital"
Better pick UP Mr.. Molas on our
way" ! suggested. 1--WE may need an
Interpreter
Excellent" said Sherlock Holmes.
"Send the boy for a four-wheeler. and
we shall be off at once He opened
the table-drawer as he spoke, and |
noticed that he slipped his revolver into
his pocket. Yes said he, in answer
to my glance; 81 should say, from what
we have heard, that we are dealing
with q particularly dangerous gang
1t was almost dark before we found
ourselves in Pail Mall, at the rooms Of
Mr.. Melas. A gentleman had just
called for him and he was gone.
"Can you tell me where?" asked N.Y.
croft Holmes.
II don't know, sir answered the
woman who had opened the door; Il
only know that he drove away with
the gentleman in a carriage
Ibid the gentleman give a name2
"No. sir
"He wasn't a tall, handsome. dark
young mann
ooh, no, sir. He was a little sentle-
man, with glasses. thin in the face, but
very pleasant in his ways, for he was
laughing all the time that he was talk
ing"