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

garden of ar empty house in Camp
den Nouse Road. II was broken into
10 see IT WIZ you come"
Certainly. / must Just tke On.
look round. He examined the ear
pet and the window. The fellow
had either very long legs or was a
most active man. said he. With an
area beneath. il was no mean feat tn
reach that windoa-Iedge and open
that window. Getting back was com
paratively simple. Are YOU coming
with Us TO see the remains Of your
bust. AIR. Harker?"
The d~isconsoIate Journalists had
seated himself at 4 writing-tab.e
Il must Try and make something Of
H." said he. though l have no doubt
that the first editions or the i
papers are out already With fun de-
tails. Its like my luck. You re-
member when the stand fell al Don
caster? Well. / was the only journal
isl in the stand. and my journal mo
only one that had no account OF IL.
Tor | was too shaken TO write ii.
And now III be too late With a muir
der done on my own doorstep.
As We left the room. We heard his
Pen travelling shriiIy over the fools
cap.
The spot where the agmen az
the bust had been found was only A
lew hundreds yards away. For the
MS time I'll tS eS rested upon TINS
PreSentment Of the great Emperor.
which seemed TO raise such frantic
and destructive hatred in the mind
OF the unknown. II lay scattered. in
splintered shards, upon the grass
Holmes picked up several OF them and
examined them carefully. was CON
WINGED, from his intent face and has
purposeful anner thar at last he
was upon a clue.
Well" asked Lestrade.
Holmes shrugged his shoulders.
We have a long way 10 so yet"
said he. And yet-and yet-weii.
We have some suggestive facts to
act upon. The possession of this
trifing bust was worth more. in the
eyes of this strange criminal. than
a human life. That is one point
Then there is the singular fact that
he did not break it in the house. or
Immediately outside the house. if t.
break it was his sole object.
He was ratified and hustled by
meeting his other fellow. He hard
~ knew he was doing"
Well, that's likely enough. But /
wish to call your attention very par
ticularly to the position OF this house
in the garden of which the bust was
destroyed
; Lestrade looked about him.
1t was an empty house. and so he
knew that he would not be disturbed
in the garden
Yes, burt there is another empty
!, house farther up the street which
: he must have passed before he came
, to this one. Why did he not break
t it there. since it is evident hat every
I yard that he carried it increased
the risk of someone meeting him.
Il give it up said Lestrade.
Holmes pointed to the street lamp
!. above our heads.
He could see what he was do
ing here, and he could not there.
+ That Wis his reason
by Joye, that's true" said tho
detective. "Now that ! come to think
: of 1t, DR.. Barnicot's bust was broken
, not far from his red lamp. Well.
Mr.. Holmes, what are we to do with
that fact?"
"To remember ito docket it.
r We may come on something later
, which will bear upon it. What steps
do you TO take now; Les
rade2"
The most practical way OF getting
at it, in my opinion. is to identify
the dead man. There should BE- no
difficulty abou that. When We have
found who he is and who his as
SOCRATES are, we should have a good
start in learning what he was doing
in Pitt Street last night. and who
il was who met him and killed him
, on the doorstep of Mr.. Horace Har-
l ker. Don't you think so|"
| n doubt: and yet it is not quite
; the way in which should approach
, the case.
l What would you do them"
"Oh. you must not let me influence
|. YOU in any way. i suggest that you
go on your line and | on mine. We
can cO4npare notes and
each will supplement the other
VERY good said Lestrade.
l IF YOU are going bach to Pitt
street. YOU might sec Mr.. Horace Har-
. ker. Tell him from me that | have
quite made up my mind and that
e it is certain that a dangerous homi-
!. cidai lunatic, with Napoieonic de-
lusions. was in his house LIST night.
g Ii will be useful for his article"
t IeStrade stared.
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