The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-13

It would be too cruel to print their
names. SO they shall be Sherlock
Holmes and NJ. Lecocq
A TRAIL but ii must be said
OF BLOOD that. for amateurs. they
have those noted detec-
tives discounted. dashed To the mast
and up tree. terrible tragedy was
uncovered by these two gumshoa art
lists yesterday, and, true Ia the prece-
dent established by A. Conan Doyie's
great character. they turned the case
over to Scotland Yard-the sheriffs
office, this iime-as soon as the evil
had been gathered.
1t was just at noon yesterday wnen
the two detectives ran across a trail
of blood near the monument works
of George Prfngle. The trail was well
defined: in fact. it was so broad that
Holmes and Lecocq thought it almost
beneath their skin to follow it. Stil,
they reasoned that they could not let
such an opportunity for tracing ii
crime pass by. and away they went.
For 1s long blocks the pair walked,
eagerly scanning everything In sight
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theories. Before eight blocks nat:
been stepped. Holmes had formulated
and announced the theory that tho
man whose trail they were following
had been shot In the left arm. Il
deduce this" he said, from the man
ner In which the blood spots arc dis
tributad on the left size of the walk.
know that he could not have been
hit in the leg. because he could not
have walked all these miles with a
wounded pin. Besides, the manner I'm
that IL has fallen from height of at
least four feet. This proves that the
man is anyway six and one half feet
tall and that he wore a slouch ha,. r,.o
length of his stride shows that he had
been drinking, for no sober person
could have taken such long steps, un-
less he We're progressing by series of
jumps The man Is giant In ply
siaue. for superhuman strength was
required for him To walk SO far while
soreiy wounded. 1t Is IA trflc more
difficult to deduce his nationality. but
by eliminating the Germans. who are
just now. | can tell that his fathers
were kings in Ireland many years ago"
On and on the two sleuths rambled.
and plain and palmer yet did the spoor
show before them. Fifteen blocks they
covered and stu the trail of ploou
kept on. Finally, the tracks Of Grim
son left the walk and ended at the
front door of n north side cottage.
Trembling with eagerness. the intrepid
pair stole up and surrounded the house.
All, Soon n terrible crime was to be
uncovered In all it's CORY detail, des-
perate criminal was to be brought to
home and the neighbors said that Mr.
and Mrs. Jones had gone out on a pic
mic. Nothing daunted. confident that
the slain. and. perhaps. the slayer.
was concealed behind the green blinds
of the little home. wondering how their
names would fit in the headlines.
Sherlock Holmes and NJ Leeocu
tramped back up town. went to the
sheriff's office and. too weary to move
farther, sat down on the front steps
To watch Under Sheriff Miller start
out To the mysterious cottage. In half
an hour he returned and the very
expression Of his face showed that he
had witnessed a terrible sight. Who
was it," asked Lecaea. the mereurial
disposition of the Frank oyerruling the
reticence of the hunter of criminals,
and even Holmes looked up in ianguid
interest who was it," said the un-
ddr sheriff, 1t was dog with cut
paw"
This" said Holmes. is sporadic
case"