The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-29

I'VE thought that we should like to
hear it all from your own lips he
said.
"I shall be most happy to tell you
anything ! can" the constable an
swered. with his Eyes upon the little
golden disk.
"Just let me heal it all in your W
way. as it occurred"
Rance sat down on the horse-hair
sofa and knitted his brows, as though
determined not to omit anything in his
narrative.
"IH tell ii ye from the beginning
he said. My time is from 10 at night
to 6 in the morning. At IL there was a
fight at the White Hart: but, bar that,
all was quiet enough on the beat. At !
O'clock 1t began to rain, and | met
Harry Mureher-him who has the Hol-
land Grove beat-and we stood to-
| gether at the corner Of Henrietta street
a-tallln.' Presently-maybe about .,
or a little after-I thought | would
take a ook round. and see that all was
right down the BriXton road. 1t was
precious dirty and lonely. Not a soul
did | meet all the way down, though a
cab or two went past me. | was
a-strollin' down, thlnkin' between our
selves how handy a four on
gin hot would be. when suddenly a
CLINT of light caught my eye in the
window of that same house. Now, /
knew that they two houses in Lauris-
ton Gardens was empty on account of
him that OWLS them. who won't have
the drains seed to, though the very last
tenant what lived In one of them died
o. typhoid fever. / was knocked all m
Il heap, therefore, at seeing a light In
tho window. and / suspected as SOME
thing was wrong. When l got to the
door"
You stopped, and then walked back
to the garden gate my companion in
terrupted. What did you do that
for?'
Rance gave a violent jump. ano
stared at Sherlock Holmes, with the
utmost amazement upon his features.
"Why, that's true, sir he said;
though how you come to know 1t,
Heaven only knows! We see when 4
got mp to the door, il was so still and
SO lonesome that l thought I'd be none
the worse for some one with me. |
amt afeard of anything on this side
o. the grave; but l thought that maybe
it was him that died o. the typhoid
inspecting the drains what killed hint.
The thought gave me a kind q turn.
and | walked back to the gate to see
IL / could see Murcher's lantern. but
there wasn't no sign of him nor of any
one else
"There was no one in tho street,
mot a Twin soul, sir, nor as much as
u dog. Then ! pulled myself together
and went back and pushed the door
open. All was quiet inside. so / went
into the room where the light was a.
burnin'. There was u candle hickerin'
on the mantlepiece-a red wax one -
and by it's light | saw
Eyes, ] know all that you saw, You
walked round the Vol several times,
and you knelt Town by the body, and
then you walked through and tried the
kitchen door. and then
John Rance sprang to his feet with
Il frightened face and suspicion in his
eyes.
Where was you hid 20 see all that?
he cried. 1T seems to me that you
knows a deal more than you should
Holmes laughed, and threw his card
across the table 10 he constable.
Don't get erresttng me for the MUIR
der" he said. Il am one of the hounds,
and MOI the wolf; Mr.. Gregson or MIR.
Lestrade will answer for that. Go on,
though. What did you do next."
Rance resumed his seat. without.
however, losing his mystitied express
sion.
II went back to the Eate and sounded
my whistle. That brought Murcher and
two more to the spot"
"NNas the street empty. Them
wen, it was, az far as anybody that
could be Of any good goes
what DO you mean2'
I The constable's features ~broadened
into a grin.
1--WE seen NAM q drunk chap in my
time" he said. but novcr any one so
Cryin' drunk az that cove. He WIS at
the gate when car1e out. u~-laanin' up
agir the railin's and a-sinei.' IT the
pitch Of his lungs about Columhine's
Ncw-fangled Banner. or some such
stuff. He couldn't stand, Far lees help"
what sort Of a man was he2' asked
Sherlock Holmes.
John Rance appeared to be some-
what irritated at this DEPRESSION,
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man. he said. He'd ha' found hisse'f
in the station il we hahn't been So
took UP"
His face-his d~ress-1idn't you
notice them2" Holmes broke in IN
patiently.
"t should think I did notice them.
seeing that 1 had to prop him Hn--me
n Murcher aetween us. He Mis- q
long chap, with a red facs, the lower
part ulufied round"
'"That will do cried Holmes. "What
became OF him?"
wed enough to 10 without lookin'
after him. the policeman said. in an
aggrieved voice. I'm wager he found
his way home ail right"
"IIow was he dressed ?"
"A brown oqereoat,'
"Had he a whip in his hand?"
"A whip-no."
He must have left ii behind" NUT
tered my companion. You aidn't