The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-25

those eight wears and there were hundreds of private
cases. some them of the most intricate and extraor
dinary character. in which he played prominent
part. Many startling successes and lew uDavold-
able failures the outcome of this long period oil
continuous work AS have preserved very full notes
of all these cases, and myself personally engaged
in many of them, it may be imagined that 1t is no
easy task to know which should select to lay before
the public. shall however, preserve my former rule,
and give the preference to those cases which derive
their interest not much from the brutality of the
crime as from the ingenuity and dramatic quality of
the solution. For this L will now lay before
the reader the facts connected with Miss Violet
Smith, the solitary cycst of darlington, and the
curious sequel of our investigation which eliminated
in unexpected tragedy 1t is true that the circum
stances did admit of any striking illustration of
those powers for which my friend was famous, but
there were points about the which made it
stand those long records of crime from which
/ gather the material for these little narratives.
On referring TO my note book for the year of 1895
I find that it was upon Saturday, the 2ord OF April,
that we 6rst heard of Miss Violet Smith, Her visit
was remember, extremely unwelcome to Holmes. for
he was immersed at the moment in very abstruse
and complicated problem concerning the peculiar per
secuon TO which John Vincent Harden, the well
known tobacco millionaire, had been subjected. My
friend who loved above all things precision and
centration of thought resented anything which dis
tracted his attention from the matter in hand. And
vet. without harshness which foreign to his
il impossible TO refuse to listen to the story
of the young and beautiful woman tall, graceful and
queenly who presented herself at Baker street late in
the evening, and inplored his assistance and advice.
1t to urge that his time already fully
occupied, for the young lady had with the de-
termination to tell her story, and it evident that
nothing short of force could get her out of the
until she had done With resigned air and
somewhat weary smile, Holmes begged the beauti-
fnl intruder to take seat, and to inform what it
that troubling her.
g. At least it cannot be your, health" said he as
his keen eyes darted herr SO ardent bicyclist
must be full of energy
She glanced down in surprise at her feet, and
] observed the slight roughenng of the side of the
sole caused by the friction of the edge of the pedal
Eyes bicycle good deal, Mr.. Holmes, and that
has something to do with my visit to you today
My friend took the lady's ungloved hand, and
amined it with close attention and little
timent as scientist would show to specimen.
- lou Will excuse me, L am sure. 1t is my bus
mes sald ID be- as ne cropped IT. nearly fe 'n19 3
course it is obvious that ii is music You observe the
os there IS abou e @
lace, however'>-she gently turned it toward the
light which the typewriter does not generate, This
eyes MI Holiness teach music
In the country, presume, from your com
Yes sir, Farnham, the borders of Sur
"A beautiful ueighborhood, and full of the in
teresting associations You remember, Watson, that
forger Now, Miss Violet what has happened to you
near Farnham on the borders of surreys''
The young lady with great clearness and calmness,
made the following curious statements;
my father is dead, Mr. Holmes, He was James
Smith, who conducted the orchestra at the old I'm
perial theater. My mother and / were left without
relation IN the world except one uncle Ralph Smith,
have never had a word from him since When father
died we were left very poor, but day were told
that there was an advertisement in the Times in
quring for whereabouts. You imagine how
excited we were for we thought that some one had
whose name was given in the paper There met
two gentlemen, MI Carruthers and Mr., Woodley, who
that my uncle friend of theirs that he had died
some months % s before % G in great poverty in Johannes
breath TO hunt up his relations, and that they
Tere in no want It seemed strange to US that Uncle
should be so careful to look after us when he was
a M N.Y. nnea s% s Sss e b b of
Excuse me- . said Holmes When Sh wa, was this in
Last Decembeg-four months ago.
'Mr. Woodley seemed to me to be most odious
persoo' he was as. for ever eve making eyes at me-a
with his hair plastered down each side of his fore
head thought that he was perfectly hateful---and
was sure that Cyril would not wish me to know such
oh Cyril is his name'" said Holmes, smiling
The young lady blushed and laughed.
Eyes, Mr.. Holmes Cyril Morton. an electrical en-
giueer, and hope to be married at the eno OF the
wssd % % SAY sd that asi Mr. M@og oou
fectly odious, but That Mr.. Carruthers, who was
Inuch older man, was more agreeable lie dark,
salow clean shaven silent person but he had polite
manners aud a pleasant smile. He inquired how we
were left, and finding that very poor he
suggested that should come and teach music TO his
only daughter. aged ten. | said that did not like to
leave my mother which he suggested that should
20 home to her every week-end and he offered me a
hundred year, which was certainly splendid pay. So
tern Grange about six miles from Farnham. Mr..
Carruthers was widower. bnt he had engaged lady
housekeeper very respectable elderly person. called
Mrs Dixon, TO look after his The child
wns dear, and everything promised well. Mr. Car
rutbers very kind and very musical, and we had
most pleasant evenings together Every weekend I
went home to my mother in town,
"rhe first flaw in my happiness the arrival of
tho red moustached Mr. Woodey He for visit
of week, and OH it seemed three months to me. He
dreadful bully TO everyone