The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
Rem IkISCENCES OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Continued from page A.

"And why?"
Because she has said that she
would send it on the day when the
betrothal VAS publicly proclaimed.
That will be next Monday
"Oh. then, we have three days yet"
aid Holmes, with a yaWn. That is
very fortunate, as / have one or two
matters of Importance to look into
Just at present. Your Majesty will.
OF course, stay in London for the
preSent?"
Certainly. You viii find me at
the I4angham, under the name of the
Count Won Kramm.'
Then | shall dro> you a line to
let YOU know how we progress
Pray do 50. | shall be all
anxiety"
Then, as to money
You have carte blanche
absolutely?
II tell you hat I would give L
Of the provinces Of my kingdom to
have that Photographic
and for present expenses
The king took q heavy chamois
leather bag from under his cloak and
laid it on the table.
There are three hundred pounds
in gold and seven hundred in notes.
he said.
Holmes scrubbed a receipt upon a
sheet of his notebook and handed
it to him.
And mademoiselle's address he
asked.
us Briony Lodge. Serpentine Ave
nue., ST. Johns Wood"
Holmes took a note Of it: One
other question: sale he. Was the
photograph a c~abinet?"
1T was"
Then. goodnight, your Majesty,
and I trust that We shall 500 have
some good news for you. And good
! night, Wateon," he added, as the
| wheels of the royal brougham rolled
good enough to call tomorrow after
noon, at three o'clock, / should like
to chat this little matter over with
you"
At three o'clock precisely I was at
Paker street, out Holmes had not yet
! turned. The landlady informed me
| that he had left the house shortly
after eight o'clock in the morning.
sat down beside the fire, however,
with the intention of awaiting him,
however long he might be. l was
already deeply interested in his in
quiry, for, though it was surrounded
by none Of the grim and strange fea-
lures which were associated with the
two crimes which [ have already re-
corded, still, the nature Of the case
and the exalted station of his client
/ KAYE II NStS1 ~
deed, apart from the nature of the in
y~estigation which my friend had on
hand, there was something in his
mastery grasp of a situation, and
his keen incisive reasoning, which
made it a pleasure to me to study his
system of work, and to follow the
quick, subtle methods by which he
disentangled the most inextricable
mysteries. So accustomed was l to
his invariable success that the very
possibility OF his failing had ceased
to enter into my head.
1t was close upon four before the
door opened, and q drunken-looking
groom. ill-kenpt and side-whiskered.
with an inflamed face and dlSreputa-
BILE clothes, walked into the Dom
Accustomed as l was to my friend
amazing powers in the use OF dis
gnises. I had to look three times be-
fore l was certain that 1t was IN
deed he. With a nod he vanished
into the bedroom, whence ne emery
ed in five minute tWeed-Sulteu any
respectable, as of old. Putting ms
hands into his pockets, he s~tretcneo
out his legs in front of the fire. and
laughed heartily for some minutes.
Well, really" he cried, and ther
he choked; and laughed again unit
he was obliged to lie back, limp and
helpless. in the chair.
"What is it,"
IT'S quite too funny. 1 am sure you
could never guess how l employed
my morning, or what | ended by DO
ing"
~ can't imagine. l suppose thai
YOU have been watching the habits
and perhaps the house. Of Miss Irene
Adler
Quite so, but the sequel was rather
unusual. j will tell YOU. however
left the heuse a little after eish'
o'clock this morning, in the chaFac-
ter of a groom out Of work. Ihere
is a wonderful sympathy and free