The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-26

~ANC y AAAhs ~ III the SNEr-hf. S..
receives his own death-wound ~
is that. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Holmes clapped his hands ann
ingly.
Excellent, Lestrade, excellen.
cried But | DIDN'T quite follow
explanation OF the destruction OF .r.
busts." ""
The busts, You never car
those busts out OF your head. -
all, hat is nothing; petty la~..r-
six months at the most. It IS thor mas.
der that we are really tnNestfe4ts-
and l tell you that l am gatee~r.
all the threads into my hands"
"And the next STAGE
rs a very simple one. / shan ~,
down With Hill to the Italian quarter
find the man whose photograph ~.
have got, and arrest him ON Tia
charge Of murder. VIII you come
with uso'
L think not. fancy we can A.
tain our end in a simpler way T
can't say for certain, because it al
depends-well, it all depends upon
factor which is completely outside our
control. But | have great hopes
in fact, the betting is exactly TWO to
one-that If you win come with IL
tonight | shall be able to help You II,
lay him by the HEELS
In the Italian Quarter?
NO, l fancy Chiswick is an address
which is more likely to find him. If
You Will come with me to ChiSWErk
tonight, Lestrade, III promise To =,
to the Italian Quarter with YOU TO-
morrow, and no harm viii be done
by the delay. And now | think that
a few hours sleep would dc US all
good, for | do not propo to leave
before eleven o'clock. and il is unlike
y that We shall be back before morn
n ND11I1 Iir1 -
and then YOU are welcome To the sof.
until it is time for us TO start. In
the meantime, Watson, / should he
glad if you would ring for an ex-
press messenger, for | have a letter
to send, and it is important that it
should go at once"
Holmes spent the evening in rum
maglng among the files Of the old
daily papers with which one of our
lumber-rComS w2s packed. When at
last he descended, it was with triumph
IN his eyes, but he said nothing to
either Of US as to the result of his
researches. For my own part, | had
followed step by step the methods
by which he had traced the various
Wlndings of this complex case, and,
though | could not Yet perceive the
goal which we would reach. | un-
derstood clearly that Homes expect
ed this grOteSQue crimii t. make
an attempt upon the two Remaining
busts, one of which, | remembered,
was ct ChisWick. No doubt the OBJ
ject Of u journey was To catch him
In the Very act, and ] could not but
admire the cunning with which my
friend had inserted a wrong clue in
the evening p SO as to give the
fellow the idea that he could con-
tlnue his scheme with i~npunity. /
was not surprised when Holmes sug-
gested that | should take my re-
volver with me. He had himself pick
ed UP the loaded hu~nting-crop, which
was his ~favOrite weapon.
A fo~ur-wheeler was at the door at
eleven, and in it We drove to q spot
at the other side of Hammcrsmith
Bridge. Here the cabman YVES direct
ed TO wait. A short walk brought
US to a secluded road fringed with
pleasant houses, each standing in its
own grounds. In the light of a
street lamp we read "Laburnum Villa
the gate-post of one of them.
occupants had evidently retired
to rest, for all was dark save for n
fanlight over the hall door, which
shed a single blurred circle on to
the garden path. The wooden fence
which separated the grounds from
the road threw a dense black shadow
upon the inner side, and here it was
that we crouched.
L fear that you'll nave a long
Holmes whispered. we may
thank u stars that it is not rain
[ don't think We can even ven
tuTe to smoke to pass the time.
it's a two to one chance that
We get something to pay us for our
trouble
1t proved, however, that our vigil
was not to be SO long as Holmes had
lea US to fear, and it ended in a
very sudden and singular fashion. In
an instant, without the least sound to
warn us of his coming, the garden
gate swung open. and a 1.-the. dark
cure, as swift and active as an ape,
rushed up the garden path. We saw
II Whlsk past the light thrown from
over the door and disappear against
the black shadow Of the house. There
was q long pause, during which W