The Raymer enterprise., 1911-10-05


down any article Its trainer wished
Tor. No. Langton. ingenious as your
theory Is. we must dismiss It from the
realms Of possibility"
The sun was shining-a rare thing
In London-and Crewe, having care.
FULLY inspected the base OF the walls.
now fell back to some distance and
proceeded to take them in as a whole.
re fixed both eyes unwinkingly upon
the tower. so that every detail should
impress Itself upon either retina.
And now" said Crewe. I'VE will
take our photograph from the other
side" And We moved round. and
once again he focused his eyes upon
the brick work.
That's ALL" he said. as the sun
went behind cloud. "T think the
discovery will not prove SO dIhicult
as 1t appears"
"Hindeed." said one OF the police.
men on duty. who overheard this re-
mark. May I ask. sir. II you can
furnish any clue?"
Tell the governor Of the tower"
said Crewe. smiling. that the rob.
berry was not committed by an ItaI.
ian at all, but by a South American,
whom you people would doubtless
confuse with Italians. seeing that
there are not more than half a
dozen In England"
"A South American" repeated the
other policeman stolidly. And doubt.
less. sir. his monkey was also a
South American" he continued. with
clumsy sarcasm.
You are quite right" said Crewe
calmly. His monkey was not
monkey. but II certainly was a South
American"
And you get all. all this from hin.
specting the brick walls sir" the
policeman asked.
Every bit" said Crewe.
You don't 'appen to know more
about this affair than YOU have told
us, sir" said the policeman.
] pulled Crewc away. III you
awaken suspicion In the minds OF
these anticipates you will find your.
self arrested on suspicion" whis.
pered.
We moved of. the policemen follow
Ing us with suspicious glances. It
was not until We were upon the out.
skirts OF the crowd that / breathed
freely. "Crewe." said " II does not
do to prod the British policeman
Now tell me, were you serious In
what you said about the South Amer
lean and his monkey"
II was never more serious" Crewe
answered. But | said that It was not
a monkey. Tell me. Langtou. what
you saw on the tower"
u saw series OF weii.fttcd
bricks" | answered. Offering good
foothold for tiy and possibly for a
small monkey, but certainly not for a
man"
But what did you see on the
bricks in the shape OF markings?"
"A few MOSES, which some sclen.
tlst might label and classify"
"Tush'" said Crewe petulantIy
This Is what | saw" He stopped
produced a pencil and piece OF pa.
per from his pocket. and began to
trace n series of three-pointed marks
like hens tracks.
There was well-oriered series
Of these" said Crewe, Commencing
upon the nineteenth layer OF bricks
from the bottom. and thence runni=y
with slightly oblique movement
clear up TO the window" He closed
his eyes. Il am looking at them now"
he continued. AT intervals CORE.
spending. roughly. TO every four OF
these tracks, there are slight bu,
well'detined depress!ons In the sur.
face having the rough outline OF a
shoe Fragments OF brick have
crumbled here and there under the
pressure OF hobnails. In other words,
l.angton, our South American friend
did ascend that turret. walking IN It's
surface as a fly might walk. What
Is the infereRce?"
That he threw a rope up over the
bars and climbed. pulling himself up
hand over hand. Therefore he Is a
sailor ! said, with a sudden light.
Crewe looked at me In great amuse.
ment.
My dear Sherlock Holmes. you are
quite wrong" he answered. In.
genious, but speculative. We are
dealing In exactitudes and there Is no
possible evidence to show that the
man threw up rope or Is a sailor"
AT the jnncture newsboy came
past yelling a special edition of an
evening newspaper. Murder at Not.
ting Hill! Murder at Noting Hill,
Full description OF scenes OF 'orror,"
the vendor called. Crewe stopped to
purchase copy. unfolded the damn
sheet, and read from under a staring
headline:
"A dastardly murder was commit.
Yea In the early hours OF this morn.
Ing at Noting Hill. Tho residence of
Mr. walter Deans. retired trades.
man, was entered. and valuables to
the amount Of more than a thousand