The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-05

ing?"
Bless YOU. sir, If any one Is abou,
ne will be. for he is always tha frst
stirring. But here he i. sir. Is answer
your questions FOR himself. No. SIR,
no II IS as much IS my place Is worth
10 let MN see me touch your money,
Afterwards. Il YOU like"
As Sherlock Holmes replaced the
half-crown which he mad drawn from
ms pocket, q fierce-look.ug elderly
man strobe out from tho gate aith !
h~unung-crop swinging III his hand.
What's this, Dawson" he cris.l.
No Eossiping, Go about your bust
ness. And you, what the devil 10 you
want here?'
good sir" said Holmes in The sweetest
OF voices.
I've no time to talk to every Sada-
bout. We want no strangers here.
BE or, OF you may ind a dog at YOU
nered something III the trainers ear.
lie started violently and flushed to tho
temples.
It's a lie" he shouted; IAN INFER
nal lie."
Very good. Shah We argue about
1t here in public or talk II over IN
your parlor?"
"Oh. come in if you wish TO-.
Homles smiled. II shall not
keep you more than a few
minutes. Watson" said he. Now. Mr..
Brown. | am quite at yoUr disposal
1t was twenty minutes, and the red
had all faded into grays before Holmes
and the trainer ~reappeared. Never
have ] seen such g chang as had been
brou@ht apout IN Silas Brown in that
short time. His face was ashy pale,
beads Of perspiration shone upon his
brow. and his hands shook until the
hunting-crop Wagxed like & branch
in the wind. His bullying, overbear-
ing manner was all gone too, and he
ing along at my companions sioe
like a log with its master.
Your instructions viii be done. IT
shall all be done" said he.
There must be no mistake" said
holmes. looking round at him. The
other WINGED as he read the menace
in his eyes.
"Oh no. there shall be no mistake.
1t snail be there. Should [ change it
first or not?"
Holmes thoueht q little. and then
burst out laughing. NO. don't" said
he: 4 shall write TO you about 1t. No
tricks. nor. Or
oh. you can trust me, you can
trust mel"
Yes. / think ] can. Well, you shall
near from me tomorrow" He turned
upon his heel, disregardinS the trem-
bling hand which the other held out
to him, and we set of FOR Kings Ply
land.
"A more perfect compound OF the
bully, coward. and sneak than Master
Si1as Brown 7 ' seldom met with"
remarked Holmes as we tru0ge3 along
together.
"I1e has the horse, them"
HE tried to buster ont of it, bur
I described to- him so exactly what
hic oofinnC had haan ,ynau thar morn
ing that he is convinced that / was
watching him. or course you observ-
ed the peculiarly square toes In
Impressions. and that his own boots
correspon,1ed to them. Again.
Of course no subordinate would have
dared to do such a thing. | described
to him how, when according TO his
ne was the first down, he per-
ceived a strange horse wandering
over the moor. How he went out TO
it. and his establishment at recogniz-
from the White forehead which
has given the favorite its name, that
had put in his power the only
horse which could beat the one upon
he had put his money. Then
I described how his first impulse e
been 10 lead him Jack to Kings Py~
land, and how the devil had shown
him how he could hide the horse until
the race was over. and how he had led
It back and concealed II at hapleton.
When ] told him every detail he gave
It up and thought only OF saving his
own skin"
But his stables had been search-
oh. an old horse-fakir like him
has many & dodge
'Put arc you not afraid 10 leave the
horse in his power now, since he has
every interest in injuring IT,"
NJ dear fellow, he will guard u
&C the ample OF his eve, he knows
that his only hope Of mercy is to pro-
luce it safe"
Colonel Ross did not impress me
as a mar who would be likely to show
much mercy in any case"
1.-The matter oes not rest with Coll
,nal Ross l follow my own methods,
and tell as much Or az little as I
choose. This is the advantage OF be-
unofficial ] don't know whether
you observed il, Watson, but the Col