The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08

Holmes smiled and shook his head
at seems to me to have only one drawback,
kins and that is that it Is intrinsicay imrn.sSs q
Iisyo YOU tried TO drive harpoon through ~
Nol Tut tut. my, dear sir YOU mnst really pa,
tell you that | spent a whole morning in thai =
else It Is no easy Tatt'T R"t ri, aud b6ssq 6eqn,rss
and nraSe9d aI that hS be 5esd 03T of the was
deep into the wall, Do YOU imagine that this ann "
youth was capable of SO frgbtiul an assaultf =
The mau who hobnobbed in rum and water with H.
Peter in the dead OF the uIght! Was it his ~
that was seen the blind two nights befors} +
20 Hopkius it is another and moro formidablc pn~
The detectives face had grown longer and "a.
during Holmes speech, His hopes S,, aud amS
abandon mis- position without. struggle.
|'You can deny that Neligau was present 4,
night Mr. Holmss INC BOOK w,li W Prove that. a
if YOU are able to pick hole iu it. Besids,, !"
Holmes. have laid my hand upon my man. Il Z
'' II rather fancy that be is on the stair
Holmes. sereney. ''I think, Watson, that YOU ~
do well to put that revolver where you can M rescs Y
Now we are ready, said be.
There had been some talking in grua voice, ..
side and DOW Mrs. Hudson opened the door "a
that there were three men nquiriug for Ceptaiu D.
t'Show them in one by one, - said Holmes -
The 6rst who entered little ribstou.u,,~
of a man with ruddy checks and fluffy white h
"'IWbat Damel, he asked,
"James Lancaster -
"I am sorrv Lancaster, hut tho berth is full h.
is half sovereign for your trouble. Just stso i
this room, and wait there for few minutesns n
Tho second long, dried.up creature N
lank hair and sallow cheeks. His name was IN.
Pattns. He also received bis dismissal, his half r
ereign. and the order to wait,
The third applicant a Of remarkabL
pcarauce. A fierce bulldog face was framed In
tangle Of hair and beard, and two bold, dari d
eyebrows He sautcd and stood saiorfashion tm
ing his cap round in his hands,
'.Your name7' ssked Holmes
D,t s,,I-l l,.r
EHarpooncr?'
eyes. sir Tweuty,six voyages"
:. Dundee. / suppose'''
..And ready to start with exploring shipi,
ttWhat wages7"
"Eiebt pounds month";
s'Could You start at once?'
'' As soon as get my kit
Have You your papersl'
eyes. sir. He took sheaf of worn and s,,
forms from his pocket. Holmes glanced over b
and returned them.
"You are lust the man / want" said be- ''Hs,
the agreement on the side table If yon sign Il (
whole matter will be setted.'
The seaman lurched across the and took
.'shsu sign here'" he asked, STOPPING over 4
table
hands over his neck.
''Tbat will do. - said he
heard click Of steel and below like an
ragged bull. The next instant Holmes and the sesr
were rolling on the ground together. lie was a
of such gigantic strength that even with the hal
CUTS which Holmes had so DEITY fastened upsl
FREUD bad Hopkins and ] not rushed 10 bis Ysto
Only Tbeu ! pressed the cold muzzle Of The r,ys'
TO his temple did he at last understand that restsl
was vain, We lsshed his ankles with cord, and d
breathless from the struggle.
''I must really apologize. Hopkins" said "
lock Holmes. ''l fear that the scrambled eggs
cold, However, YOU will enjoy the rest Of u
breakfast all the better will you not for the thuu|
that Won have brought your case to triumphant 4
STANLEY Hopkins was speechess with amaseaq
81 don It know what to say, Mr, Holmes,
to me that have becu making a fool Of myself s.
the beginning. ! understand now. what should %
have forgStteu' that am the pupil and you a,s
don t know bow YOU did it, or what it signibea =
Well, WELL. said Holmes good bumoredy 4
al learn by experience. and your lesson this tim
a 5na you should heorbsI lose sigh Of the
rot spare q thought to Patrick Cairns, the true
derer of Peter Csrev,''
The hoarse voice of the seaman broke in On 4
conversation,
See here, mister said be- ''I make 10 comph'
of being man handled in this fashion, but would p
YOU call things BY their right names. You say :.
there's ali tho difference. &C. Maybe you don't Sbe
what sav. Maybe You think I am just singing
warn
Won bave TO saw
"1t's soon told. aud by the Lord every word q
is truth knew Black Peter and when he pulled Z
his knife ! whipped harpoop through him sharp
knew that 1t was him or me, That s how 10 o.
lon can call it murder. Anyhow. d as soon aug =
rome round nv neck with Black Peters knhs
nv heart.
'' How came YOU tbere?'' asked Holmes.
III tell it from the beginning Just ~
No a little. SO as | can speak easy. 1t was IN %
1t happcued-August OF that year, Peter carey
master of the Sea Unicorn, and was spare naYpV,~
We were coming out Of the ice-pack on our way =
With head winds and week S southerly gaze "
we picked little craft that had been blown as<
There was man her--a landsman. Ing &
had thought she won]d founder, and had uado ia +
Norwegian coast IN the dinghy. ! guess they sss
drowped Well, We took him on board TINS .p mss ss
he and the skipper had some long talks IN ens ~
All the baggage VIC took off with bim was VIZ
box. SO far as | know. the man S name wss
mentioned. aud the second night he disaPPess, -
if he had never been. II given out tnat ~
either thrown himself overheard fallen oVeiuJf
the heavy weather that we were having. ~, ~,
man knew what had happened to hlm, ana - IN
me. for with my eyes, | saw the shlPRRei ma I'D
his heels and put him over the rail IN t9ss.,.S
watch of dark night, two days before we "sD'''
Shetland Lights.
''Well. ] kept my knowledge TO myself on s.' MI
TO what would come OF it. When We sot ~. ~
Scotland it easily hushed up, ana .ms nonv" ard
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